THE DEATH OF PRINT JOURNALISM: FALL ASLEEP EDITION

Billie Eilish is unquestionably the new-artist story of the year, and Darkroom/Interscope’s unbelievably poised 17-year-old breakout and streaming superstar is a giant by every conceivable metric. This was strongly confirmed by Grammy, as she earned noms in all major categories—including Best New Artist, naturally. Appearing on the cover of this sorry rag, however, is an award she never asked for.

Post Malone’s colossal 2019 has included multiple milestones, not least of which was becoming the fi rst artist to earn 1 billion streams apiece on three different albums over the course of a single year. Year-end Grammy love (including a ROTY nomination) added to an incredible run that shows no sign of winding down, as the Bud Light-loving star has remained at or near the top of virtually all key charts. The only thing we can imagine putting a tear in his beer is this HITS Contents shout-out.