FLIPOVER FRIDAY: NEW ARRIVALS AT iTUNES AND APPLE MUSIC

The first album in five years from Epic’s Lamb of God and Bob Dylan’s first album of all new songs in nearly a decade are duking it out this flipover Friday for the top slot on iTunes albums.

Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways (Columbia) grabbed the #1 slot as the roosters were crowing on the West Coast, pushing Lamb of God to #2. With John Legend’s Bigger Love (Columbia) at #7 and Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile’s Not Our First Goat Rodeo (Sound Postings/Sony Masterworks), Sony has four of the Top 10 titles this flipover Friday.

Jason Mraz’s Look for the Good (Interrbang/BMG) is #3 followed by former American Idol contestant Gabby Barrett at #4 with Goldmine (Warner Nashville).

Neil Young’s previously unreleased 1975 recording, Homegrown (Reprise) is #5, one slot ahead of Michael Franti & Spearhead’s Work Hard and Be Nice (Boo Boo Wax/Thirty Tigers).

New Found Glory’s Forever and Ever x Infinity (Hopeless) lands at #8, just ahead of Phoebe Bridgers’ second album, Punisher (Dead Oceans) at #9.

At songs, BTS’ “Stay Gold” (Virgin) starts off at #1; J. Cole’s Tuesday release, “Snow on tha Bluff” (Dreamville/Roc Nation), is #8 and #2 at Apple Music.

Tee Grizzley has the highest debut at Apple Music as The Smartest (300) drops in at #10. Teyana Taylor’s The Album (G.O.O.D./Def Jam) is #13 followed by Pi’erre Bourne’s The Life of Pi’erre 4 (Deluxe) (Sosshouse/Interscope) at #15.

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Jody will be the center of attention at Clive's shindig. (12/18a)
ON THE COVER:
BILLIE EILISH
A star upon the highest bough (12/19a)
NOISEMAKERS:
A HOLIDAY TREAT
Something for their stockings (12/18a)
SUPREME COURT SETS 1/10 HEARING ON TIKTOK BAN
How will SCOTUS rule? (12/19a)
THE HIP-HOP CONUNDRUM
Grammy being Grammy (12/19a)
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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