CHART MURMUR: The #1 spot on our Building Album Sales Chart belongs, without question to Hollywood's Pop siren Selena Gomez. But how many units will the toothsome young diva sell in her debut week? And what about another Disney-affiliated project, the Teen Beach soundtrack? And the various other debuts on the chart, such as Cash Money/Republic's Rich Gang? What kind of numbers can chart veterans like Jay Z, Imagine Dragons and Florida George Line expect? Even with Selena's coronation a certainty, there's plenty of suspense on this week's chart. Keep checking in until it's final—don't let your job or basic bodily functions distract you. (7/30a)
NEAR TRUTHS: UNCORKED
Jay-Z's blingy mountain of cash keeps gaining altitude. (3/5a)
GRAMMY CHEW: THE
PRE-GRAMMY BOUNCE Let's hear it for ironic guitar-smashing. (3/5a)
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
A jazz chronicle of fighting the power.
GRAMMYS: WHERE TO FROM HERE?
After the snubs, the show.
ACQUITTED
In a phenomenal display of cowardice.
MOVING THE NEEDLE
When vaccination schedules and touring schedules meet.
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