NEW RELEASES: IT'S IN THE BAGG

CMG/N-Less/Interscope rap sensation Moneybagg Yo is headed for his first #1 debut on this week's HITS Top 50. His fourth studio album, A Gangsta's Pain, is projected to post a first-week total of around 100k.

Eric Church's Soul (EMI Nashville), the final installment of his Heart & Soul trilogy, is aiming to outperform last week's release.

Moneybagg Yo (CMG/N-Less/Interscope): 95-105k total activity; 2-3k albums
Eric Church (EMI Nashville): 50-55k; 40-45k

Still bingeing the Best Picture nominees? We're eating gummies and screening The Emoji Movie.

HITS LIST GETS LIT UP
Whoa, this year's going too fast. (11/19a)
ON THE COVER: WICKED
They're not in Kansas anymore. (11/19a)
GRAMMY CHEW: RUMINATING ON THE BIG 4 NOMS
80% is a lot better than usual. (11/15a)
NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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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