RUMOR MILL
Back to Rumor Mill >
Monday, November 3, 2003

WEEK IN PREVIEW: OUTKAST, STEWART MEASURING UP

It Will Be Clay's Day, But Race For #2 Is Tight
The fires are almost out, the smoke is still clearing, and this week's #1 album will be Clay Aiken's Measure of a Man. That will make three weeks in a row for the RCA disc.

Don't snooze just yet: Arista's OutKast and J Records' Rod Stewart will be battling back and forth for the #2 spot, with around 125k in sales. Keep checking the Building Album Chart. Entertain yourself with those amusing Guy in the Goggles sounds. Anything to keep from working.

This week's top debuts will be from RCA's The Strokes and the best of from R.E.M. (Warner Bros.) which should land right around 100k. Just behind them will be Gerald Levert (EW/Elektra/EEG), who should land around 85k. Hot damn.

And just when you think it couldn't get any more exciting, there are a lot of monster CDs that will be on the shelves as of Tuesday morning: Sarah McLachlan (Arista), Ja Rule (IDJ), P.O.D. (Atlantic), Toby Keith (DreamWorks Nashville), Coldplay (Capitol), Default (TVT), Wyclef Jean (J Records), and Ryan Adams (Lost Highway).

 
BACK TO RUMOR MILL
 
NEAR TRUTHS:
CENTERS OF GRAVITY
Eilish enters a powerful new creative chapter. (5/6a)
Check It Out Now
ON THE COVER:
TAYLOR SWIFT
Sorry, Tay, but we had to do it. (5/6a)
Check It Out Now
HITS LIST: HANGIN' OUT
With extra relish (5/6a)
Check It Out Now
LATEST SCORES: KENDRICK V. DRAKE
Multiple lead changes in this playoff game. (5/6a)
Check It Out Now
LIVE NATION POSTS (ANOTHER) RECORD QUARTER
More butts in seats than ever before. (5/3a)
Check It Out Now
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!
 Email

 First Name

 Last Name

 Company

 Country
CAPTCHA code
Captcha: (type the characters above)

By clicking submit you are agreeing
to Terms and Conditions