HITS HIGH 5: FUNKY BUT CHIC

For the next week, we picture everyone in the music business hitting the gym, sticking to the diet they swore was “the one” at the start of the year and practicing saying “hey buddy” with conviction prior to the arrival of a week of Grammy events. Before we head to the thrift shop for this year’s tuxedo collection, we wanted to share this week’s HITS High 5.

The Grammy Awards folks continue to roll out the names of performers, announcing Red Hot Chili Peppers with Post Malone, Miley Cyrus, Brandi Carlile and H.E.R.

Several artists said “why do we have to wait until Friday?” as new releases popped up from J.Cole, XXXTentacion, Julia Michaels and Weezer.

iHeartMedia has an approved plan for restructuring and new contracts for Chairman/CEO Bob Pittman and President/COO/CFO Rich Bressler.

In Nashville, Joy Williams delivered a triumphantly unadorned sneak peak of this May’s Front Porch (sensibility/Thirty Tigers).

Musicians doing the right thing: John Prine fed TSA workers in Nashville and Ellie Goulding promoted climate change science to world leaders in Davos.

Meanwhile, in Washington, Donald Trump demonstrated clearly that he has never personally entered a grocery store. The joke writes itself.

TORTURED POETS UNITE: TAYLOR IS BACK
Is she ever. (4/19a)
HITS LIST ENTERS
PLAYOFF MODE
Will the scoring record be broken? (4/19a)
SONG REVENUE: CALM BEFORE THE STORM
J. Cole has his moment; Future-Metro have another big payday. (4/19a)
WARNER CHAPPELL ROPES IN RED CLAY STRAYS
Another big get for Guy and Carianne (4/19a)
THE COUNT: COACHELLA, FROM THE COUCH
The coziest way to experience the fest (4/19a)
THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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