After that we’re looking at a stylistic mixed bag of debuts in stores Thanksgiving week. In the 100k and over category, you got yer hip-hop, with Juelz Santana (Roc-A-Fella/IDJ, 150k plus) and Chamillionaire (Universal, 140k-150k), yer New Age-y pop with Enya (Reprise, 125k, give or take), yer heart-on-sleeve rock with ex-Creed frontman Scott Stapp (Wind-up, 100k-125k) and yer country diva with sitcom protagonist Reba McEntire (MCA Nashville, 90k-100k).
The other noteworthy bows are from
Qualifying note: It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and as always there will be a ton of wild discounts announced on Thanksgiving Day proper that kick in on Freakout Friday, so any or all of the above-mentioned titles could be impacted. What we’re trying to say, kiddies, is take these projections with a grain of salt and a beer chaser.
OK, reality-check time (aka the old up and down). The market was up 9.8% vs. last week on 13.1 million units, and down 14.1% from same week last year. That puts the music biz year to date off last year’s pace by 9.8%. Last year at this point: 545.8 million. This year: 492.4 million.
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