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HITS ' HIGH 5: RETREAT FROM THE HEAT

Hope you’re enjoying the heat wave where you may be with a nice Provencal quaffer, a citrusy strain of sativa or your local brewery’s take on a shandy. We’re loading up on all three as we look back on the week in the HITS High 5.

Universal Music Group had a strong first half of 2019 as revenues rose 18.6% to $3.63b. As for the potential sale of up to 50% of the company, well that will have to wait.

Live Nation had its largest second quarter ever with 27m people attending 10,000 shows.

Woodstock 50 has a new home in Maryland's Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Rusty Gaston is the new Nashville chief at Jon Platt's Sony/ATV, succeeding the exiting Troy Tomlinson, who is moving over to UMPG's Music City division.

Our president, Karen Glauber, has a new column. Among her observations and querries is this one: There weren’t many available “headliners” to satisfy the demands from radio for their summer festival concerts. The station expects loyalty from the label and band, but where is the reciprocity?

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Here come the big guns. (3/28a)
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
CITY OF HOPE TAPS MARCIANO FOR TOP HONOR
This year's philanthropic model (3/28a)
TRUST IN THE TOP 20
Hip-hop is no longer hibernating. (3/28a)
UMG BROADENS SPOTIFY OFFERINGS
Sir Lucian and Daniel are in harmony. (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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