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Unlike Hollywood with the Oscars, the entire music business convenes around various events tied to Grammy Week each winter. No better time to debut a new Puck contributor Dave Brooks, a veteran music journalist and touring business expert who will contribute occasional news and analysis from the music world. Tonight, Dave and I go back and forth on several hot topics, including the current hierarchy of streaming platforms, the viability of the Sphere, the financial health of the Recording Academy, and the Grammys’ possible move to a new home—Steve Ballmer’s Intuit Dome?—after Sunday’s show.