Briefly: Coldplay, Velvet Revolver, The Eagles, Warped Tour
Sales of Coldplay 's "X&Y" remained brisk enough during the album's second week in stores that the set beat out new releases from Foo Fighters and Backstreet Boys .
After logging first-week sales of 737,000 copies, "X&Y" moved about 323,000 copies its second week out, enough to retain the No. 1 spot on The Billboard 200 album chart.
Foo Fighters' two-disc "In Your Honor" follows close behind with sales of about 311,000 copies, securing it a No. 2 debut, while Backstreet Boys' "Never Gone" enters the chart at No. 3 with sales of about 290,000 copies.
Rounding out the Top 5 are Mariah Carey's "Emancipation of Mimi," which climbs one notch to No. 4, and Black Eyed Peas' "Monkey Business," down three rungs to No. 5.
Velvet Revolver has cut a new track titled "Come On Come On" that will appear on the soundtrack for the forthcoming film adaptation of Marvel Comics' "Fantastic Four." The disc hits stores July 5, while the film lands in theaters on July 8.
The music video for the cut, which the group shot in Los Angeles with directory Wayne Isham, "combines the raw energy of a Velvet Revolver performance with graphic transitions between movie footage and Dali-esque individualized abstract portraits of each band member," according to a press release.
The Eagles ' "Farewell I Tour - Live from Melbourne"--a two-DVD set that captures the group's November 2004 performance in Melbourne, Australia--sold about 115,000 copies during its first week in stores, earning it a No. 1 debut on the Music Video chart, according to the group's publicist.
This year's annual Vans Warped Tour, a 48-date run that launched on June 18, features a Major League Baseball-themed attraction dubbed MLB Road Show. Described by organizers as "a high-tech 18-wheel truck that’s completely outfitted to give the fans a chance to have an all encompassing baseball experience in the midst of the summer concert setting," the exhibit will include pitching and batting cages, video-game kiosks and live broadcasts of MLB games.
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