Columbia is now officially hot.
Ron Perry would love to stay and tell you about it, but he’s waiting for the
Postmates guy to bring the dog biscuits for
Ms. Larry David. So we’ll do it.
Leading the charge is streaming monster
Lil Nas X, whose “Old Town Road” is ruling the world and atop both
Spotify U.S.
/Apple Music and
iTunes charts with its original version and a
Billy Ray Cyrus remix (which is #2 Spotify Global). Meanwhile, the new
Halsey-enhanced
BTS track, “Boy With Luv,” is Top 5 Spotify U.S. and Global, and both the track and the EP on which it appears,
MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA, are selling ahead of the K-Pop kids’ #1 bow on our Top 50 chart.
Matter of fact, the label currently has the #1, #3 and #5 U.S. streaming songs, the #2, #3 and #4 global streaming tracks, the #1, #3 and #6-selling songs and the #1, #3, #4 and #8 albums.
The label is also demonstrating radio heat, with “Old Town Road” already #17 at Pop at #11 at Rhythm, the “Boy With Luv” #31 at Pop and flying, both on the heels of
Chainsmokers/5 Seconds of Summer at #12 and
Lil Peep &
ILoveMakonnen f/
Fall Out Boy at #14. At Alternative,
Vampire Weekend is #8 and
Dominic Fike is #32;
Polo G, a strong streaming entry, is #43 Rhythm.
Jim Burruss and team have got the horses in the back.
Beyoncé’s live album capturing her storied
Coachella 2018 perf is out now and #1 at iTunes—with a
Netflix doc spiking the convo—and a star-studded
Game of Thrones “inspired by” set is on deck, with a
Weeknd-SZA-Travis Scott single dropping on 4/18.