A CAREFULLY CURATED HITS LIST

Think of this and every HITS List as a sort of textual playlist—a New Music Friday for industry fans of boldface, all-caps proper nouns, as we render the week’s rainmakers. If you didn’t lose your mobile device in recent days, you can probably guess the identities of several of the chosen 10.

No-brainers include the insanely hot Monte Lipman, Coachella showstopper Beyoncé, chart-topper Jason Aldean, Pulitzer winner Kendrick Lamar, Spirit of Life honoree Jon Platt, managerial free agent ZAYN and the Island Records throne, whose next occupant remains the subject of nonstop industry chatter.

To be clear, none of the aforementioned luminaries or pieces of furniture is represented by Michael Cohen.

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SONY MUSIC TOPS $10B FOR SECOND STRAIGHT FISCAL YEAR
Momentum in dollars and yen (5/14a)
MALONE, WALLEN NEED NO "HELP" ACHIEVING MILESTONE
A genre-obliterating collab (5/14a)
RAJ KAPOOR: STACKING THE STARS, MAKING THE ACMs SHINE
Producer putting the finishing touches on Thursday's show. (5/14a)
WHAT'S NOT TO "LIKE?" HUGE STREAMS FOR K. DOT
No longer keeping his diss-tance. (5/14a)
HITS LIST: AROUND
THE MAYPOLE
The biz springs into motion. (5/14a)
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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