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HITS HIGH 5: THE AWARD GOES TO...

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.

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Sir Lucian and Daniel are in harmony. (3/28a)
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
YTD MARKET SHARE
Zeroing in on the elite teams (3/28a)
TRUST IN THE TOP 20
Hip-hop is no longer hibernating. (3/28a)
SONG REVENUE:
A STYLISTIC STEW
MC, divas and singer-songwriters rub elbows. (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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