RUMOR MILL
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
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THE FUTURE (UPDATE)
Future will debut at #1 this week with what may be his best opening as a solo artist. Previously, DS2 opened with 151k in 2015. Future shares his overall biggest debut with Drake. Their What A Time To Be Alive collaboration scored 375k in its first week two months after DS2. Columbia's Polo G will have the week's second-biggest bow.
- Future (Freebandz/Epic) 150-160k, 13-15k albums
- Polo G (Columbia) 90-95k, 15-18k
- Lil Baby (Quality Control/Motown/Capitol) 65-70k, <1k
- Drake (OVO/Republic) 55-60k, ~1k
- DaBaby (Interscope) 40-45k, <1k
- Lil Uzi Vert (Generation Now/Atlantic) 35-40k, <1k
- The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 35-40k, 2-3k
- Post Malone (Republic) 34-38k, ~1k
- NAV (XO/Republic) 34-38k, 6-8k
- Jason Isbell (Southeastern/Thirty Tigers) 33-37k, 30-33k
- Kehlani (TSNMI/Atlantic) 30-35k, 2-4k
- Bad Bunny - YHLQMDLG (Rimas) 30-35k, 1-2k
- Bad Bunny (Rimas) 28-32k, 2-3k
- Doja Cat (Kemosabe/RCA) 28-32k, <1k
- Roddy Ricch (Bird Vision/Atlantic) 27-30k, <1k
- Megan Thee Stallion (Atlantic) 25-28k, <1k
- Luke Combs (River House/Columbia Nashville) 25-28k, 2-3k
- Lil Durk (Alamo/Geffen/Interscope) 22-25k, <1k
- Harry Styles (Columbia) 21-24k, 4-6k
- Moneybagg Yo (N-Less/Interscope) 21-24k, 1-2k
Debuts
In ransomware news, the HITS system was recently breached. After reviewing the hijacked data, the hackers decided to pay us to take it off their hands. Easiest $12 we ever made.
HITS LIST: TIME OF THE SEASON
The temperature's rising, it isn't surprising. (6/24a)
YOUR SIZZLING SUMMERTIME PHOTO GALLERY
Connecting the faces with the boldfaces. (6/22a)
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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.
INDIE DISTRIBUTION'S RISE TO GLORY
The discovery engine is revving higher.
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ABRAMS JOINS SWIFT AT WEMBLEYrumor mail
