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HITS ' HIGH 5: LEGALLY BINDING

The legal biz has come a long way since the days of Dewey, Cheatem & Howe, and our look at how lawyers have affected the music biz is where we start this week’s HITS’ High 5.

I.B. Bad has a two-part look at lawyers who have shaped the music industry—part one is here, two is here—and here’s an overview of the ones who ran labels.

Sony Corp. created a new Sony Music Group, uniting Rob Stringer’s Sony Music Entertainment and Jon Platt’s Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

Ken Ehrlich, who has been producing the Grammy Awards telecast since 1980, will take a bow after executive-producing next year’s 62nd Grammy Awards.

The New York Thruway is in no danger of being closed in mid-August.

Here’s a look at who's enjoying the most action on Spotify's U.S. Top 50 chart for the week of 7/11. That reminds me, I could use a Slurpee to beat this heat.

NEAR TRUTHS: SPRING BLOOMS
Here come the big guns. (3/28a)
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
CITY OF HOPE TAPS MARCIANO FOR TOP HONOR
This year's philanthropic model (3/28a)
TRUST IN THE TOP 20
Hip-hop is no longer hibernating. (3/28a)
UMG BROADENS SPOTIFY OFFERINGS
Sir Lucian and Daniel are in harmony. (3/28a)
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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