UnDoubtedly.
"No Doubt tops our charts this week with a record (‘Return Of Saturn') that looks every bit like a summer smash," guffawed Vince Szydlowski of Virgin Megastores, who was offered to Cuba in the place of Elian Gonzalez but was soundly rejected by the Castro regime because they thought his last name was the punch line of a tasteless Polish joke.
Indeed, Trauma/Interscope's multi-Platinum monsters scored an impressive #2 debut with sales just south of 200K.
"Sophomore projects can be iffy at best," said Szolidolofsky, cleverly ignoring the band's self-titled debut and "Beacon Street Collection" releases. "But the setup on No Doubt was strong, including the Jay Leno appearance on street date. Obviously their fan base hasn't forgotten them." Szisastopotsky then bought a vowel before declaring that the Internet might impact the music industry some time in the future.
Of course, it wasn't just about No Doubt. So So Def/Columbia's Da Brat had a massive first week with a #5 debut and sales over 130K. "Once again it's an amazing job by the Columbia Records Group," said Szokowaasky. "We had very solid first-week numbers by Da Brat, and we expect to see those strong sales continue."
In other news, No Doubt manager Jim Guerinot shot a whopping 112 in the recent Tom Whalley charity golf tournament. He's an ath-uh-lete.
VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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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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