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9/13/24
We’ve been baked and quaked since Labor Day, but the autumn equinox is just ahead, and the stars who’ll serenade us for the rest of 2024—including Chappell, Kendrick, Tate, JENNIE and Linkin—are beckoning. Head to HITS List and you’ll feel a nip in the air. And keep in mind: It ain’t over till the cat lady sings.
9/13/24
After successful A&R stints at Interscope and RCA, 41-year-old Tunji Balogun has been tasked with honoring the legacy of Def Jam Recordings, which celebrates its 40th birthday this year.
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9/13/24
A detailed oral history of Chappell Roan’s remarkable ascent recounted by members of her team to Craig Marks.
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9/13/24
Sabrina Carpenter repeats at #1 on this week's Song Revenue Chart with “Taste” as nine of Short n’ Sweet’s 12 tracks hold serve in the Top 50. She’s one of the seven acts who’ve charted multiple tracks, collectively making up nearly 60% of the 50 entries while accounting for more than $1.7m of the chart’s $2.9m total.
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Tate McRae, "it's ok I'm ok"
The RCA siren steams up the joint with the eye-popping vid accompanying her club-rocking new jam (co-written and produced by Ryan Tedder, Savan Kotecha and ILYA), which is currently making noise at radio and DSPs. It's the first new material from Tate since her smash 2023 album, Think Later. The star is currently in the midst of her sold-out global THINK LATER TOUR.
9/13/24
Bruce Gillmer and team can pop the bubbly beverage of their choice, as their MTV Video Music Awards scored the biggest audience in four years with 4.08m viewers across the live telecast and two encore presentations.
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9/13/24
Amazon Music Live will be back for a third season on 10/17 with a performance from Jelly Roll, the streamer announced tonight prior to the start of Thursday Night Football.
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9/13/24
Maze frontman Frankie Beverly passed away earlier this week at the age of 77, two months after he wrapped a farewell tour in his Philadelphia hometown.
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DUA GETS RADICAL, BILLY BOOKS NYE, KELSEA HITS MSG9/12/24
After a summer of high-profile international festival appearances, Dua Lipa has shared details for her 2025 tour in support of Radical Optimism. Meanwhile, Billy Joel has made plans for the last night of 2024.
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U.K. CHARTS: GILMOUR SCORES THIRD SOLO #19/13/24
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour has his third solo U.K. Official Albums #1 with Luck and Strange (Sony Music CG), while on the singles chart, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste” (Island) spends a third week at the top.
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9/13/24
More than 30 artists have signed on to perform during Musicians for Kamala, a free, livestreamed fundraiser on behalf of the Democratic presidential nominee set for 9/17.
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9/13/24
SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton is very much in the process of transforming the highly influential DSP, which was a key factor in music discovery during the dawning days of the streaming revolution, for the present ecosystem.
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9/13/24
PARTYNEXTDOOR and Mustard have plenty to celebrate after leading the National Music Publishers’ Association’s second-quarter certs list of artist and songwriters.
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9/12/24
The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards went down at New York’s UBS Arena on Wednesday night, with performances by Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and many more.
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9/12/24
Two days after "childless cat lady" Taylor Swift announced she'll be casting her vote for Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz, Tay's IG post has racked up 10.3 million likes.
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9/12/24
The NO FAKES Act, which aims to protect artists from AI pirates intent on stealing their images, has reached the U.S. House of Representatives, much to the delight of biz leaders such as Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
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9/12/24
Given her longtime role as Adele’s agent, WME’s Lucy Dickins already had a sizable profile before she was upped to global head of contemporary music and touring at the agency. Since the ridiculously charming Brit stepped into the post in 2022 and moved her family across the pond to L.A., however, she’s made a massive impression on the biz.
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9/12/24
In this delightful tableau, limned by legendary MAD Magazine artist and longtime friend of HITS Sam Viviano, a record store (which may be familiar to High Fidelity fans) is visited by musical luminaries Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Beyonce, Luke Combs and SZA—and Tay is startled by an unexpected addition to her catalog.
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9/11/24
Ticketmaster has launched a series of new integrations with Apple, alongside a partnership with Post Malone, to help artists connect with more fans via the apps they already use.
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9/12/24
HITS' new feature on the agents behind the scenes who help get your favorite tours up and running returns. Our latest victim: Wasserman Music SVP Callender.
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9/12/24
Linda Ronstadt is mad as hell, and she’s not gonna take it anymore. The rock legend jumped on Instagram to condemn Donald Trump, who’s holding a rally Thursday in Ronstadt’s hometown of Tucson—at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall.
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