YOUR TOP 15:
DRONES FLY HIGH

Muse will take the #1 spot on both our sales and SPS charts next week with Drones (Warner Bros.). Here’s how it looks headed into the weekend.

*Muse (Warner Bros.) 70-75k sales, 75-80k SPS
*Of Monsters and Men (Republic) 55-60k, 55-60k
Florence + The Machine (Republic) 35-40k, 35-40k
Rolling StonesSticky Fingers (UMe) 28-32k, 30-35k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 28-32k, 55-60k
*Now Country 8 (NOW) 17-20k
*A Thousand Horses (Republic Nashville) 17-20k, 19-22k
Pitch Perfect 2 (UMe) 16-18k, 24-27k
A$AP Rocky (Polo Grounds/RCA) 16-18k, 30-35k
Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground/Varvatos/BMLG/Republic) 16-18k, 23-26k
Twenty One Pilots (Fueled By Ramen) 15-17k, 21-24k
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 15-17k, 30-35k
Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville) 14-16k, 27-30k
Josh Groban (Reprise) 13-15k, 14-16k
Mumford & Sons (Glassnote) 13-15k, 17-20k

In utterly unrelated news, the great British horror/fantasy movie star Christopher Lee has died. If you're a genre nerd, check out one editor-geek's appreciation here.

NEAR TRUTHS:
CENTERS OF GRAVITY
Eilish enters a powerful new creative chapter. (5/6a)
ON THE COVER:
TAYLOR SWIFT
Sorry, Tay, but we had to do it. (5/6a)
HITS LIST: HANGIN' OUT
With extra relish (5/6a)
LATEST SCORES: KENDRICK VS. DRAKE
Multiple lead changes in this playoff game. (5/6a)
LIVE NATION POSTS (ANOTHER) RECORD QUARTER
More butts in seats than ever before. (5/3a)
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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