Seven-time ACM nominees Lady Antebellum celebrate the year’s first million-seller in Capitol Nashville’s Need You Now, remaining at #2, with 117k.
The late country legend Johnny Cash’s American VI: Ain’t No Grave, the final Rick Rubin-produced recordings for American/Lost Highway before the legendary music icon's death in 2003, bows at #3 as the week’s top new entry, racking up 50k in sales.
A pair of albums from Interscope’s Jimmy Iovine, Black Eyed Peas’ The E.N.D. (#4) and Lady Gaga’s The Fame Deluxe Edition (#5) round out the Top 5.
Veteran
Cash Money/Universal Motown’s Lil Wayne rap-rock hybrid Rebirth (#6), Kemosabe/ RCA/RMG’s Ke$ha (#14-7, +7%), Columbia’s Susan Boyle (#8) and Big Machine’s Taylor Swift (#9) round out the best-seller list.
Other chart debuts are registered by Sony Music Latin’s Chayanne (#21), Columbia Nashville’s Josh Thompson (#31), Island/IDJ’s
Glassnote’s resurgent
In addition to Ke$ha, SRC/Universal Motown’s Melanie Fiona (#33-24, +2%) and Star Trak/Interscope’s Robin Thicke (#36-27, +2%) are the additional two acts showing upward mobility.
Hitting retail this week are Beluga Heights/Warner Bros.’ Jason Derulo, WB Nashville’s Blake Shelton, Disney Records’ Almost Alice companion piece to the movie, Geffen’s Lifehouse, 19/RCA’s Danny Gokey, Experience Music/Legacy’s Jimi Hendrix and Real World/EMI’s Peter Gabriel.
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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