RUMOR MILL
Friday, August 21, 2020
STREAMING SONGS: DRAKE, WALLEN MAKE BIG BOWS
Drake debuts at #1 on this week’s Overall Streaming Songs chart as "Laugh Now Cry Later" f/Lil Durk (OVO/Republic). The lead single for Drake's forthcoming album collects 54m on-demand audio streams in its first week.
Country hitmaker Morgan Wallen opens at #3 with "7 Summers" (Big Loud) and 24m plays. Records/Columbia act 24kGoldn explodes onto the chart at #9 with "Mood" f/Iann Dior (13.8m). Miley Cyrus returns to the chart with 10m streams for her latest single "Midnight Sky" (RCA).
 BST HYDE PARK: BIGGER THAN EVER It's the U.K. equivalent of July 4 fireworks. (7/1a)
UMG ACQUIRES ALL THINGS ZAPPA
Who's gonna "Freak Out" over this acquisition? (7/1a)
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SUPERSTAR RELEASES
Who's next?
MUSIC BIZ SPECIAL
It's Comic-Con for numbers geeks.
THE BIG CHEESE
Theories of evolution from 30,000 feet.
THE NEXT GIANT DEAL
A&R in overdrive.
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