Got your Oscar pool filled out? Pulling for that upset in Live Action Short Film while you try again to figure out how to tell the difference between Sound Mixing and Sound Editing? We can’t help you there, but we do have the week's top stories in the HITS High 5.

Spotify has filed for a $1 billion IPO with the SEC, a filing that underscores the transformative economic impact of streaming on the biz.

Rap Caviar tastemaker Tuma Basa has left Spotify and is likely headed for a post at YouTube.

Who are the artists among our latest crop of up-and-comers poised to break? Check our latest New & Developing collection.

Remember who was first to tell you Celine Joshua was moving to UMG, assuming the corporate title of GM Commercial, Content and Artist Strategy. She will also be given a new imprint.

With eight nominations, Chris Stapleton is the leader for the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards. The nominees, once again, come from edgier and more commercially accepted side of Country Music. Meanwhile, in Nashville, a ruckus arises over a CMA Foundation appointment.