Friday, April 26, 2024

Music

Adele Huge 500K Copy Debut for “Easy on Me” Will Still Be Half of “Hello” Sales from 2015

Adele is on track for the biggest debut for single sales this year with "Easy on Me." Released a week ago tonight, "Easy on Me"...

Grammys Hire PR Heavy Hitter Sean Smith With Homeland Security and Obama Admin Credentials

The Recording Academy keeps upping its game as we head into Grammy Awards season. They've hired Sean Smith, formerly with Homeland Security and the Obama...

Hello from the Other Side: Adele Mid Week Singles Sales Whopping 350K So Far for “Easy On Me”

Adele keeps on ticking. Her new single, "Easy on Me," released last Thursday night, has sold 350,000 copies through Monday according to Buzz Angle/Alpha Data. Around...

Grammy Awards Become First Awards Show with Inclusion Rider Guaranteeing Equality, Parity in Production

The Recording Academy wants everyone in the tent, and everyone to be treated equally for the Grammy Awards. So today they've announced implementation of...

After Slow Start, Over 200 Radio Stations Have Played Adele’s “Easy On Me” Over 3,000 Times Since Release

Adele's "Easy on Me" got a slow start on radio. When I wrote it about Friday. The top stations weren't playing "Easy on Me"...

Saturday Night in NYC: Harry Styles Wows at MSG, plus The Temptations’ Otis Williams Celebrates Bday, Musical Reopening

Is New York back? I'd say so! Saturday night was busy. At Madison Square Garden, Harry Styles came back for a third show this month...

Paul McCartney Tells the Real Story of “Eleanor Rigby”: Her Name Was NOT on A Random Tombstone

IN the new issue of The New Yorker, Paul McCartney tells the story of how he wrote "Eleanor Rigby." The legend was her name was...

Paul McCartney to Induct Foo Fighters, Angela Bassett for Tina Turner at RRHOF Ceremony This Month

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is lining up talent for their Cleveland induction ceremony at the end of this month. It looks like...