FLIPOVER FRIDAY: NEW ARRIVALS AT iTUNES & APPLE MUSIC

A sparse collection of new arrivals filters into the iTunes Top 10 this Labor Day weekend edition of Flipover Friday. Royal Blood leads the way.

Back to the Water Below (Warner), the fourth album by the British rock duo Royal Blood, surfaces at #2, one slot ahead of Slowdive’s everything is alive (Dead Oceans), the shoegaze act’s first album since their 2017 reunion. PolarisFatalism (Sharptone) follows at #4, with Larry Fleet’s Earned It (Big Loud) cashing in at #5.

iTunes singles has a new #1: Nicki Minaj’s “Last Time I Saw You” (Young Money/Republic).

Blxst & Bino RideausSixtape 3 EP (Evgle/Out the Blue/Def Jam/Red Bull) is the top new arrival at Apple Music, opening at #26.

HITS LIST GETS LIT UP
Whoa, this year's going too fast. (11/16a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
GRAMMY CHEW: RUMINATING ON THE BIG 4 NOMS
80% is a lot better than usual. (11/15a)
LINKIN PARK CHATS NEW LP WITH AMAZON MUSIC
Alexa's ready to rock. (11/15a)
AND THE 2025 GRAMMY NOMINEES ARE...
And away we go. (11/8a)
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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