HITS 8/21: Luke Bryan #1: 500k+, K.Michelle #2: 65k-70k

[Wavey✨️]

YOUR NEW RELEASES: Luke Bryan could have the largest debut for a Country solo artist not named Taylor Swift since 2007. He could also see the biggest bow by a male Country artist since Tim McGraw opened with 766k in August of 2004—that's pretty durned impressive for a feller who ain't got no hat. Here are this week's key debuts:

Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 450-475k
K. Michelle (Atlantic) 65-70k
Parachute (Island/IDJ) 14-16k

The debuting strains at UMPG's Nashville office, meanwhile, are Yo-da-ley-hee-hoo Kush, Mary Sue Mary Jane and Tennessee Ernie f**ked-Up. (8/14p)


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[Live Your Life]

K. Michelle :o

[Enigma.]

"that's pretty durned impressive for a feller who ain't got no hat."

Made me laugh a bit.

Huge numbers for Luke.

[Caviar]

DAMN!!! 70k? Thats higher than Kelly Rowland? :O

[josh]

So high! :O Definitely makes sense why Gaga is only #2 album haha.

[Deleted]

WOW at K. Michelle! I didn't even know her album was coming out this week, and I half-keep up with that ratchet Love & Hip-Hop mess.

And of course, very impressive numbers for Luke Bryan as well. I'm not nearly as surprised at a country act doing so well, though.

[Sir Benji]

Aug 14, 2013 14:15:19 GMT -5 Caviar said:

DAMN!!! 70k? Thats higher than Kelly Rowland? :O

Never underestimate the power of reality television.

[HolidayGuy]

Dayum at that Luke Bruyan projection. He's built up quite a loyal fanbase.

[**βécky**™]

It's always nice to see a 500k debut, and good for K.Michelle.

[NeRD]

Luke and K. Michelle! :o

[onebuffalo]

Jason Aldean last year opened with 410,000 with his Night Train CD.

[areyoureadytojump]

I was expecting 300k for Luke so this is a nice surprise! That's one more million seller for 2013.

[Arabella21]

Surprise, surprise, another man in country completely obliterating the overhyped Blake Shelton's sales. Go Luke!

[onebuffalo]

Aug 14, 2013 18:42:15 GMT -5 Arabella21 said:

Surprise, surprise, another man in country completely obliterating the overhyped Blake Shelton's sales. Go Luke!

You're right. Based On A True Story opened with 199,000 in sales. Luke Bryan is going to do more than double that figure. A.C.M. Entertainer>C.M.A. Entertainer.

[Nick]

Wow at Luke Bryan!

[Wavey✨️]

Big upgrade for Luke.
Great start for K.

[rosemoor]

I don't get what's so special about Luke Bryan, he sucks at guitar, he rarely writes his own songs, his voice is nothing special, what did I miss?

[SoMuchToSay]

Aug 14, 2013 22:05:15 GMT -5 rosemoor said:

I don't get what's so special about Luke Bryan, he sucks at guitar, he rarely writes his own songs, his voice is nothing special, what did I miss?

1. Luke Bryan doesn't suck at anything!
2. He's nearly written all of his singles, with the exception of like 3. And he got his start in Nashville as a song writer.
3. Obviously his voice IS special if he's generating 450K in opening week sales.

Sorry, but I'm a really big Luke fan! I'm so glad to see it doing so well in the opening week! It's a really good followup from his last huge album. I guess some pop fans just don't know how huge Luke Bryan is. Where I come from, Luke Bryan is probably one of, if not the most popular artist out of anyone.

[kml567]

The big winner this week is obviously Luke Bryan and the 450k opening sales. :o Who cares about Katy vs Gaga? Wouldn't be surprised if neither will be selling 450k when their albums drop later this year. ;)

www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/5650696/luke-bryan-heading-for-big-sales-week-second-no-1-album-on-billboard-200

[Deleted]

Aug 14, 2013 22:05:15 GMT -5 rosemoor said:

he rarely writes his own songs

Boy, oh, boy. Even if this were true, why does that matter? I hate when people trot this out as an excuse to discredit someone and the success they are having. I understand songwriting is an extremely difficult craft, and those that master songwriting and create their own songs certainly deserve credit and the success they may have. That said, those that instead prefer, or rely on, outside writers are not less talented nor are they less deserving. If every artist wrote their own material, where would that leave career songwriters?

