HITS PHOTO GALLERY: POST-HEAT WAVE EDITION

The dreadful heat has finally broken in L.A., so throw those windows open and join us for a cool-breezy gallery of refreshing music-biz photos, co-starring Tay, Tunji, Top Dawg, Linkin Park, Rakiyah, Marty, Lipmans and more. They pair nicely with a Gewürztraminer or a crisp Sauv Blanc.

Republic CORPS stars and VMA winners Post Malone (Mercury), Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter (Island) pose backstage with their moonmen. Not pictured: Jim Roppo holding a six-pack of Bud Light.

The Super Bowl will have another Compton hero headlining the Halftime Show, which is sure to be another victory lap for Top Dawg and Kendrick Lamar.

Team Warner celebrates with the revamped Linkin Park, as their first release with new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong explodes globally and on the Alt and Rock radio charts. Tom Corson, Mike Chester, Rob Goldklang and team have the Warner "Machine" ready for blast-off.

EMI U.K. presented Morgan Wallen with a plaque for Platinum, Gold and Silver certs. Pictured at the CMA-nomination-leader's record-setting European trek are Live Nation's Aaron Spalding, EMI U.K.'s Alex Henderson, Live Nation's Ellie Rapaport, Wallen, Big Loud's Brianne Deslippe, DF Concerts' Dave Corbet and Big Loud's Cayleigh Shepherd.

A spy at the U.S. Open spotted publishing legend Marty Bandier enjoying front-row seats at the tennis tournament. Rumors that he also vibed to The Darkness couldn't be confirmed at press time.

Republic's Bree Bowles and Danielle Price flank Def Jam boss Tunji Balogun at Republic CORPS' VMAs afterparty. A HITS rep was excused from the swanky event after referencing Fartman too many times.

Turning "Wine Into Whiskey" into gold records, Tucker Wetmore took center stage at his Grand Ole Opry debut with BackBlocks CEO Rakiyah Marshall and UMG Nashville Chair/CEO Cindy Mabe.

At Jelly Roll's sold out Crypto.com Arena gig last week in L.A., BBR's JoJamie Hahr, Jelly and HITS' Todd Hensley decided that "Texas Toast" was the best alias for Hensley.

Republic bosses Monte and Avery Lipman flank Brazil's Anitta in her native country, in support of the global phenom's halftime performance for the NFL's first-ever game in Brazil. Later, Anitta tried her best to translate "Chumbawamba" to Portuguese.

A childless cat-lady provides a mic-drop moment immediately following the Presidential debate.