Refreshed reports indicate Nicki Minaj‘s previously forecasted reign atop next week’s Billboard 200 with her fourth official studio, ‘Queen,’ is on track to be blocked from the tally’s perch by this week’s champion Travis Scott.

Scott, who took the #1 position on the chart from Minaj’s Young Money brother Drake, shocked fans and industry analysts alike when his latest project – ‘Astroworld’ – bowed at #1 with 537,000 units shifted (the second largest debut this year to date).  Coming as his second chart-topper overall, the set was originally predicted to shift at least a third of those sales in week #2.  While updated information suggests his second week sales will fall a bit shy of that projection, they’re still believed to be just enough to keep ‘Queen’ at bay.

Details inside:

(more…)

Though set to be welcomed by modest sales, Jay Z and Beyonce´s “Everything is Love“ is to wipe the floor with all three of Kanye West‘s album releases on the Billboard 200 this week.

Full story below…

(more…)

‘Tightrope’ performer Janelle Monae has traipsed her way into yet another top 5 hit on the Billboard 200 thanks to her tertiary release, ‘Dirty Computer.’

Her first studio album in nearly five years, the set – kicked off by ‘I Like That,’ ‘Make Me Feel,’ ‘Django Jane,’ ‘Pynk,’ and a short film – has come as a welcomed addition to her critically acclaimed discography as it was greeted fanfare similar to that of its forerunners.  Initially, industry analysts suggested that critical laud wasn’t exactly reflected commercially as the LP was predicted to shift 37,000 units its first week (click here to read more on that).  The numbers, if proven true, would have delivered the singer’s second best first week sales of her career.  Keywords:  “would have.”

For, at the close of ‘Computer’s first full tracking week (May 4), a surge in sales has not only seen her leave that first report’s prediction in the dust, but also gifted her the best first week sales of her career:

(more…)

Guess who’s rocking the Billboard 200 with pure sales for yet another week!

Taylor Swift of course.

Sweet news for the Pop siren after the bounce…

(more…)

BET was on hand to capture what may have been the Hip-Hop wedding of the year.

Walking down the aisle? The rapper Gucci Mane and the love of his life Keyshia Kaoir, inviting the cameras in to capture the event for the wedding special ‘The Mane Event.‘

Missed the event? Fear not, snaps and footage from the wedding below…

(more…)

After much ado, Tamar Braxton uncaged her new studio album ‘Blue Bird Of Happiness’ last week.

In the run-up to its arrival, the star performed on platforms such as the BET Awards and made headlines when she revealed that the set will supposedly serve as her “last” body of work.

Armed with that relative hype, all eyes are on the set’s sales. Did she deliver? Find out below…

(more…)

SZA‘s ‘CTRL’ is expected to welcome modest opening week sales in the United States this week.

Supported by the single ‘Drew Barrymore’, the soulful set made its way to retailers on June 9th 2017 and received a score of 86/100 on Metacritic .

Its projected opening week number?

Via Hits Daily Double:

1. (*) Katy Perry (Capitol) 180-195k SPS, 160-175k albums
2. Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope) 64-69k, 14-16k
3. (*) Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville) 55-60k, 47-52k
4. (*) SZA (TDE/RCA) 48-53k, 19-22k
5. Ed Sheeran (Asylum) 42-46k, 12-14k
6. Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 39-43k, 1-2k
7. Post Malone (Republic) 28-31k, 1-2k
8. Bruno Mars (Atlantic) 28-31k, 9-11k
9. Halsey (Astralwerks) 25-28k, 10-12k
10. (*) Rise Against (Virgin) 23-26k, 22-25k
11. Chris Stapleton (Mercury Nashville) 23-26k, 19-22k
12. Migos (Quality Control) 22-25k, 1-2k
13. Bryson Tiller (Trapsoul/RCA) 21-24k, 1-2k
14. Moana (Walt Disney) 21-24k, 10-12k
15. Harry Styles (Columbia) 21-24k, 10-12k
16. Khalid (Right Hand Music/RCA) 21-24k, 1-2k
17. (*) Lindsey Buckingham-Christine McVie (Atlantic) 20-23k, 19-22k
18. Future (FREEBANDZ/Epic) 20-23k, 1-2k
19. Beatles (Capitol) 19-22k, 16-18k
20. Chainsmokers (Disruptor/Columbia) 19-22k, 3-4k

Sales Plus Streams are set to place the project at #4 with numbers north of 48,000 units.

What do you make of these numbers?