5/17/24

The first video from Billie Eilish's acclaimed new set is here, a sexed-up electro jam in which she sings, "I could eat that girl for lunch."


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5/17/24

Chatter abounds about the news that Taylor Swift is doing a new D2C push expressly intended, it seems, to...


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5/17/24

The music biz has jammed the pedal to the metal with the arrival of Billie’s latest long player, a supercharged Post/Morgan collab, a surprise 180 from Childish and a high-octane ACM Awards. On the other hand, newly hired HITS loser Jonathan Cohen finds himself stuck in reverse.

Go to HITS List—and step on it.

Rob Tannenbaum
5/17/24

Rob Tannenbaum has joined the HITS editorial staff as senior editor, grievously tarnishing a once-sterling reputation.


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5/17/24

The longest and strangest trip in rock kept on rolling last night (5/16), as Dead & Company began their Dead Forever residency at Sphere in Las Vegas. Our brains are still tingling.


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5/17/24

Sony Music has sent formal notices to 700 generative artificial intelligence developers and digital service providers, opting out of text and data mining of SMG content without the company’s express consent and permission.


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5/17/24

If you visit a Live Nation festival in the coming weeks, you’ll see a lot of Tyler, the Creator, The Killers, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion and blink-182 atop the lineups.


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5/17/24

Carin León has remained steadfastly independent throughout his career, but the buzz about a major-label deal for the Mexican phenom is getting louder.


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5/17/24

Kendrick Lamar’s three Top 10 Song Revenue Chart entries total 125m streams and $600k as #1 “Not Like Us” makes $260k. Tommy Richman’s “MILLION DOLLAR BABY,” last week's leader, slips to #2 but jumps 49% to $250k on 56m streams. Taylor Swift’s 12 TTPD entries tally 171m streams and $780k.

JC and DP
5/17/24

Jonathan Cohen has joined the HITS staff as senior editor. He has not yet broken this heartbreaking news to his family.


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HITS LIST: HORSEPOWER
VRRMMMM (5/17a)
NEAR TRUTHS: VARIANTS
Celebrity death match underway on album chart (5/17a)
OH, TANNENBAUM! ANOTHER GREAT CAREER HITS THE SKIDS
Another talented journalist trapped in the career cul de sac (5/17a)
THE COUNT: LIVE NATION TAPS TYLER, POST, BLINK FOR TOP U.S. FESTS
Cornering the market on surefire headliners (5/17a)
STAPLETON, WILSON WIN BIG AT THE 59TH ACM AWARDS
A genre mash-up at the home of the Cowboys (5/17a)
THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!