RUMOR MILL
Thursday, May 4, 2023
TOP 20: A TIGHT BATTLE
There’s a battle brewing for #1 on Friday’s HITS Top 50. Morgan Wallen has held the top spot for eight consecutive weeks, but his One Thing at a Time (Big Loud/Mercury/Republic) is now in a dead heat with Pledis/Geffen’s SEVENTEEN. Both entries are projecting just under 140k. Watch this space for further developments.
Three other new releases also appear poised to debut in the Top 10: Jack Harlow's Jackman. (Generation Now/Atlantic), Eslabon Armado’s DESVELADO (DEL) and The National’s First Two Pages of Frankenstein (4AD).
Look for things to move around ahead of the final chart. HITS staffers are likely to move around as well, even though they're napping.
 STAGECOACH GOES BIG WITH ZACH, JELLY ROLL, LUKERecord-breaking heat wave in the forecast. (9/6a)
GRAMMY’S GONNA GRAMMY: THE FIRST “GRAMMY MOMENT”
Recollections differ, but Ken and Babs set a precedent. (9/5a)
HITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALLWe're putting our asses in seats. (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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