NEW RELEASES WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ACADEMY

We know, you're preoccupied with collecting on your Oscar bets. But here are some early reads on the week's new releases.

Offset and Gunna will battle for the week's top debut, as it happens; stay tuned for updates over the next few days, and who might be a contender for #1.

Offset (Quality Control/Motown/Capitol) 77-82k total activity, 4-5k album
Gunna (Young Stoner Life) 75-80k, 2-3k
Lil Pump (Warner Bros.) 40-45k, 16-20k
Gary Clark, Jr. (Warner Bros.) 37-42k, 35-40k
Kehlani (Atlantic) 25-28k, 5-6k
Dream Theater (InsideOut) 16-22k, 15-20k

Now who thought the Best Foreign Short Subject win was an upset?

HOT DOGS & HITS LIST
We're keeping the backyard BBQ going all weekend. (7/4a)
A LONG, HOT SUMMER
OF NEW ALBUMS
Collect 'em all. (7/5a)
KAHAN, SWIFT ARE U.K.'S TOP MIDYEAR SELLERS
U.S. exports are thriving. (7/5a)
UPDATE: ZACH'S BAR IS OPEN
Next round's on him. (7/4a)
MERCK TO STEP DOWN AS HSM CHAIRMAN
End of an era (7/2a)
THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
INDIE DISTRIBUTION'S RISE TO GLORY
The discovery engine is revving higher.
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