A CAREFULLY CURATED HITS LIST

Think of this and every HITS List as a sort of textual playlist—a New Music Friday for industry fans of boldface, all-caps proper nouns, as we render the week’s rainmakers. If you didn’t lose your mobile device in recent days, you can probably guess the identities of several of the chosen 10.

No-brainers include the insanely hot Monte Lipman, Coachella showstopper Beyoncé, chart-topper Jason Aldean, Pulitzer winner Kendrick Lamar, Spirit of Life honoree Jon Platt, managerial free agent ZAYN and the Island Records throne, whose next occupant remains the subject of nonstop industry chatter.

To be clear, none of the aforementioned luminaries or pieces of furniture is represented by Michael Cohen.

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