Expect a Sting live album and a remix record from Limp Bizkit in late-November/early-December.Also scheduled for November is No Doubt, the soundtrack to the Muhammad Ali biopic starring Will Smith and "Ruff Ryders Vol.
The following week, Enrique Iglesias follows up his Platinum, English-language breakthrough "Enrique" album. Both Smash Mouth and Rob Zombie have releases on Oct.Because everybody knows four quarters make a dollar." The artists and the music that they’ve delivered are going to make for a massive fourth quarter. It will feature a Dre/Snoop song.Īs for the next four months, Berman is understandably excited: "We feel that we have an incredibly powerful release schedule that is hitting on all cylinders in all genres of music. Dre is putting together the ST for his Aftermath imprint. Dre with Eminem in a cameo, is set for release Sept. The soundtrack to "The Wash," a film featuring Snoop Dogg and Dr. Lead track "Ugly" has a hilarious video that’s getting play on various outlets. 18 and is the bow from Timbaland’s Beat Club imprint. The major-label debut from Bubba Sparxxx, produced by superstar rap impresario Timbaland, comes Sept. "We’re eager for this record," said Berman. Lead single "Control" is Top Five on the Active Rock chart. 28 brings Puddle of Mudd, the first release from Fred Durst’s Flawless/Geffen imprint, which is shipping 300k-plus. And somehow this is all helping wipe out Third World debt."Īs if that wasn’t enough to keep the promo department jumping, Geffen’s Weezer is now crossing to Pop with "Island in the Sun" and Cold’s "End of the World" is heating up at Active Rock.Īnd that’s just what’s going on at this second.Īug. Said IGA Head of Marketing & Sales Steve Berman: "We’re excited about where we are, but we’ve only just begun. U2’s "Stuck in a Moment" single, from the multi-Platinum "All That You Can’t Leave Behind," bagged Most Added honors at Pop last week. In the radio world, Eve and Gwen Stefani’s duet, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind," has propelled the former’s album to Platinum status and is helping to set up No Doubt’s next album, scheduled for Dec.
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It comes on the heels of smash debut albums from D12 and City High, plus a Platinum "Moulin Rouge" ST. The Lox member and Ruff Ryder’s solo debut features DMX, Eve, Timbaland, Snoop Dogg and the Neptunes. The company’s latest triumph comes with this week’s #6 debut for Jadakiss, with 170k buyers laying their lips on the rapper’s disc. The Jimmy Iovine-led label, which is perched in the second spot in the marketshare race behind Columbia, has been gaining momentum with new artists and has an arsenal of established names and even more new acts on the way. Just as the long days of summer start to fade into autumn, Interscope Geffen A&M is keeping the heat on for a run at the top.