BIGGEST DEBUT OF THE YEAR
Grade A/Interscope's Juice WRLD has landed the biggest debut of the year with his posthumous album, Legends Never Die. The set bows at #1 on the HITS Top 50 with 508k units in total activity (210k albums).
Juice's first week also include another milestone, the year's largest streaming week with 390m on-demand audio streams. The album now ranks in the Top 5 all-time streaming debuts.
Legends Never Die is the largest debut since Taylor Swift's Lover (Republic), which debuted at #1 with 867k in August 2019. It’s the third biggest posthumous debut in the modern chart era, trailing only Notorious B.I.G.’s Life After Death (690k) and 2Pac’s R U Still Down? (548k).
Victor Victor/Republic’s Pop Smoke slides to #2 in his second week, as his own posthumous set Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon tacks on another 108k following a chart-topping bow last week.
The next top debut goes to Summer Walker for her EP Life on Earth (LVRN/Interscope). The five-track set enters at #7 with 30k.
Greatest gainers include Juice WRLD’s first two albums, Goodbye & Good Riddance (#12, +17%) and Death Race For Love (#26, +15%), along with Rod Wave’s Pray 4 Love (#14, +22%). Wave’s single “Rags2Riches” (Alamo/Geffen/Interscope) exploded on DSPs this week.
Streeting this week are projects from The Chicks (Columbia), BUSH (Zuma Rock), Ellie Goulding (Interscope) and a deluxe edition of Jhené Aiko’s Chilombo (Def Jam).
VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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A CHORUS OF PRAISE: IVORS 2024 NOMS
