NEW RELEASES:
FEELING ZAYN-Y

As we noted previously, RCA's ZAYN will land at #1 on the HITS Album Sales and Sales Plus Streaming (SPS) charts with his solo bow. Let's take a look at this and the week's other debuts.

ZAYN (RCA) 120-130k album, 160-170k
K Michelle (WMG) 49-53k, 51-55k
Asking Alexandria (Sumerian) 27-28k, 28-32k
Young Thug (WMG) 22-25k, 27-30k
Joe Bonamassa (J&R) 22-25k, 24-27k
Anthony Hamilton (RCA) 20-23k, 22-25k
Amon Amarth (Metal Blade) 14-17k, 15-18k

In political news, Ted Cruz has received enthusiastic endorsements for the GOP Presidential nomination from several of his Republican colleagues, who describe him as "Somewhat preferable to that other horrible choice," "the slightly less noxious alternative" and "Our best path to... oh, god, I can't ... I just can't."

"A HIGH-WIRE ACT": BEN WINSTON ON PRODUCING THIS YEAR'S GRAMMYS
A different kind of challenge (1/28a)
HITS LIST: L.A. STORIES
...and other trending topics (1/28a)
A GRAMMY WEEK GATHERING FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Arm in arm (1/28a)
ON THE COVER: DOECHII
Just in time for Music's Biggest Night (1/27a)
TRUMP TALKING TO ORACLE ABOUT TIKTOK TAKEOVER
The roller-coaster ride continues. (1/27a)
GIVING BACK
FireAid, other benefits prove artists want to be part of the solution.
MEET THE RESISTANCE
Music fuels the fight as our rights come under attack.
BEST NEW ARTISTS
Grammy's BNA batch proves its mettle.
AFTER THE FIRES
How can the biz help restore L.A.?
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