Richie is embarrassed at a record producers banquet honoring his mentor, Maury Gold, when a rival ribs him about the Polygram snafu. Later, Maury and a mob associate come looking for information about a detective's inquiry; Clark aims to sign Alice Cooper to a solo deal; Olivia envisions an old barn in the suburbs as a home for the arts; and Richie's idea for some of Lester's old material is not well received.

From Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter, this new drama series is set in 1970s New York. A ride through the sex- and drug-addled music business at the dawn of punk, disco, and hip-hop, the show is seen through the eyes of a record label president, Richie Finestra, who is trying to save his company and his soul without destroying everyone in his path.