We’re going with the traditional seasonal metaphor on this Fourth of July weekend, because the trending topics, conveniently enough, are blazing—no more so than Lil Baby, who’s #1 in every applicable metric, including this holiday HITS List. We’ll leave you to apply the most fitting “hot” synonyms to Steven Victor, Kirk Sommer, Mosco, the buzzing HAIM and the rapidly accruing Spotify at the midpoint of a year like no other.
