hit the headlines
To appear prominently in media reports. We need to have all the marketing materials ready before the merger hits the headlines.
grab the headlines
or grab headlines
If someone or something grabs the headlines or grabs headlines, they get a lot of attention in the newspapers, on TV, etc. He is not among the players who have been grabbing the headlines this season. His visit to the US is bound to grab headlines.
hit the headlines
be written about or given attention as news.grab/hit/make the ˈheadlines
(informal) be an important item of news in newspapers or on the radio or television: His reputation has suffered a lot since the scandal over his love affair hit the headlines.