At an RCA event for fledgling artist Isabel LaRosa in L.A., everyone was a good sport about posing for a pic with HITS loser Todd Hensley, knowing full well that he'd be cropped out of the shot as soon as he lumbered off in search of a rum and coke. Seen thinking this has to be the hardest part of breaking an act are...

With 2024 half over, we find that a number of predictions about the music marketplace have been, happily, inaccurate. Streaming has remained robust—in defiance of expectations about a downturn—buoyed by…

As expected, Eminem has earned his 11th #1 on the U.K. Official Albums Chart with The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), tying David Bowie, Taylor Swift and U2 on the all-time list.

During the Republican National Convention, Todd Rundgren and Donald Fagen clapped back after the event's house band played Steely Dan's "Reelin' in the Years."

Prior HITS New & Developing Artists specials have turned an early spotlight on such promising acts as Dua Lipa, Luke Combs, Olivia Rodrigo, Adele, Chris Stapleton and Hozier. Which talented tyros featured in our Q3 2024 installment (due to land on your doorstep around 7/29) will fly into the pop-cultural stratosphere?

Do you recognize the adorable tot in this photo, who learned at a tender age how to pick up the phone and say "Hey Buddy?" Well, whether you do or not, the image is intended as a reminder that HITS' annual cavalcade of classic pics, gently recycled articles and other filler—also known as our Anniversary Special—is in the works.