As we noted yesterday, track sales slid another 5% from the previous week, which was itself nothing to write home about, but some light broke through the clouds at the top of the mountain. Sam Smith and John Legend’s “Lay Me Down” grew by 472% week over week, while Maroon 5’s “Sugar” (+4%) and Flo Rida’s “G.D.F.R.” (+8%) were in positive territory. The tandem hits from the Fifty Shades of Grey ST didn’t gain any units, but they held their own. The only debut to show up big was Mumford & Sons’ “Believe,” bringing some electric guitars (but no banjo) to the Top 10.
It’s too soon to say whether the Mumford track will be rocking up the leaderboard over the long haul, but RCA’s Walk the Moon has a real comer of a rock-crossover cut with “Shut Up + Dance,” which goes #20-13 with 67k, a 25% increase.
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
The dust settles on the Indio Polo Grounds. (4/22a)
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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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