HITS HIGH FIVE: TRICKS OVER TREATS

We’ve spent almost two days drowning our Dodger sorrows in small-batch whiskey and leftover Halloween candy, The keyboard is sticky and our vision is blurry, but we’re still able to bring you the best of the week. Barely.

Rob Stringer is in London this week to receive the 2017 Music Industry Trusts Award and he has been sharing his thoughts with the British media about his tenure atop Sony Music.

City of Hope threw a lavish gala in Santa Monica, honoring Red Light topper Coran Capshaw with the Spirit of Life Award. It attracted a high-powered crowd. See who made it out for the shindig.

We pondered the question: Is the risk-reward ratio sufficient for ticket-bundling to continue?

Strong quarterly results were released by Live Nation, Apple and Sony.

And the U.S. Department of Justice approved a settlement that clears the way for Entercom's merger with CBS Radio.

TOP 20: IT’S STILL TAYLOR’S WORLD
What did you expect? (5/1a)
KENDRICK TAKES AIM AT DRAKE WITH "EUPHORIA"
K. Dot is back in a big way. (5/1a)
JAMES KING: THE HITS INTERVIEW (PART ONE)
London calling (5/1a)
BILLIE'S BACK WITH BIG WORLD TOUR
Promises to be a Hard ticket to score. (4/30a)
HIPGNOSIS BOARD APPROVES UPPED BLACKSTONE BID
But it ain't over till it's over. (4/29a)
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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