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LIVE NATION ROCKS WITH HUGE Q3 RESULTS
Butts in seats from coast to coast (11/13a)
TOP 20 UPDATE: TYLER SET FOR THREE-PEAT
Creating a smash (11/14a)
GRAMMY CHEW: RUMINATING ON THE BIG 4 NOMS
80% is a lot better than usual. (11/14a)
SPOTIFY EYEING FIRST FULL YEAR OF PROFITABILITY
The Swedes are Ek-static. (11/13a)
AND THE 2025 GRAMMY NOMINEES ARE...
And away we go. (11/8a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
RUMOR MILL
MichaelStipe
6/14/24
R.E.M.'s four original members performed together last night for the first time since 2007 at the Songwriters Hall of Fame honors in New York, and us oldies are feeling the FOMO.

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6/14/24

Columbia's Hozier holds onto the #1 spot at Top 40 with "Too Sweet," while ICLG remains atop the Rhythm chart for a second week with Kendrick Lamar’s "Not Like Us" and moves Imagine Dragons' "Eyes Closed" to #1 at Modern Rock.


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6/14/24

Cactus Jack’s Don Toliver lands on the cover of Spotify’s New Music Friday with the release of HARDSTONE PSYHCO. “BROTHER STONE” f/Kodak Black tops the set. Also, new cuts by Normani, NxWorries, Anderson .Paak...


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tiktok off the record crop
6/14/24

Meghan Trainor, Shakira, Bleachers, Peso Pluma and Charli XCX are among the artists featured on Off the Record, TikTok's behind-the-scenes content series.


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TheEagles
6/13/24

Hate to say we told ya so, but the Eagles will indeed be the next artists to overtake Sphere in Las Vegas, once Dead & Company conclude their ongoing residency on 8/10.


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cash
6/17/24

While the market-share gods still haven’t officially decided how to deal with the ramifications of UMG’s bicoastal reorganization, here’s the view of the new world order from where we sit as the unofficial purveyors of our own prime-aged bullshit.


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RiotFest2024
6/13/24

SeatGeek Stadium in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview is hosting two of the more eclectic music festivals of the summer, both produced by local, independent companies. Are other gusts of change brewing in the Windy City?


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6/14/24

Eminem’s “Houdini,” the first track off his eagerly anticipated The Death of Slim Shady, opens at #1 on the Song Revenue Chart and racks up 36m audio streams and 49k downloads, clearing north of $200k. GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion’s “Wanna Be” vaults 29 spots to #13, collecting $83k. Chappell Roan’s stand-alone “Good Luck, Babe!” rises 31-20 with $59k.

hits bmm
6/14/24

The National Museum of African American Music in Nashville has honored us with this handsome display of prior Black Music Month issues, accompanied by a bit of backstory explaining that we're based in Hollywood. All of which serves as preamble to this reminder that our 2024 BMM special, which should land on your doorsteps with a resounding thump any day now, turns its focus to Atlanta.


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6/13/24

The political world was rocked this year by the entry of Randy Rainbow—the Grammy- and Emmy-nominated singer, producer, actor, satirist and author—into the 2024 presidential race. Now, in an exclusive interview with HITS, Mr. Rainbow details his vision for America under (and over) the Rainbow Administration.


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Jordan Davis, "The Next Thing You Know"
The latest contender for ACM Visual Media of the Year is MCA Nashville hitter Davis, who earned four ACM noms in total this year, including Single and Song of the Year.
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