RUMOR MILL
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
TOP 20: BURNING UP
THE LANEZ
It’s another battle for #1 between The Weeknd and Interscope, the third in a row. This week the label has Tory Lanez in the race which, at this time, is too close to call. RCA scores a possible three in the Top 20 with The Strokes debut, the surging Trolls World Tour soundtrack, and continued steady performance from Doja Cat. Here’s how it looks at this point.
- The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 60-70k total activity, 10-15k albums
- Tory Lanez (Mad Love/Interscope) 60-70k, 3-5k
- Lil Uzi Vert (Generation Now/Atlantic) 60-65k, <1k
- Lil Baby (Quality Control/Motown/Capitol) 42-47k, ~1k
- Bad Bunny (Rimas) 40-45k, <1k
- Roddy Ricch (Bird Vision/Atlantic) 35-40k, <1k
- Post Malone (Republic) 35-40k, ~1k
- Rod Wave (Alamo/Geffec/Interscope) 33-38k, ~1k
- Dua Lipa (Warner) 30-35k, 3-5k
- The Strokes (RCA) 28-32k, 18-21k
- Jhene Aiko (Def Jam) 24-27k, <1k
- Justin Bieber (RBMG/Def Jam) 24-27K, 1-3K
- Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope) 22-25k, 3-5k
- Frozen 2 (Walt Disney) 21-24k, 3-5k
- Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville) 21-24k, 5-7k
- Harry Styles (Columbia) 21-24k, 3-5k
- Luke Combs (River House/Columbia Nashville) 19-22k, 1-3k
- Trolls World Tour (RCA) 19-22k, 8-10k
- Megan Thee Stallion (Atlantic) 19-22k, <1k
- Doja Cat (Kemosabe/RCA) 19-22k, <1k
Debuts
If you'll excuse us, it's time to watch our stories.
 HITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALLWe're manning the merch table. (9/9a)
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THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
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.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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