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There's Still a Place Where Albums Outsell Singles
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HypeBot
Many say that the album is dead and they have the proof. According to Nielsen SoundScan, sales of individual digital tracks led digital album sales by 16 to 1 (1.07 billion to 65 million) in 2008.
But there ares still places where the album reins supreme. Digital delivery and marketing platform Bandcamp says that their albums outsell tracks 2 to 1. 66% of paid downloads on Bandcamp are for albums, compared to only about 6% for the greater Nielsen reporting ...
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The End of the Era of Celebrity?
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HypeBot
The death of Michael Jackson has given voice again to the chorus claiming that the era of the celebrity is over. There fall of mass media and the rise of niche sub-cultures would seem to preclude future megastars. But Creative Class author Richard Florida writing for The Atlantic says that just the opposite may be true: “The big mistake of most chroniclers of popular culture is that they see only one side of digital technology. It ...
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Beacon Article Spotlights Local Cabaret Scene
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Judge Decides on Executors for Jackson Estate
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Michael Ricci
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Monday that the lawyer John Branca and the music executive John McClain should serve as the executors of Michael Jacksons estate.
The ruling, issued by Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff, denied the application of Mr. Jacksons mother, Katherine, to oversee her sons estate. Mr. Branca and Mr. McClain were named as executors in Mr. Jacksons 2002 will, which was filed in court on July 1, two days after Ms. Jackson filed her petition saying ...
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Michael Jackson's Estate: Saved by the Beatles
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All About Jazz
Will Michael Jackson's three children Michael Joseph Jr., Paris Michael and Prince Michael II end up paupers? The answer rests on the value of the performer's largest asset: his 50% stake of a music-publishing company called Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
Jackson, who died on June 25, left behind as much as $500 million in debts. That includes a $315 million loan owed to British bank Barclays, as well as millions of dollars in bills. “Jackson never paid his bills," says a ...
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Bulk of Jackson Wealth is the Beatles
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Michael Ricci
Jackson Estate is Huge...and Growing. The singer's valuable share of a music catalog including songs by the Beatles and careful management of his image in the future could expand the vast fortune he leaves behind.
Michael Jackson was one of the most famous people on Earth and also one of the most famously broke. Many who crossed paths with the performer in the final years of his life -- business advisors, lawyers, a Tennessee art dealer and even a Bahraini ...
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What if There Were a Coolness Rating?
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Is Michael Jackson cool? Who is cooler--Dolly Parton or Ricky Martin? Is Katy Perry cool or a fool? We all know the answer when it comes to Britney; or do we?
Paul Lamere asked these tough questions and more. “Imagine if there was an objective measure for coolness - a number that could be attached to each artist that indicated how 'cool' the artist was," he postulated. “We'd be able to do all sorts of interesting things with such a ...
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