“iTunes changed the way you buy music, making songs and albums available for download, day or night,” declared Apple on the site. “Seven years later, we’re about to celebrate our biggest milestone for music, yet—10 billion songs downloaded.” The 10 billionth downloader will win a $10,000 iTunes gift card.
Check out Itunes Top 25 Downloads Of All Time
This is the beginning of something bigger than you could ever imagine…
Live Nation Entertainment has big shows, and coming soon, a massive ticketing enterprise. Walmart is a behemoth that needs no introduction. So what happens when the two shake hands? The answer is a seriously huge ticketing outlet.
Earlier today (Friday), the two companies confirmed a partnership that will open ticketing outlets within roughly 500 stores. According to details from Live Nation executive chairman Irving Azoff at the NBA Technology Summit in Dallas, the initial installations will happen in major cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and Dallas before a broader rollout. Walmart shoppers will be able to purchase tickets for sporting events, music gigs, and most likely the full range of Ticketmaster-serviced shows.
The deal bears similarity to an arrangement forged last year between the pre-merged Live Nation and Blockbuster. The latest deal was subsequently confirmed by a Walmart spokesperson.
| Stations Currently Spinning “Nothin’ On You f/Bruno Mars” | |
| Station | Location |
| S040-FM | >SiriusXM |
| WPEG-FM | Charlotte |
| S045-FM | >SiriusXM |
| WHXT-FM | Columbia, SC |
| WRBP-FM | Youngstown, OH |
| WDKX-FM | Rochester |
| KJMM-FM | Tulsa |
| KNDA-FM | Corpus Christi, |
| KRRQ-FM | Lafayette, LA |
| WBTJ-FM | Richmond |
| WJMI-FM | Jackson, MS |
| WUBT-FM | Nashville |
| WPRW-FM | Augusta, GA |
| WVEE-FM | Atlanta |
| WBLK-FM | Buffalo |
| WBTF-FM | Lexington, KY |
| WFXA-FM | Augusta, GA |
| WJZD-FM | Biloxi |
| KVSP-FM | Oklahoma City |
| WJWZ-FM | Montgomery, AL |
| lw | TW | Artist | Title | Label | TW | lw | Move | |
| 1 | 1 | ROBIN THICKE | Sex Therapy | Star Trak/Interscope | 64 | 65 | -1 | |
| 6 | 2 | TIMBALAND | Say Something f/Drake | Mosley/Interscope | 57 | 52 | 5 | |
| 2 | 3 | YOUNG MONEY | Bedrock f/Lloyd | YM/CM/Universal Motown | 56 | 61 | -5 | |
| 4 | 4 | TREY SONGZ | Neighbors Know My Name | Songbook/Atlantic | 53 | 55 | -2 | |
| 3 | 5 | LUDACRIS | How Low | DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG | 48 | 58 | -10 | |
| 8 | 6 | TREY SONGZ | I Invented Sex f/Drake | Atlantic | 47 | 49 | -2 | |
| 7 | 7 | MELANIE FIONA | It Kills Me | SRC/Universal Motown | 46 | 51 | -5 | |
| 10 | 8 | MAXWELL | Pretty Wings | Columbia | 46 | 44 | 2 | |
| 5 | 9 | TREY SONGZ | Say Aah | Songbook/Atlantic | 46 | 54 | -8 | |
| 13 | 10 | MARY J. BLIGE | I Am | Geffen/Interscope | 41 | 27 | 14 | |
| 9 | 11 | MAXWELL | Bad Habits | Columbia | 40 | 46 | -6 | |
| 12 | 12 | JAY-Z | On To The Next One | Roc Nation | 33 | 31 | 2 | |
| 11 | 13 | JAY-Z | Empire State Of Mind f/A. Keys | Roc Nation | 32 | 32 | 0 | |
| 17 | 14 | SADE | Soldier Of Love | Epic | 27 | 22 | 5 | |
| 20 | 15 | JUSTIN BIEBER | Baby | Island/IDJMG | 24 | 17 | 7 | |
| 16 | 16 | SNOOP DOGG | I Wanna Rock | DS/Priority/Capitol | 24 | 23 | 1 | |
| 14 | 17 | JAY-Z/RIHANNA/KANYE WEST | Run This Town | Roc Nation | 22 | 26 | -4 | |
| 15 | 18 | YOUNG MONEY | Steady Mobbin’ f/Gucci Mane | YM/CM/Universal Motown | 22 | 26 | -4 | |
| 23 | 19 | WAKA FLOCKA FLAME | O Let’s Do It | 1017 Brick/Warner Bros. | 20 | 17 | 3 | |
| 22 | 20 | MONICA | Everything To Me | J/RMG | 17 | 17 | 0 | |
| lw | TW | Artist | Title | Label | TW | lw | Move | |
| 2 | 1 | TREY SONGZ | Say Aah | Songbook/Atlantic | 86 | 87 | -1 | |
| 4 | 2 | TIMBALAND | Say Something f/Drake | Mosley/Interscope | 85 | 86 | -1 | |
| 1 | 3 | LUDACRIS | How Low | DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG | 81 | 88 | -7 | |
| 5 | 4 | YOUNG MONEY | Steady Mobbin’ f/Gucci Mane | YM/CM/Universal Motown | 73 | 81 | -8 | |
| 3 | 5 | YOUNG MONEY | Bedrock f/Lloyd | YM/CM/Universal Motown | 72 | 87 | -15 | |
| 7 | 6 | WAKA FLOCKA FLAME | O Let’s Do It | 1017 Brick/Warner Bros. | 61 | 59 | 2 | |
| 12 | 7 | TREY SONGZ | Neighbors Know My Name | Songbook/Atlantic | 60 | 45 | 15 | |
| 11 | 8 | MELANIE FIONA | It Kills Me | SRC/Universal Motown | 58 | 45 | 13 | |
