HITS HIGH 5: WHAT IS 'RED HOT,' ALEX?

Admit it: James Holzhauer’s winning streak on Jeopardy! is more exciting that the NBA or NHL playoffs, the MLB season or any other competition on TV. We struggle enough with math so we would never come up with the Daily Double wagers he does, but we can come up with the HITS high 5.

If you’re heading to Nashville for Music Biz, we’ve got the schedule for you and the skinny on the confab from Music Business Association President Jim Donio.

In the financial world, Live Nation once again had a record-breaking quarter, posting an adjusted operating income of $115m in Q1.

Meanwhile, iHeartMedia has completed its restructuring process, reducing its debt to $5.75b from $16.1b.

The day after the Woodstock 50 financier pulled the plug on the festival, organizer Michael Lang said that it will still take place.

With so many major artists delivering new content over the next three months, the oxygen in the room will be scarce—not only at radio but on playlists and media in general. Just look at what dropped today.

HITS LIST: HORSEPOWER
VRRMMMM (5/17a)
NEAR TRUTHS: VARIANTS
Celebrity death match underway on album chart (5/17a)
OH, TANNENBAUM! ANOTHER GREAT CAREER HITS THE SKIDS
Another talented journalist trapped in the career cul de sac (5/17a)
THE COUNT: LIVE NATION TAPS TYLER, POST, BLINK FOR TOP U.S. FESTS
Cornering the market on surefire headliners (5/17a)
STAPLETON, WILSON BIG WINNERS AT THE ACMs
A genre mash-up at the home of the Cowboys (5/17a)
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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