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8/20/16

In the wake of his video album, Frank Ocean has dropped a "proper" full-length, Blonde (or Blond, as the cover art has it), which has dutifully flown to #1 at iTunes (all tracks are locked for album purchase only, and a store takeover is in effect) while also streaming on Apple Music. The 17-song set features single "Nikes," for which a video appeared this morning.


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8/20/16

Frank Ocean 's Apple-exclusive Blonde album will be the week's biggest release; stay tuned for forecasts. In the meantime, let's look at the week's two other substantial new sets...


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FRANK nikes
8/20/16

Apple Music began rolling out the Frank Ocean visual album this morning with the first full song offering, for the track "Nikes"...


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monte cake
8/19/16

Happy Birthday, Monte Lipman! This commemorative cake, engineered by Chopper Charlie Walk and Team Republic and delivered by whirlybird, celebrates the Ethos in the sweetest way possible. Of course, we knew him when... 


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pnd
8/19/16

The soundtrack to Warner Bros.Suicide Squad remains at #1 on both charts this week, earning approximately 90k on the Sales Plus Streaming (SPS) Chart with 48K of that being pure album sales. The biggest bow, however, belongs to OVO/Warner Bros.’ PARTYNEXTDOOR (pictured), who earned 50k on the SPS Chart to land at #3 with PARTYNEXTDOOR 3.


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madonna old days
8/19/16

Yeah, bitches, that IS Madonna, seen here on the Who's That Girl? promo junket with Z100's Magic Matt Alan. This tantalizing two-shot, from back when we were all shiny and new (or at least felt that way), is brought to you by the HITS 30th Anniversary Issue, soon to be landing on your desks—very much unlike a virgin.


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super bartels
8/19/16

What do Steve Bartels, Paul McCartney, Pandora's Lars Murray, Shawn Mendes and the Copyright Royalty Board have in common? Well, yes, they were all horrified yet fascinated by those naked Donald Trump statues. But they also appear in this week's HITS List, our weekly cheat sheet of industry doings. Read it, learn it, love it.


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CkDOU73WEAAHe3U
8/19/16

It's the freakin' weekend, buddy! And you know what that means. No, we're not talking about body shots and incriminating photos, but if you have any, please send them our way. Spotify's New Music Friday Playlist is out, and it includes Shawn Mendes' "Mercy" (Island), Ellie Goulding's "Still Falling For You" (Interscope), Britney Spears' "Do You Wanna Come Over?" (RCA)... 


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8/19/16

You may have seen the Wall Street Journal story about the pending launch of Pandora’s on-demand streaming service, which suggested said service (built on the bones of acquisition Rdio) has closed the labels and might see the light of day by next month. Sources close to the talks, however...


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endless
8/19/16

Frank Ocean dropped new music! Yay! Everyone's really excited and it sounds super-cool! Woo-hoo! What exactly is it, and how does it count on the charts? Uhhh...


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