[Glove Slap]

Aug 14, 2013 22:50:05 GMT -5 @dawson said:

Aug 14, 2013 22:05:15 GMT -5 rosemoor said:

he rarely writes his own songs

Boy, oh, boy. Even if this were true, why does that matter? I hate when people trot this out as an excuse to discredit someone and the success they are having. I understand songwriting is an extremely difficult craft, and those that master songwriting and create their own songs certainly deserve credit and the success they may have. That said, those that instead prefer, or rely on, outside writers are not less talented nor are they less deserving. If every artist wrote their own material, where would that leave career songwriters?

Agree 100%. Singing and songwriting are two completely different skills. Would most say that Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Whitney Houston were bad recording artists because they did not write their own songs?

If you can combine the two for yourself, it's cool. But if you don't, that's cool too.

[rosemoor]

I don't know what his singles are, I just looked at the writers listed for his new album. He's on a quarter of songs and always with other 2 writers, so I assume he's more like Carrie Underwood lane of songwriting sans Carrie's killer pipe. I'm not holding against him just because of this alone tho. And Elvis, Sinatra were trend setting back then with their style, but you can't say the same thing with Luke Bryan's record which is so middle-of-the-road-garden-variety-beer-truck-party of country music nowadays. And his 3-chord-guitar-strutting, yes, it sucks in my book, even that country kid(damn, his name escapes me rn) can pull more. But to be fair, majority of country/rock bands/acts nowadays suck at instruments, and I'm extremely pissed at that, LOL.

[bunifah]

DEATH @ K. Michelle!

How did she manage to pull THOSE NUMBERS without even an actual hit or a proper TV promo!?
DAMN!

[Kris]

I don't mean to be rude or anything but

Who is K. Michelle?

[Wavey✨️]

Aug 15, 2013 13:12:01 GMT -5 Kris said:

I don't mean to be rude or anything but

Who is K. Michelle?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Michelle

[Deleted]

Get it K.Michelle! And yesss at that honk-a-donk Luke debuting so high! I'd let him drive my tractor if ya know what I mean ;) (oh and his album is pretty good too).

[Deleted]

K Michelle pulling in darn near Selena Gomez #'s with ZERO promo or radio hit. She must be shouting right now as per usual.

[Verisimilitude]

YOUR TOP 15: Luke Bryan is on track to have the third-biggest debut of 2013; he could land just behind Jay Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail, which opened at 528k. Can the hatless one (who appears on the cover of our print mag this week) gain enough steam over the weekend to have the year’s second-biggest bow? Stay tuned. You’ll note that Bryan’s prior release will also be among the week’s top sellers. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:

*Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 495-525k
*K. Michelle (Atlantic) 65-70k
Now 47 (UMe) 55-60k
Robin Thicke (Star Trak/Interscope) 45-50k
The Civil Wars (sensibility/Columbia) 40-45k
Jay Z (Roc-a-Fella/Roc Nation) 35-40k
Teen Beach ST (Disney) 30-35k
Florida Georgia Line (Republic Nashville) 28-32k
Imagine Dragons (KidinaKorner/Interscope) 23-26k
Five Finger Death Punch (Prospect Park) 19-22k
*Parachute (Island/IDJ) 16-18k
Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 15-17k
Blake Shelton (Warner Bros. Nashville) 15-17k
Luke Bryan Tailgates & Tanlines (Capitol Nashville) 15-17k
Bruno Mars (Atlantic) 15-17k
Justin Timberlake (RCA) 15-17k

*Debuts

Meanwhile, a UMPG intern was also deemed second-highest of the year today, though he didn’t come close to security guard T Shake’s 2013 record of seven joints, three brownies and a cake pop. (8/15p)

[Fat Ass Kelly Price]

Robin is slaying.

[Linnethia Monique]

Wow! This is going to be a great era for Robin.