SONG STREAMS: SWIFT SETS STREAMING RECORD With all 31 tracks debuting in the Top 50 of our Streaming Songs chart—six of them logging 40m+ streams—Taylor Swift's THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT has set a new record for most streams in a week. …Read moreHITS LIST BLASTS OFF Taylor and her DEPARTMENT are off the launchpad and generating out-of-this-world numbers. Her supernova is emblematic of a remarkable year in the music biz, as Hozier rockets to #1, country stars—and Nickelback—shine in the desert night, Myke Towers prepares to add his name to the Latin-music galaxy and Roppo is manning mission control. EMINEM PLANS DEATH OF SLIM SHADY THIS SUMMER Eminem is due to drop The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) this summer. …Read moreCLIVE CHATS CLIVE, CARNEGIE HALL TRIBUTE AND MORE Surely against his better judgment, Clive Davis allowed HITS into his home for a genial chat on a rainy spring morning in New York, just hours before his 92nd birthday. …Read moreSTAGECOACH: SETS TO SEE AND PLACES TO BE If you’re sick of our being in the desert, sorry not sorry because we’re back for our third and final week this month as Stagecoach hits the Empire Polo Field 4/26-28. Here’s a sampling of some of the must-see sets and must-be places of the weekend. …Read moreTHE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE This weekend the Empire Polo Field will host the Stagecoach Music Festival, which will feature a fun-filled weekend of country-flavored vibes. …Read moreSPRING BREAKOUTS: THESE HEATERS ARE STILL HOT While Taylor Swift largely dominates the charts at the moment, don't let the positioning fool you. Tracks by Hozier, Artemas, Sabrina Carpenter, Future & Metro, Benson Boone, Sexyy Red and Chappell Roan are still on fire. …Read moreSONG REVENUE: “SWEET” SMELLS OF SUCCESS Hozier’s “Too Sweet” completes its ascent to #1 on the Song Revenue Chart, taking in $155k, while HITS cover stars Future & Metro Boomin land eight tracks from their two collabs for a total north of $500k. Hozier and Future’s share of the take help give Sony the market-share lead with 39% of the Top 50. NEAR TRUTHS: RADIO AND REINVENTION I.B. on promotion, gatekeeping and cultural real estate. …Read more |
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TIKTOK BANNED!
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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With all 31 tracks debuting in the Top 50 of our Streaming Songs chart—six of them logging 40m+ streams—Taylor Swift's THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT has set a new record for most streams in a week.
Taylor and her DEPARTMENT are off the launchpad and generating out-of-this-world numbers. Her supernova is emblematic of a remarkable year in the music biz, as Hozier rockets to #1, country stars—and Nickelback—shine in the desert night, Myke Towers prepares to add his name to the Latin-music galaxy and Roppo is manning mission control.
Republic’s Taylor Swift has notched the second-biggest album debut of all time with THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT.
With Stagecoach about to gallop into action, Team AEG hosted a desert BBQ and welcomed an array of influential industry people. So how the hell did we get in?
WCM has partnered with BandLab Technologies’ ReverbNation, bringing music-publishing services to the platform's songwriters, artists and digital creators.
Surely against his better judgment, Clive Davis allowed HITS into his home for a genial chat on a rainy spring morning in New York, just hours before his 92nd birthday.
If you’re sick of our being in the desert, sorry not sorry because we’re back for our third and final week this month as Stagecoach hits the Empire Polo Field 4/26-28. Here’s a sampling of some of the must-see sets and must-be places of the weekend.
UMG's Feid and KAROL G combined for 12 wins at the Latin AMAs on Thursday night. The Colombian stars took home six awards each, with KG winning Song and Album of the Year and Feid being crowned Streaming Artist of the Year.
Warner holds the top two spots at Pop, with Benson Boone's "Beautiful Things" at #1 and Teddy Swim's "Lose Control" at #2; RCA puts SZA's "Saturn" atop the Rhythm chart and moves Foo Fighters’ "The Glass" into the Top 5 at Modern Rock.
Hozier’s “Too Sweet” completes its ascent to #1 on the Song Revenue Chart, taking in $155k, while HITS cover stars Future & Metro Boomin land eight tracks from their two collabs for a total north of $500k. Hozier and Future’s share of the take help give Sony the market-share lead with 39% of the Top 50.
This weekend the Empire Polo Field will host the Stagecoach Music Festival, which will feature a fun-filled weekend of country-flavored vibes.
While Taylor Swift largely dominates the charts at the moment, don't let the positioning fool you. Tracks by Hozier, Artemas, Sabrina Carpenter, Future & Metro, Benson Boone, Sexyy Red and Chappell Roan are still on fire.
Andra Day, Ravyn Lenae, Shinedown and The War and Treaty will perform at the inaugural Grammy Hall of Fame gala on 5/21 at the Novo Theater in L.A.
RCA’s Normani appears on the cover of Spotify’s New Music Friday with the release of “1:59” f/Gunna. Also, new cuts by Myke Towers, Bad Bunny, Teddy Swims, PARTYNEXTDOOR...
Did we mention it’s Taylor Swift week? Our prognosticators have another update on THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’s first-week total. Analysts are now certain that...
With Stagecoach about to saddle up, word has it that the Tucker Wetmore signing derby is entering the home stretch.
In our latest roundup, we present eight rising professionals from various parts of the biz whose dedication and effort make their superiors look good.
Stem hosted a Coachella happy hour last week at Nobu in Indian Wells. Execs from AEG, UTA, YouTube, Amazon Music and more joined President Kristin Graziani and CEO Milana Lewis for crispy rice and Stem-branded chopsticks.
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