JENNIFER KNOEPFLE: THE HITS INTERVIEW
A publishing all-star tells her story. (5/7a)
LIVE NATION POSTS (ANOTHER) RECORD QUARTER
More butts in seats than ever before. (5/3a)
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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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Michael Ball and Alfie Boe have landed at #1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums chart with Together at Christmas (Decca) on 33,000 sales. Over on singles, Ariana Grande holds on to the top spot for a fifth consecutive week.
Together at Christmas is Ball & Boe’s third joint album to reach #1. Of those 33,000 sales, 96% were physical.
BTS’ BE (Big Hit) settles for second place at #2, followed by Taylor Swift’s Folklore (EMI), which rebounds to #4 from #36 following its release on vinyl.
Two more releases debut inside this week’s Top 10: Neil Diamond and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Classic Diamonds (UMG) at #5, and the Iron Maiden live album Nights of the Dead—Legacy of the Beast (Parlophone) lands at #7.