HIGH FIVE: THE WEEK'S MOST POTENT STORIES

Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em—it’s time for this week’s HITS High Five, the top stories you may have missed while clearing the bong.

RCA’s Britney Spears and Capitol’s Katy Perry dropped new singles and instantly ruled the iTunes singles chart.

Grammy Whisperer Paul Grein surveyed the field and picked the likely contenders—so far—for Album of the Year, ROTY and SOTY and Best New Artist.

Drake’s Views became the first album to score 1m in SEA (Streaming-Equivalent Albums).

We unpacked a trove of material from our Nashville Spotlight issue, including an in-depth conversation with Mike Dungan, a chat with Jason Aldean, Nashville by the Numbers, State of the State, digital execs on Music City and more.

Airhead explained streaming revenue, Schoolhouse Rock-style.

Now pass that blunt; we need to be baked for today's meetings.

		SPOTIFY Q1 PROFIT TOPS $1B; SUBS HIT 239M How Swede it is. (4/23a) Check It Out Now HITS LIST IN PLAYOFF MODE Will scoring records be broken this week? (4/23a) Check It Out Now THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE The dust settles on the Indio Polo Grounds. (4/24a) Check It Out Now ROCK HALL UNVEILS 2024 INDUCTEES Class of '24 comes alive. (4/22a) Check It Out Now TOP 20: TAYLOR TIME Is it ever. (4/24a) Check It Out Now
		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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