Despite free music being easier than ever to acquire, it would appear that legal music sales have counter intuitively increased from this time last year. SoundScan is reporting that since January 1st digital music has sold 155.5 million albums or 1% more than this time last year. Read the rest of this entry »

Music Ally:

“Along with YouTube, Vevo has proved there is huge demand for music videos online, especially when they are offered for free, supported by ads. A model that provokes some controversy for pure streaming music has been less contentious when it comes to videos – perhaps because the number of videos sold beforehand was too low to justify cannibalisation fears. Read the rest of this entry »

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Nas, Lupe Fiasco & Jay Electronica To Perform At Chicago Music Fest [XXL]

The 50 Best (Female) Wardrobe Malfunctions In Sports [Guyism] Read the rest of this entry »

No surprises here. King Mathers gets back to the money as Recovery ships-n-scans 741,000 copies and lands our favorite angry MC his sixth straight No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200. Drake may have had one of his better weeks seven days ago, but sorry fam, Shady’s back, tell a friend. Read the rest of this entry »

…Well, give or take roughly 40,000 scans.

But with a 1st week tally of 462,989, I’m sure nobody is holding that against him. We all can thank 50 Cent for this meaningless accumulation of facts being so revered. The opening seven days is merely a fistfight compared to the year-long battle an album usually fends for to stay in the spotlight. Read the rest of this entry »

I want you to take a look at the following three numbers: 115,000, 250,000 and 110.

What’s so great about them? Well according to the Chicago Tribune they paint a dreadful picture for this game we call the music business. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Patrick M.

While the singles “A Milli” and “Got Money,” continue to receive rotation on the Clear Channel matrix and sales of the Tha Carter III have slowly crept over 2 million, Wayne and the album seem strangely absent from Hip-Hop’s buzz lists. And my iPod rotation. The monsters of ’07, Graduation and American Gangster, have both stayed in popular Hip-Hop’s orbit 6 months to a year after their releases. Hot 97′s playlist confirms this fact: both “Flashing Lights,” and “I Know,” remain in their primary rotation. Read the rest of this entry »