RUMOR MILL
Monday, August 24, 2015
NEW RELEASES: UPDATE
Based on very early reads, Reprise's Disturbed will bag the week's biggest debut. Meanwhile, Dr. Dre's Compton (Aftermath/Interscope) set will get a boost as physical product hits the marketplace. Here are the week's key debuts, updated and expanded to include weekend sales:
Disturbed (Reprise) 85-90k, 87-92k
Kip Moore (MCA Nashville) 32-37k, 34-39k
Bon Jovi (Island) 24-27k, 25-28k
Ghost B.C. (Concord) 22-25k, 23-26k
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (Stax/Concord) 18-21k, 21-24k
Pop Evil (eOne) 14-17, 15-18k
Carly Rae Jepsen (Schoolboy/Interscope) 14-17k, 17-20k
...and here are Dre's new numbers:
Dr. Dre (Aftermath/Interscope) 39-44k, 45-50k ** Released on physical CD this week **
Digital 15-17k, Physical 24-27k
In other news, Donald Trump is still figuring out how best to scare the Pope. One option is to jump out from behind a statue of Saint Barnabas, while another possible scenario would have Trump shining a flashlight under his face while chanting "ISIS wants to get you!"
