Sabrina Carpenter is loving life and having an absolutely incendiary run—if only she didn’t have to endure the sour ordeal of this HITS cover appearance.

We know your mind is already 87% focused on drooling at pyrotechnics and gobbling BBQ, but allow us to light up your sky with this pre-Independence Day photo array, co-starring..

When an artist has a career moment, the industry is eager to know the identity of the chef who made the special sauce. Who, for example, books Sabrina? Who manages Gracie? Who’s been Post’s whisperer since the early days? Who was behind Kendrick’s party at the Forum? Wonder no more—the answers are in HITS List.

There are plenty of reasons fighters and artists like Peso Pluma want veteran sports and music entrepreneur George Prajin in their corner. The manager, label boss and música Mexicana champion recounts his winding path to becoming an independent music mogul.

Once upon a time, distribution wasn’t even remotely sexy. But times have changed. It’s hard to think of two players who exemplify the dynamic new phase of the sector more than Stem CEO Milana Lewis and President Kristin Graziani, who told us how Stem is "unfucking" the music industry.

Karen Glauber devotes a chunk of her latest Post Toasted column to the “many incredible female artists available for airplay,” including Clairo, girl in red, The Last Dinner Party, Billie Eilish, beabadoobee and Chappell Roan, whose “Good Luck, Babe!” has been added at KNDD. “I love that the station embraces songs that go beyond the third single by aging ’90s artists,” KG quips.  

It’s been quite a run for Island co-rulers Imran Majid and Justin Eshak, who have followed up Sabrina Carpenter’s explosive performance in the marketplace with the breaking of Chappell Roan.

It’s been quite a run for Island co-rulers Imran Majid and Justin Eshak, who have followed up Sabrina Carpenter’s explosive performance in the marketplace with the breaking of Chappell Roan.