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Issue 001: The 'Hello Neighbor' edit mechanic turned Corbon Amodio's 2024 indie track 'lucy~' into a 1.6M-stream week. Plus: Temper City's 80-label-rejection origin story and how an Israeli trio went from unsigned to Hot 100 No. 72 on a debut single; Ariana Grande's download-driven No. 1; and why MJ's 'Chicago' is charting on TikTok without appearing in the biopic. Four tracks, four signals. Week of June 9, 2026.