The sales of womanbeater and copyright infringer, Sony's Chris Brown, are way off from his usual numbers. His projected first week sales for his new rip-off album is 150,000 copies sold. His previous CD sold double that amount in the first week, coming in with 295,000 units purchased.

What's ironic to some is his girlfriend's current CD "Rated R" isn't bringing in stellar numbers or gaining strong chart positions, as was previously expected, especially in light of the Grammy she won for stealing "Umbrella." It's painfully obvious the public has soured on both of them and their entertainment careers are not going to survive their misconduct.

In the words of another Chris that was accused of being a womanbeater, "Don't be mad U.P.S. is hiring." Maybe Obama can bail you two out with some of that stimulus money...

THE MAIN EVENT: Both Def Jam/IDJ’s Rihanna and Jive’s Chris Brown are on their second singles, as their respective labels press on in their efforts to penetrate the all-important Pop arena—and to generate sales on their acts’ new albums. Although Rihanna’s initial single didn’t go far at Pop, her 180k bow topped her previous LP’s 153k, which wound up selling 2.5m. Brown’s first track didn’t cross to Pop, which factors into the 150k projection on his Dec. 8 album, compared to a 295k debut for his previous LP, which went on to sell 1.9m. Rihanna’s new “Hard” is taking off at radio, while Brown’s Pop-leaning “Crawl” is just getting started, as both labels play catch-up. (12/3p)

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