RUMOR MILL
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
YOUR NEW RELEASES
Big Sean Leads the Week's Retail Debuts
Big Sean should easily take the #1 spot on our SPS chart next week. Here are this week’s key releases:
Big Sean (Def Jam) 140-150k SPS, 120-130k sales.
Kid Rock (Warner Bros.) 125-130k SPS, 120-125k sales
Chris Brown & Tyga (RCA) 70-75k SPS, 50-55k sales
Led Zeppelin (Swan Song/WMG) 35-37k SPS, 34-36k sales
Red (Provident) 35-37k SPS, 34-36k sales
Mat Kearney (Republic) 28-30k SPS, 27-29k sales
In a related story, talking about this stuff on a Wednesday will start to seem quaint pretty soon.
CORNELL'S MUSIC ALL OVER iTUNES CHARTS
Devoted fans remember the voice of their generation. (5/19a)
 LIAM PAYNE LAUNCHES SOLO CAREER...with a little help from Migos hitmaker Quavo. (5/19a)
SAY NARM! ER...CHEESE: MUSIC BIZ '17 PICS
The photo ops you've been waiting for! (5/19a)
KATY PERRY & NICKI MINAJ TEAM UP FOR A "SWISH"
Nothin' but net, so to speak... (5/19a)
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A&R IN THE AGE OF STREAMING
You know you were wondering.
LORDE'S NEXT LEVEL
How Melodrama took shape.
NASHVILLE BIG CAT
His last album made him a star. Will this one explode?
APPLE'S NEXT MOVE
The plan for domination.
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