HITS ventured outside during Grammy week, hitting parties we were invited to and some we (barely) finagled our way into. If you thought the L.A. weather was bad, wait until you see how we rained on these parades.

HITS COO Todd Hensley sidles up to The War and Treaty at Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Gala.
Understandably, Michael Trotter Jr. can barely stand to look.

HITS' Simon Glickman traps Republic co-founder Avery Lipman at Amazon's '24 Lot Party.

Buddy patrol: Columbia's Brady Bedard, HITS' Leisa St. John and Columbia's Matt Stevens and Jim Burruss

HITS' Michael Dominguez, Spotify's Joe Hadley and HITS' Nicole Ghapgharan line up at the Spot's Best New Artist party.
The one wearing various people's drinks is HITS' Jesse MacMillan. In his defense, it was hella packed.

COO guys: Hensley dusts off his pointing finger for this shot with Warner's Tom Corson at WMG's pre-Grammy party

"Know"-it-alls: Don Passman kindly agrees to take a selfie with Glickman at Amazon's party.
Don wrote the book on the business. Simon appears to be struggling once again to pronounce his own name.

HITS' St. John, Kate Hudson, Virgin's Jacqueline Saturn, Virgin's Marni Halpern and HITS' Ghapgharan flex at Hudson's first showcase as a singer. Later, a trade scribe who shall remain nameless declared himself "a golden god."