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MARCH 16, 2020
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VOLUME 33
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ISSUE 1289 The Coronavirus isn’t a music executive, but
it is guiding pretty much every decision being
made in the biz (and everything else) right now,
as a cascade of postponements takes the music
calendar—and the economy—into uncertain
DENNIS LAVINTHAL territory. Self-isolation is the order of the day as
Publisher
LENNY BEER world leaders try to stop the spread. At least you’ll
Editor In Chief have plenty of time to be reminded how much
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KAREN GLAUBER
President, HITS Magazine
TODD HENSLEY
President, HITS Digital Ventures
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SIMON GLICKMAN
Vice President/Managing Editor
BUD SCOPPA
Vice President/Senior Editor
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TED VOLK
VP Rock Formats
JAMIE MITCHELL WILDCARD SECTIONS
Charts Editor
JESSE BEER-DIETZ SURFACES VIBE-RATERS 4
A&R Editor “SUNDAY BEST” CHART STORY 7
MICHAEL DOMINGUEZ 10K PROJECTS TOP 50 ALBUMS 7
Associate Editor EPIC HANDS OUT EVP STRIPES 12
NICOLE GHAPGHARAN BAD BUNNY BREAKS RECORDS 14
Associate Editor IGA’S MICHELLE AN UPPED 14
JON PIKUS
Associate Editor HITS LIST 14
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOWARD KING ON FORCE MAJEURE 16
ROBIN GERBER I.B. BAD 18
Ops Director NOISEMAKERS 20
J.J. GARCIA POST TOASTED 22
Ops Manager iGEN 24
ROBERT MOORE iHEART SPINS CHART 25
Technology CROSSOVER 26
JESSE MACMILLAN SONG REVENUE CHART 28
Research Editor
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LEISA ST. JOHN RADIOMONITOR 32
Pop Formats Editor MEDIABASE CHARTS 33
ANDY ARNOLD POP MART 34
Crossover Editor
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PHIL GALLO EPICURE TRAILBLAZER HITS LIST FORCE-FUL
Senior Editor RICK SACKHEIM BAD BUNNY JHENÉ AIKO HOWARD KING
HOLLY GLEASON
Nashville Editor
RHIAN JONES
London Correspondent
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TIM CARNEY
Art Direction
REBECCA BALTUTIS
Creative Director 12 14 14 16
K MACLEOD
Art Operations
VAN ARNO ON THE COVER
Illustration/Animation
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TONI PROFERA Warner Records’ Dua Lipa has a monster hit with “Don’t Start Now,”
DAVID ADELSON which has given the Brit diva a Pop radio #1 and truly impressive
Executive Editors Emeritus streaming numbers. If only she’d realized that appearing on the
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