Did somebody say duet? Maybe a Norah/50Cent collaboration on “Don’t Know Why I Didn’t Come In Da Club”? Maybe a little “Come Away with Me, Wanksta”?
Anyway, those whose job it is to predict these things say Norah should fall off about 30-40% on the coming chart, but it’s really too early to tell. 50 Cent, meanwhile, could easily continue to show his peculiar staying power. Could there be a fight for #1 in the works? Most handicappers give it to Norah in the early going, but we shall see.
Meanwhile, a quartet of new releases hit the street yesterday to warm receptions at retail:
Brooklyn rapper Fabolous’ Street Dreams (Elektra) could do 200k, according to early reports from national accounts.
Racy rapper Lil’ Kim returns with La Bella Mafia (Atlantic), which appears headed for a debut week in excess of 150k.
Female-fronted rockers Evanescence, lately driving the Daredevil soundtrack, should see their debut album, Fallen (Wind-up) sell as much as 150k if minor stock issues are resolved.
And California power-pop outfit The Ataris are off to a solid start for their major-label debut, So Long, Astoria (Columbia), which is on track to log 50-60k when the counting’s done.
That’s all well and good, but we still maintain that if Norah and 50 would get in the studio and cut a new version of “Cold Cold Heart (I Been Shot Nine Times),” we’d see some real chart action.
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
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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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