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Death Cab Bounced Aside By 3 Doors Down

Death Cab For Cutie's reign at the top of the album charts was fun while it lasted, but Alabama natives and Hinder/Staind touring buddies 3 Doors Down are projected to take the No. 1 spot on Wednesday by a landslide, with around 150,000 projected sales of their new, self-titled album. Bun B's post-UGK solo album trails in the No. 2 spot, with sales likely falling just short of the six-digit mark, and squeaky clean, yet scantily clad dancer turned country star Julianne Hough grabbing No. 3 with 60,000 sales. Last week's chart slides down with Frank Sinatra at No. 4, Death Cab as the likely No. 5, and the deathless Leona Lewis at No. 6. Duffy, Mariah Carey, Toby Keith, and Madonna are the likely picks for the rest of the top 10, with all those albums projected to sell in the 40,000-copy range. [HITS Daily Double]

1:30 PM on Fri May 23 2008
By Dan Gibson
430 views, 6 comments

Latest by dr.randy: 3 Doors Down is a real band? Damn, I thought they were totally invented by the US Government. What kind of band actually does ads for the military? more »

friday chart preview

What Will Death Cab Have To Be Sad About Now?

The largely accurate Hits Daily Double Friday chart preview has been posted, and Death Cab for Cutie are projected to hit the top spot on this week's album chart with sales in the neighborhood of 150,000 copies. Everyone else probably won't make it past 100k, including a Frank Sinatra Reprise best-of repackaging at #2 (80,000 or so), Mariah Carey (70-ish thousand), Jason Mraz, Leona Lewis, Neil Diamond, Madonna and Toby Keith. Fighting it out for the ninth and tenth spots: active rock newcomers 10 Years, and the always charming Keith Sweat. Next week, a parade of exciting releases honoring my birthday from Bun B, 3 Doors Down, Jesse McCartney, and the Flobots. [Hits Daily Double]

1:00 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Dan Gibson
445 views, 7 comments

Latest by Dan Gibson: @Al Shipley: It might be a faux-rerelease, to be honest. It has a new catalog number now and a lower price, but I think it has the same twelve tracks. more »

for swingin' bloggers

Frank Sinatra Invented The Internet

USA Weekend celebrated the tenth anniversary of Frank Sinatra's passing with a series of rememberances from friends, legendary figures, and Gay Talese. While it was touching to read Bill Clinton and Tony Bennett respectively recall discussing Duets and founding the Frank Sinatra School Of The Arts, the most startling revelation involved his Web site. Did you know that Nancy Sinatra would read him messages from franksinatra.com, and that he would dictate his response to her? In 1997? His passing was already tragic enough without knowing how enthusiastic he was about the ever-blossoming information superhighway. The ol' Reprise CEO might have shown ding-a-lings like Trent Reznor and Thom Yorke how it's done. More »

4:30 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Anthony Miccio
617 views, 3 comments

Latest by bcapirigi: didn't nancy not have her own website until like 2005? more »

rumors

Is Alicia Keys Going To Duet With Ol' Blue Eyes At The Grammys?

We're hearing rumors that Alicia Keys' splashy performance at this Sunday's Grammys won't have her singing with Whitney Houston, as previously speculated; instead, she'll share a stage with Frank Sinatra, or rather a "virtual" version of the nearly-10-years-gone crooner. Said holographic fever dream will be projected onto the stage in a fashion similar to the way Elvis Presley appeared on the American Idol charity special alongside a bejumpsuited Celine Dion. (Ah, memories.) No word on what Ol' Blue Eyes and Young Piano Fingers will sing yet, but you can bet your copy of Duets that a saleable version of it will make its way to iTunes faster than you can hum "The Lady Is A (Cross-Promotional) Tramp." [Photo: AP]

11:10 AM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Maura Johnston
3,593 views, 7 comments

Latest by HONEYBFLY: Didn't CELINE DION perform with a post-mortem Frankie about 7 or 8 years ago?? At least this saves my girl Whitney from another opportunity to embarrass herself. more »

Warner Music Group is really into the idea of the 360 deal, where record companies "music-based content companies" share in the profits of merchandise and touring with their artists, but I'm curious to the thinking behind its just-announced joint venture with the estate of Frank Sinatra, whose touring revenue will be severely hampered by the fact that he's, um, not with us anymore? I'm not sure that particular income gap can be made up by another 25 Duets albums. [WMG Investor Relations]

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