BLONDE'S BOMBSHELL OF A DEBUT

First-week sales of Frank Ocean's Blonde will likely double those of prior Def Jam release Channel Orange, which opened with 131k in July 2012. Since the tracks are currently album-only at iTunes, presumably just for the first week, Blonde’s SPS additions will come solely from streams. In Blonde’s exclusive, abbreviated first week at Apple Music, streams from the album could exceed 50 million.

Frank Ocean (Boys Don't Cry) 265-290k SPS, 225-240k album

HITS LIST GETS LIT UP
Whoa, this year's going too fast. (11/18a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
GRAMMY CHEW: RUMINATING ON THE BIG 4 NOMS
80% is a lot better than usual. (11/15a)
LINKIN PARK CHATS NEW LP WITH AMAZON MUSIC
Alexa's ready to rock. (11/15a)
AND THE 2025 GRAMMY NOMINEES ARE...
And away we go. (11/8a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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