At iTunes, the deluxe edition of Sam's In the Lonely Hour jumped to #1 this afternoon, followed by Lana and Linkin.

NEXT WEEK'S BATTLE FOR #1: EARLY READS

Lana Holds Lead, Sam Comes on Strong,
Linkin Grows in Early Numbers
Early, early reads in advance of next week's three-way chart battle have Interscope's Lana Del Rey at 175-200k, Capitol's Sam Smith at 140-160k and Warner Bros.' Linkin Park at 110-120. Take these with the usual grains of salt and stand by for further updates.

At iTunes,the deluxe edition of Sam's In the Lonely Hour jumped to #1 this afternoon, followed by Lana and Linkin, while Sam's standard edition is #6; on the singles side, Sam's "Stay With Me" is #5
SONY MUSIC TOPS $10B FOR SECOND STRAIGHT FISCAL YEAR
Momentum in dollars and yen (5/14a)
MALONE, WALLEN NEED NO "HELP" ACHIEVING MILESTONE
A genre-obliterating collab (5/14a)
RAJ KAPOOR: STACKING THE STARS, MAKING THE ACMs SHINE
Producer putting the finishing touches on Thursday's show. (5/14a)
WHAT'S NOT TO "LIKE?" HUGE STREAMS FOR K. DOT
No longer keeping his diss-tance. (5/14a)
HITS LIST: AROUND
THE MAYPOLE
The biz springs into motion. (5/14a)
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!
 Email

 First Name

 Last Name

 Company

 Country
CAPTCHA code
Captcha: (type the characters above)