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Record Biz: Streaming Was 84% of All Revenue So Far This Year, Digital Downloads are Just 5%

For iTunes this can't be good news. According to the RIAA, streaming has been 84% of all revenue so far this year. Digital downloads only...

Drake’s Cake: Biggest Debut of the Year with “Certified Lover Boy” Streaming 600,000 Copies First Week

Drake should bake a cake. And put candles all over it. The Canadian born R&B rap star's "Certified Lover Boy" sold over 600,000 streaming equivalent...

Drizzy Tizzy: After Initial Slow Start, Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” Soars with 325K Copies in 3 Days

MONDAY UPDATE: After an initial slow start on Friday, Drake's "Certified Lover Boy" soared over the weekend. Total sales since Friday are 325,000 according...

ABBA Update: Group’s 1st Album in 40 Years, “Voyage,” Number 2 and 3 on Amazon Two Months Before Release, Singles in iTunes Top 20

ABBA's relaunch yesterday had a slow start, but it looks like a success now. Their first album in 20 years, called "Voyage," is ranked at...

Drake Drops New Album, Samples Sample of The Beatles’ 1965 Hit “Michelle” for Kick Off Track

Drake is back. The Canadian hip hop star released his first new album since 2018 last night. He was actually a couple of hours late...

Tidal Wave: Jay Z, Shawn Mendes Manager, Prince Estate Chief Part of $19 Mil NFT Investment That Could Affect Music Biz

There's a lot to explain here. Jay Z, Shawn Mendes's manager Andrew Gertler, and Prince estate chief Troy Carter are among those who've been of...

Billboard Music Awards Give The Weeknd 16 Nominations, And Put Justin Bieber in R&B Category (LOL)

The Billboard Music Awards have a sense of humor at least. They repudiated the Grammys by giving The Weeknd 16 nominations, the most for...

LOL from Jimmy Kimmel Show: Sacha Baron Cohen Might Be Selling Vaccines to Celebrities

This is just outrageously smart and funny. On Jimmy Kimmel, it seems like Sacha Baron Cohen might be selling vaccines to celebrities. His strung...

Jay Z Sells Tidal Streaming Service to Twitter’s Jack Dorsey: Read Our Original Tidal Scoop from 2015

Back in March 2015, we broke the story that Jay Z had bought a Swedish streaming service and was bringing in heavy hitters like...

Here Are All the Other Strange Grammy Nominations Including Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland and the Headscratcher Rock Category

In my previous post, I gave you the Grammy nominees in the General Field. Here's the rest of them. Renee Zellweger, who won an...

American Music Awards Announce Nominees After Billboard Music Awards’ Spectacular Ratings Failure

Why not give it a second try? After the spectacular ratings failure of the Billboard Music Awards, now come the American Music Awards nominees. The Billboard...

Kardashians Slip Under 600,000 Viewers Again as Presidential Town Halls Decimate Their Audience Despite Kim Live Tweeting

The Kardashians have hit a stride, although not a good one. The Thursday night episode of "Keeping Up with" them aired, unfortunately, while the presidential...

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