Shawn Mendes’ fourth album, Wonder (Island), is this Flipover Friday’s top new arrival at iTunes and Apple Music, sitting at #1 in sales and #7 in streams.
Rap-rockers Hollywood Undead follow on the iTunes list at #3 with New Empire, Vol. 2 (BMG).
The soundtrack to Apple Video’s Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special slides down the chimney to #4. Carey’s “Oh Santa!” f/Ariana Grande & Jennifer Hudson is #3 at iTunes songs.
YUNGBLUD’s second album, weird! (Locomotion/Interscope), grabs #5, one slot ahead of Russell Dickerson’s Southern Symphony (Triple Tigers). Third Man/Columbia’s 26-track The White Stripes Greatest Hits is #8. Tori Amos’ four-song Christmastide EP wraps up the list at #9.
A new Britney Spears song released to mark her 39th birthday, “Swimming in the Stars” (RCA), is #2 at iTunes songs behind Trey Lewis’ “Dicked Down in Dallas,” which is #7 at Apple Music.
PRINCE, FIVE YEARS GONE: SOME PURPLE MUSINGS
His death continues to reverberate. (4/22a)
NMAAM TO HONOR SMOKEY, QUINCY, LIONEL DURING BLACK MUSIC MONTH
A fitting lead-in to Black Music Month (4/22a)
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RHYTHM, BLUES AND THE FUTURE
The musical tapestry we know as R&B.
WHO'S NEXT?
Predicting the next big catalog deal.
JUST THE VAX, MA'AM
Once we all get vaccinated, how long before we can party?
WORLDWIDE GROOVE
How is globalization bringing far-flung territories into the musical mainstream?
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