RUMOR MILL
Friday, May 17, 2019
CHART STORY: LOGIC'S DANGEROUS DEBUT
Def Jam’s Logic will debut at #1 on the HITS Top 50 with 81k, fueled by the huge Eminem collab “Homicide." This marks the rapper/author’s third number one bow. Locked in at #2 is Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope), notching a steady 62k in her seventh week (her Don’t Smile At Me EP sits at #25).
Also bowing in the Top 10: Sammy Hagar & the Circle (BMG) at #4 and Mac Demarco(Mac’s Label/Caroline) at #10 .
As for marketshare, UMG leads with 49%, followed by SME’s 27% and WMG with 24%.
Streeting this week are albums from Columbia’s Tyler, The Creator, We The Best/Epic’s DJ Khaled, Schooboy/Interscope’s Carly Rae Jepsen, Warner Bros.’ The Head and The Heart and Caroline’s RAMMSTEIN.
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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