MIAMI RHAPSODY

At the opening of Mario Carbone’s breathlessly hyped Miami eatery, Dirty French, Team Warner Records—assembled for the company’s first in-person global conference in two years—awaited a world-class meal, the digestion of which would be seriously compromised by their appearance on this website. Co-Chairman/COO Tom Corson, meanwhile, copped the HITS “pointing” gesture, which earned him a cease-and-desist notice from Lenny Beer’s caddy (who’s watched several YouTube clips on “How to Be a Lawyer”). Seen just before the course of ortolan bunting in saffron foam are (l-r) Warner Records U.K. Prez Joe Kentish, EVP Media & Strategic Development Laura Swanson, EVP Promo & Commerce Mike Chester, Corson, EVP/Head of A&R Karen Kwak and Co-Chairman/CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck.