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TAYLOR, SHABOOZEY TOP RIAA YEAR-END LISTS

12/16/24

The RIAA has unveiled its year-end list of Top Performers and the Class of 2024, the latter first-time recipients of gold and platinum certs. Read More

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW

12/16/24

Karen Glauber is vacationing in some tropical locale, but she’s still managed to bang out her year-end Post Toasted column, which salutes everyone from Mk.gee and Clairo to The Blue Nile and Kim Gordon. “Kim’s latest fashion campaign for H&M is iconic,” KG notes, adding that “age doesn’t fucking matter.” Read More

WHOLE LOTTA rosie

12/16/24

As rosie opens with 118k+, ROSÉ doesn't just have the highest-charting HITS Top 50 debut this week—she has the highest-charting album ever by a female Korean soloist. Read More

GRACIE'S BIG SNL MOMENT

12/16/24

Gracie Abrams took two songs from The Secret of Us, "I Love You, I'm Sorry" and "That's So True," to the stage for her Saturday Night Live debut. Read More

A FRAPPUCCINO & A RAY CHARLES CD

12/16/24

In 1999 Starbucks purchased a mini-chain of tastemaking record stores called Hear Music and sold a curated selection of CDs. Its first gambit as a record label was with Ray Charles' Genius Loves Company. Read More

NEW RELEASES: STRAY KIDS HOPPING TO #1

12/16/24

JYP/Virgin/Imperial/Republic’s Stray Kids are poised to open at #1 with HOP. The 12-track set is projected to do... Read More

GRAMMY QUOTES: FIRST SET

12/16/24

The Grammy nominees speak. Leading off the quotefest are Chappell Roan, Doechii and Clairo. Read More

U.S. COURT DENIES TIKTOK’S FREEZE REQUEST

12/14/24

On 12/13 a federal appeals court denied TikTok's request to pause enforcement of a law requiring its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a U.S. ban starting 1/19. Next stop: the Supreme Court. Read More

A YEAR WITH PULSE

12/14/24

PULSE Music Group is toasting a banner year. Co-CEOs Josh Abraham and Scott Cutler added an auspicious debut for their record label to their pubco's ongoing success, fielding multiple... Read More

TOP 50: A CHART CAROL

12/13/24

Taylor puts another #1 in her stocking, Kendrick continues to get great mileage and ROSÉ has a strong debut on the HITS Top 50 chart. Read More

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