RUMOR MILL
Monday, December 11, 2023
NEW RELEASES:
PINK POWER
The biggest female rap debut of 2023, Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 (Young Money/Republic) will open with an impressive 170-190k, easily achieving #1 on next week’s HITS Top 50. RCA’s Tate McCrae, meanwhile, is trending toward a first week of 40-50k, the biggest bow of her career.
Nicki Minaj (Young Money/Republic): 170-190k
Tate McCrae (RCA): 40-50k
If you take a swig of holiday cider for every week Republic hit #1 this year, you turn into Santa. True story.
 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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