| 10 | 9 | JAY-Z | On To The Next One | Roc Nation | 58 | 47 | 11 | |
| 8 | 10 | TRAVIS PORTER | Go Shorty Go | — | 53 | 56 | -3 | |
| 17 | 11 | ROBIN THICKE | Sex Therapy | Star Trak/Interscope | 49 | 37 | 12 | |
| 9 | 12 | GUCCI MANE | I Think I Love Her | — | 48 | 48 | 0 | |
| 14 | 13 | PARTY BOYZ | Flex | Hitz Committee/Battery | 45 | 44 | 1 | |
| 6 | 14 | ROSCOE DASH | All The Way Turnt Up | Musicline/Interscope | 44 | 64 | -20 | |
| 15 | 15 | TREY SONGZ | I Invented Sex f/Drake | Atlantic | 43 | 42 | 1 | |
| 16 | 16 | USHER | Little Freak | LaFace/JLG | 37 | 41 | -4 | |
| 13 | 17 | BIRDMAN | Money To Blow f/Lil Wayne | Universal Motown | 34 | 44 | -10 | |
| 19 | 18 | MONICA | Everything To Me | J/RMG | 34 | 34 | 0 | |
| 18 | 19 | YO GOTTI | Women Lie f/Lil Wayne | Polo Grounds/J/RMG | 28 | 34 | -6 | |
| 105 | 20 | USHER | Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home) | LaFace/JLG | 25 | 3 | 22 | |
“Each of the Big Four will snag a spot in the Top 4 next week, as Sade leads the way with a total trending well above 400k. That’ll give the biz 400k+ twice in the first six weeks of 2010, and surpriningly strong sales so far…”
* Sade (Epic) 425-450k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 150-160k
* Jaheim (Atlantic) 100-110k
Lil Wayne (Cash Money/Universal Motown) 80-85k
* Josh Turner (MCA Nashville) 60-65k
Lady Gaga, The Fame (Interscope) 60-65k
* tobyMac (ForeFront) 55-60k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 50-55k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 35-40k
* Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds (RCA/RMG) 35-40k
Mary J. Blige (Geffen) 30-35k
Susan Boyle (Columbia) 30-35k
Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 30-35k
Michael Buble (Reprise) 30-35k
Alicia Keys (J/RMG) 30-35k
* Denotes debut
As Reported By: HITS
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artist/label | last major release | 1st week sales | U.S. OTC | |
| Badu, Erykah Universal Motown |
02/26/08 | 124,000 | 360,000 | |
| upcoming releases for 03/02/10 | |
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artist/label | last major release | 1st week sales | U.S. OTC | |
| DeVaughn, Raheem Jive/JLG |
01/15/08 | 45,000 | 308,000 | |
| upcoming releases for 03/09/10 | |
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artist/label | last major release | 1st week sales | U.S. OTC | |
| Ludacris DTP/Def Jam/IDJ |
11/24/08 | 215,000 | 670,000 | |
| Redman Def Jam/IDJ |
03/27/07 | 45,000 | 138,000 | |
| upcoming releases for 03/16/10 | |
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artist/label | last major release | 1st week sales | U.S. OTC | |
| Sapp, Marvin Verity/JLG |
07/03/07 | 6,500 | 631,000 |
| upcoming releases for 03/23/10 | |
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artist/label | last major release | 1st week sales | U.S. OTC | |
| Bieber, Justin Island/IDJ |
11/17/09 | 137,000 | 850,000 | |
| Monica J/RMG |
09/19/06 | 93,000 | 323,000 | |
| Plies Atlantic |
12/16/08 | 114,000 | 371,490 | |
| Snoop Dogg Priority/EMI |
12/08/09 | 59,200 | 185,000 |
| Yo Gotti Polo Grounds/J/RMG |
05/23/06 | 13,000 | 112,000 | |
***PLEASE DO NOT FALL VICTIM TO THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE A GREAT MARKETING PLAN/BUDGET. THERE IS MORE TO SELLING A RECORD THAN JUST PUTTING IT ON A SHELF!***
Independent artists who want their CD’s stocked in their local Best Buy stores are being told to pay a $250 non-refundable upfront fee and to use a preferred vendor, the RegionalCD.net division of J Distribution
Best Buy’s official web site instructs indie and regional artists: “If you are ready to take your band to the next level, find out more by visiting RegionalCD.net.” On that site, founded by a “former regional buyer for Best Buy,” artists are told to send a J Distribution a CD for review. If selected, the first shipment must be accomponied by a $250 non-refundable “start-up fee”. The J Distribution site does not tell artists what wholesale price it is paying for the CD’s that Best Buy will sell or what the return policy is. But normal industry margins run $3-$6 to the artist after packing, manufacturing and shipping (not including recording and promotion costs) are deducted. At that rate, an indie act would have to sell 40 to 80 CD’s just to recoup its $250 “start-up” cost.
