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Justin Bieber Sold Only 246 Paid Downloads Last Week of His “Swag” Album, the Rest — Not Much — Came from Streaming
Justin Bieber's "Swag" album has been problematic all summer.
This past week, according hitsdailydouble.com, "Swag" sold just 246 paid downloads. That's it. Everything else came...
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Trump Is Blasting Pop Music Outside on New White House Plaza Like the Beatles and Lee Greenwood: He Needs A Broadcast License
Few music stars like Donald Trump to play their music at his rallies. But they want to be paid for it.
It seems Trump is...
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Kanye West’s Memecoin Crashes 73%, Reaping Small Profits for His Inner Circle, Stiffing Investors
It wasn't so Yeezy after all.
Kanye West's YZY memecoin has dropped 73% in value since it arrived three days ago.
YZY opened at $3 billion,...
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Kanye Goes Crypto: Launches Memecoin That Soars to $3 Billion, Drops Under $1 Billion: Critics Question Pump and Dump Scheme
Critics are already question whether Kanye West's memecoin is a pump and dump scheme.
The coin, called YZY, soared to $3 billion value, then immediately...
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Broadway: Big Stars Like Tom Hanks, Laurie Metcalf, Keanu Reeves Are Coming to Town, But So Far Ticket Sales Are at a Crawl
They say if you bring big stars to Broadway, the audience will show up.
But so far the fall season is looking tenuous at best...
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Warning About Google AI: Report from Expert Sees Website Traffic for NY Times’ Wirecutter Is Dropping Fast as Google Kills The Internet
Internet sage Glenn Gabe has an alarming report on his site.
Traffic for the NY Times' site Wirecutter has gone off the deep end.
Wirecutter is...
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Cardi B’s New Single DOA as Atlantic Records, Despite “Ordinary” Hit, Lays Off 30 to 40 People Including 4 Main Promo Execs
Atlantic Records is in a hot mess.
Last week, four main promo execs were laid off. But they weren't alone. I'm told the company was...
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Claim: Controversial Country Star Morgan Wallen Not Submitting 4 Million Selling “I’m the Problem” for Grammy Consideration
Morgan Wallen is certainly the outlier in popular music.
The country star sells millions and millions of streaming music but is not taken seriously by...