HITS HIGH 5: STEP TOWARD THE LIGHT

As we bask in the glow of Grammy noms, Hannukkah candles and the flashing lights of the cop car behind us, let’s load up the office bong with the highlights of the last seven days in the HITS High 5.

Nominations for the 61st annual Grammy Awards were announced, with Kendrick Lamar land Drake leading the field. Many artists took to Twitter to express surprise and gratitude. And we took a look at who’s wondering if a secret committee kicked them off the list.

The Bible struggled to figure out who was #1, Travis Scott and 6ix9ine. As the week wore on, the mag’s braintrust struggled more and more.

Who’s making it rain from the executive suites? We’ll tell you. Eventually.

IB Bad’s hobby is speculating. And who could be better to speculate about that Taylor Swift and her new UMG deal?

BMG is splitting the company’s U.S. repertoire operations into three units and Zach Katz, President of Repertoire and Marketing, will step down at the end of the year.