HITS HIGH 5: BOTTOMLESS VODKA SODAS

Tux pressed? Check. Tickets to Clive’s party? Check. Photo cheat sheet to identify Best New Artist nominees? Check. OK, buddy, you’re all set and ready to hit rewind with the HITS High 5.

How many Grammy Awards subplots can there be? We’ve got predictions with the caveat that eight races are mighty tight. In our humble opinion, Lady Gaga has already won. And we told you days ago that Drake wouldn’t be at the event.

OK, so Ariana Grande isn’t performing at the Grammys. But she is ruling the charts.

I.B. Bad weighs in on multiple subjects, among them American music and the demise of Q4 plus the unstoppable Ariana.

Columbia's Ron Perry got the week of parties started with a birthday jam at the Troubadour. Here’s a list of Grammy-related events where the hooch is pouring freely.

One day European rights holders are losing their minds about the Copyright Directive and the way YouTube is let off the hook. The next day, a coalition of bodies repping songwriters, artists, managers, producers and musicians urged negotiators to proceed with the text. Will this affect how Lyor is treated at Grammy parties?