Kara DioGuardi, CEO and co-founder of Arthouse Publishing/Records and Briidge and recipient of the A&R Award, and Rita Wilson pose during Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at City Market Social House on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California (L-R) Ben McKee, Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, and Daniel Platzman of Imagine Dragons attend Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at City Market Social House on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California View of atmosphere during Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at City Market Social House on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California (L-R) Sarah Hudson and Clarence Coffee Jr. attend Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at City Market Social House on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California (L-R) Selena Gomez and Dua Lipa attend Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at City Market Social House on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California Kim Petras attends Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at City Market Social House on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California (L-R) Host DJ Cassidy and Mike Dean attend Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at City Market Social House on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California Jay Shetty attends Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at City Market Social House on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, Justin Tranter, and Kid Harpoon attend Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at City Market Social House on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California (L-R) Rayna Bass, SVP, Marketing, 300 Entertainment and Ebonie Ward, attend Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at City Market Social House on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California (L-R) Jack Harlow and Dua Lipa attend Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at City Market Social House on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California Ricky Reed accepts the Producer of the Year award onstage during Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at City Market Social House on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California

Variety Hosts Sixth Annual Hitmakers Brunch Honoring Dua Lipa, Selena Gomez, and Imagine Dragons

Variety hosted its sixth-annual Hitmakers celebration looking back at the year in music and recognizing the writers, producers, publishers, managers and executives who helped make—and break—the 25 most-consumed songs of the year, as measured by Luminate. Hosted by DJ Cassidy at City Market Social House, honorees in attendance included Dua Lipa (Hitmaker of the Year), Imagine Dragons (Group of the Year), Kim Petras (Innovator of the Year), Omar Apollo (TikTok

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