HITS has obtained the holiday missive sent out by Sony Music Publishing chief Jon Platt to the pubco’s songwriters. You can read it in its entirety within.
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UPDATE: Two days after TikTok CEO Shou Chew took a meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in hopes of thwarting a U.S. ban, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments in the case on 1/10.
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TDE/Capitol's Doechii, who strolls into 2025 as a Grammy nominee for Best New Artist and a contender for Rap Album, Rap Performance and Best Remixed Recording, appeared at L.A.'s Grammy Museum on 12/18 for a performance and conversation/Q&A. The latter was moderated by hip-hop luminary Killer Mike, seen with the breakout artist in this vivid snapshot. Doechii discussed...
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Chappell Roan, Dua Lipa and Lady Gaga kicked off Apple Music’s revival of Carpool Karaoke on 12/15 with "A Carpool Karaoke Christmas," a three-location drive through their catalogs and some holiday classics.
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Def Jam is continuing its 40th anniversary celebration with the first music-focused FAST channel on Tubi.
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Bob “Slim” Dunlap, the guitarist who joined the legendary Minneapolis band The Replacements for their final two studio albums, died Wednesday. He was 73.
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Alicia Keys will receive the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award during the fourth annual Recording Academy Honors Presented by the Black Music Collective.
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WME PROMOTES SIX TO MUSIC AGENTJust in time for the holidays, WME has promoted 15 people to agent, including six in the music department.
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This 23-year-old generational talent is having the year of her young life, topped by a triumphant run at the Forum in front of her adoring hometown fans. Billie’s on such a roll that the indignity of appearing on the cover of this disreputable rag’s year-end issue will melt away like a snowball in hell.
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