THIS HITS PHOTO GALLERY IS A DANGED OL' FIRECRACKER

Now that the fireworks have (mostly) stopped, it's time for your pets to come out from under the couch, for the leftover BBQ to slide out of the fridge and for our latest suite of trade photos to light up the sky—or at least provide an alternative to 17 more hours of episodic television. You're welcome, America.

Big Loud boss Seth England, EMI U.K.'s Rebecca Allen, UMG Chairman Sir Lucian Grainge, UMG U.K. topper David Joseph, Big Loud's Brianne Deslippe and agent Austin Neal celebrated America's birthday with bangers and Morgan Wallen's Hyde Park set. Later, everyone wondered if you could barbecue a steak and kidney pie.

With The Great American Bar Scene, Zach Bryan's July 4 drop, making big noise after one day, we revisit this groovy Warner photo op featuring (back row) Warner flack Rick Gershon and Co-Chairman/CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck and management's Presley Nardella and Stefan Max, (front row) Hannah Bay-Schuck, Bryan, Warner A&R dude Miles Gersh, manager Danny Kang and Warner Co-Chairman/COO Tom Corson. Later, everyone decided to visit all 21 bars where Bryan previewed the album so as to get totes hammered.

Poppin' Out: A TDE reunion was captured in Kendrick Lamar's video for #1 smash "Not Like Us." Pictured in Watts are TDE's Punch, Moosa, Jay Rock, Lamar and Top Dawg, pgLang's Dave Free and TDE's ScHoolboy Q. Not pictured: Drake.

Fireworks and Diamonds: Katy Perry, whose "Firework" is a July 4 weekend perennial, celebrates more RIAA diamond certifications. The five awards pictured here, once documented, were carefully bagged and transported to Perry's trophy warehouse.

Hot Country Sandwich: Spotify country leads Miller Guth and Mary Catherine Kinney flank HITS' Todd Hensley at Stagecoach. Three fishing anecdotes later, they really wished they hadn't.

Def Jam CEO Tunji Balogun with Coco Jones and LL COOL J at the label's BET Awards dinner. Def Jam is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year as we celebrate our 38th. So why do we look so much older?

A reminder to flip only once while grilling this weekend

S10 boss Brandon Silverstein with client Myke Towers in Madrid at a sold-out show that drew 40,000 fans. Later, there was paella.

Riley Green pours "you look like you love me" partner and fellow Hyde Park opener Ella Langley a stiff one, spontaneously inventing the "red duo cup."

Money Man receives a plaque from EMPIRE founder Ghazi at EMPIRE's BET Awards brunch. Later, there was potato salad.