 | Date: 12/23/2024 Section: Rumor Mill It's likely to be festive at the top of the Official U.K. Charts later this week, with Michael Bublé's Christmas and Tom Grennan's "It Can't Be Christmas" vying for #1 on the respective albums and singles tallies. Michael Bublé, Tom Grennan, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, Fontaines D.C., WHAM!, Kelly Clarkson, Jose Feliciano |
 | Date: 06/17/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Dallas Austin has crafted songs for groundbreaking artists including TLC, Boyz II Men, Madonna and Janet Jackson. As part of HITS’ annual Black Music Month issue, we take a look at the Atlanta-based super- producer’s stellar career. HITS Black Music Month 2024, Dallas Austin, Atlanta |
 | Date: 02/20/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Dance music has no exact geographical origin, but certain regional creators made definitive and multigenerational contributions to the culture as we know it. Read more in this selection from our Black History Month issue. |
 | Date: 04/11/2023 Section: Rumor Mill Having wrapped a sold out 17-city arena tour last month, SZA will return to the States for a 21-date run in September and October following a 10-date tour of Europe in June. SZA, S.O.S. Tour, Live Nation |
 | Date: 12/01/2022 Section: Rumor Mill TDE/RCA's SZA is setting up the release of her long-awaited sophomore full-length, S.O.S., dropping within the next month. The R&B sensation, who just revealed the artwork for the project, will hit SNL on Saturday. TDE, SZA, RCA, S.O.S., Shirt, SNL, Saturday Night Live, Spotify, Apple Music |
 | Date: 08/02/2021 Section: Rumor Mill Miles Marshall Lewis concludes his narrative of a mercurial music form's metamorphoses during the 20th century. Johnny Carson, Mandrill, Cymande, Melvin Lindsey, Jack Shuler, Vaughn Harper, Roberta Flack, Natalie Cole, Stephanie Mills, Luther Vandross, Donny Hathaway, Sister Sledge, Change Prince, Frank Ocean, H.E.R., Melle Mel, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Shalamar, Jody Watley, Rakim, Andre Cymone, The Time, Sheila E., Vanity 6, The Family, Mazarati, Madhouse, Meli'sa Morgan, Nona Hendryx. Rick James, Jesse Johnson Ready for the World, The Jets, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson, New Edition, Alexander O'Neal, Chaka Khan, Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Sugarhill Gang, Chic, Kurtis Blow, Lauryn Hill, Drake, Anderson .Paak, Al B. Sure!, Slick Rick, Roxanne Shanté, Bobby Brown, Freddie Jackson, Gregory Abbott, Jeffrey Osborne, Big Daddy Kane, Mary J. Blige, D'Angelo, Chris Brown, Future, Travis Scott, Bar-ry Michael Cooper, Keith Sweat, Johnny Kemp, Michael Jackson, Wreckx-N-Effect, Doug E. Fresh, Teddy Riley, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, L.A. Reid, The Deele, Pebbles, Johnny Gill, Karyn White, The Whispers, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Janet Jackson, Flyte Tyme, S.O.S. Band, Cherrelle, Cheryl Lynn. Sinéad O'Connor, Sheena Easton, The Bangles, Paul McCartney, Beyoncé, Aaliyah, Jennifer Lopez, Ciara, Brandy, Britney Spears, P!nk, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, Quincy Jones, En Vogue, Boyz II Men, Lauryn Hill, D'Angelo, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Russell Simmons, Oran "Juice" Jones, Alyson Williams, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Mary J. Blige, EPMD, MC Lyte, Nicki Minaj to Chris Brown, K. Michelle, Mariah Carey, Tommy Mottola, Whitney Houston, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Q-Tip, Lenny Kravitz, Dolly Parton, Adele, Missy Elliott, Wyclef Jean, Herb Ritts, Billie Holiday, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, D'Angelo, Maxwell, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Janelle Monáe, Miguel, Destiny's Child, Xscape, SWV, Total, Zhané, TLC, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Dru Hill, Jagged Edge, 112, Napster |
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 | Date: 08/24/2020 Section: Rumor Mill For the first time in its seven-year history, winners of the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards will be revealed on-air throughout Labor Day weekend on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and the iHeartRadio App. iHeart Radio Music Awards |
 | Date: 05/01/2020 Section: Rumor Mill OVO/Republic's Drake graces the cover of Spotify's New Music Friday behind the release of his mixtape Dark Lane Demo Tapes. Also, new cuts from Halsey & Marshmello, Lil Baby, Haim, Doja Cat f/Nicki Minaj, Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney, H.E.R., YG, O.T. Genasis, Lil Durk, Luke Combs... |
 | Date: 01/25/2019 Section: Rumor Mill The Recording Academy and Clive Davis will honor Clarence Avant with the 2019 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons Award at the Pre-Grammy Gala on 2/9 at the Beverly Hilton. |
 | Date: 11/12/2013 Section: Rumor Mill What's new at SiriusXM? We're glad you asked. Let's take a look at the adds at a handful of key stations at the satellite behemoth.20 ON 20Thirty Seconds to Mars, "City of Angels" (Virgin)Bex, "Heartbreaker Machine" (Sybasonic)Camryn, "Lovesick" (5280 Media)Rachele Royale, "S... |
| Date: 11/12/2013 Section: Rumor Mill Let's have a look at the action on three key Mediabase charts, and then let's have a cocktail.TOP 40It was a big week for RCA, with two in the Top 10 Most Added with Britney Spears’ “Perfume” nabbing the top spot out of the box and Pitbull f/Ke$ha... |
| Date: 11/11/2013 Section: Rumor Mill YOUR HOT NEW RELEASES: Time to take a look at some key tracks going for adds at Pop, Crossover and PoMo radio. TOP 40Britney Spears, “Perfume” (RCA)MKTO, “Classic” (M2V/Columbia)Austin Mahone, “Banga Banga” (Republic) RHYTHMICAkon, “So Blue” (Republic) ALTERNATIVEPhoenix, “S.O.S. In Bel Air” (Glassnote) In other radio news, the ratio of flipped-to-holiday stations playing Christmas music to those playing Chanukah music is now ... hang on, just gotta check those notes ... right, 10,000 to zero. (11/11a) |
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| Date: 06/27/2011 Section: Rumor Mill Chris Brown completed his rehabilitation at last night’s BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A. by earning four awards, including Best Male R&B Artist, Video of the Year, Best Collaboration and the Viewer’s Choice Award, though the latter was mistakenly awarded to hi... |
| Date: 01/04/2011 Section: Rumor Mill Veteran music industry entrepreneur Cameron Strang has been named CEO of Warner/Chappell Music by WMG Chairman/CEO Edgar Bronfman, Jr., and Warner/Chappell Chairman/CEO Dave Johnson.Strang, the founder of indie Americana label New West Records and Southside Independent Music Publishing, will serve a... |
| Date: 08/30/2010 Section: Rumor Mill Wheels is doing something a little different today. Our own Erica Ramon managed to track down the amazingly talented J.R. Rotem (Rhianna, Britney Spears, Sean Kingston, Jason Derulo and more), so we decided to devote a special edition of the column to sharing the interview with our readers. New mus... |
| Date: 10/20/2009 Section: Rumor Mill She’s back… and none the worse for wear, apparently.After a tumultuous year, including a well-publicized dust-up with boyfriend Chris Brown, Def Jam recording artist Rihanna has completed her fourth studio album, Rated R, which will hit the physical and digital marketplace on Mon... |
| Date: 03/03/2008 Section: Rumor Mill Confirming numerous news reports, including our own, Universal Music Group has licensed the Jonas Brothers’ self-titled U.S. hit album from Hollywood Records for distribution in Europe. UMG’s EVP International Max Hole made the announcement. Jonas Brothers will be released in Eur... |
| Date: 02/28/2008 Section: Rumor Mill TRAKIN CARE OF BUSINESSYeah, I know, naming your 10 favorite albums of the half-year is so 1999. In fact, it kinda went out with Robert Hilburn, right? Well, it was still an eventful six months, with plenty of great music, even if the public seemed not to notice. Anyway, my Top10 includes at least t... |
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| Date: 06/28/2007 Section: Rumor Mill Are you ready for some football...video game music?Electronic Arts today unveiled the highly anticipated music track listing for Madden NFL 08 set to release August 14. The in-game soundtrack boasts 27 songs from some of the most influential artists in music today including The Bravery and Daddy Yan... |
| Date: 12/18/2006 Section: Rumor Mill JANUARY: Don Ienner names Michele Anthony President/COO of the Sony Music Label Group, with Bruce Tyler and Michael Block tapped as EVP Promotion/Marketing Strategy and Sales Head in a short-lived experiment to oversee activities for Columbia and Epic… Sales for 2005 are 9% below 2004, wit... |
| Date: 12/08/2006 Section: Rumor Mill TRAKIN CARE OF BUSINESS: IT’S THE END OF THE YEAR AS WE KNOW IT… AND WE STILL FEEL OKIf it’s true that nobody listens to full albums anymore, there are still artists who meticulously present their material that way, so we’ll continue to judge it accordingly. T... |
| Date: 07/31/2006 Section: Rumor Mill Shakira’s “Hips” don’t lie, and neither do the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ rock history kaleidoscope “Dani California,” with both videos leading the field in the MTV Video Music Awards nominations, nabbing seven apiece.Stalwart Madonn... |
| Date: 07/18/2006 Section: Rumor Mill Now that’s more like it.Sony Music Group’s Now 22 breathes some life into the summer chart this week with a #1 debut and 388k in sales, which tops the 334k first-week total of UTV’s Now 21 last April. This edition includes recent hits like Rihanna’s “... |
| Date: 07/12/2006 Section: Rumor Mill Thank god for hits...No, not this miserable bunch of 0’s and 1’s that passes for a website... No, we mean the 20 proven smashes jam-packed onto Sony Music’s brand spanking-new Now 22. Like Rihanna’s “S.O.S.,” Sean Paul’s ̶... |
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| Date: 06/13/2006 Section: Rumor Mill Get out your eyeliner, your white make-up, your black cape... San Francisco’s hard-charging punk-turned-goth group AFI has buried the opposition.The Interscope rockers hit the #1 spot on this week’s HITS chart with a solid 202k debut for their new album Decemberunderground, marki... |
