Lorde hits #1

LORDE HAS RISEN: Lava/Republic's Lorde has hit #1 on the iTunes singles chart with her multi-format smash "Royals," displacing Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" without benefit of a sledgehammer or other hardware. The Kiwi teen's EP, The Love Club, remains in the Top 10 on the album side; Pure Heroine, her full-length debut, is due to street on 9/30. Our own Ted Volk notes in his iGen column that Lorde's reign at PoMo radio is the longest for any female solo artist ever, and shatters the record held since 1995 (before Lorde was born) by Alanis Morissette. Kudos to Monte Lipman, Jason Flom and the entire Republic team. (9/19p)

HITS LIST: HORSEPOWER
VRRMMMM (5/17a)
NEAR TRUTHS: VARIANTS
Celebrity death match underway on album chart (5/17a)
OH, TANNENBAUM! ANOTHER GREAT CAREER HITS THE SKIDS
Another talented journalist trapped in the career cul de sac (5/17a)
THE COUNT: LIVE NATION TAPS TYLER, POST, BLINK FOR TOP U.S. FESTS
Cornering the market on surefire headliners (5/17a)
STAPLETON, WILSON BIG WINNERS AT THE ACMs
A genre mash-up at the home of the Cowboys (5/17a)
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!
 Email

 First Name

 Last Name

 Company

 Country
CAPTCHA code
Captcha: (type the characters above)