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Three million-selling albums by three different artists… According to Nielsen Music’s mid-year report, three albums have sold over 1 million units so far this year – Adele: 25; Drake: Views; and Beyonce: Lemonade. At this time last year, the music industry only had one album reach this milestone – Taylor Swift’s 1989. In fact, in the whole of 2015 only two […]
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Three million-selling albums by three different artists… According to Nielsen Music’s mid-year report, three albums have sold over 1 million units so far this year – Adele: 25; Drake: Views; and Beyonce: Lemonade. At this time last year, the music industry only had one album reach this milestone – Taylor Swift’s 1989. In fact, in the whole of 2015 only two […]
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”We are sick and tired of the killings of young men and women in our communities. It is up to us to take a stand and demand that they ‘stop killing us. We don’t need sympathy. We need everyone to respect our lives We’re going to stand up as a community and fight against anyone who […]
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I’s sorry Beyonce, but Lemonade trailer was my idea first… Beyonce’s visual album, Lemonade has apparently been lifted from a movie made a year before Lemonade even hit the music scene. Matthew Fulks is the filmmaker who put forward the claims that Beyonce had stolen clips from his short film titled Palinoia. Fulks says that Beyonce’s trailer […]
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Streaming and track downloads having very little impact as iTunes sales soar
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Each week, The MBW Review gives our take on some of the biggest news stories of the previous seven days. This week, we’re take a speculative look at whether Lemonade – the greatest blockbuster album experiment for some time – is paying off for Beyoncé and her label. The MBW Review is supported by FUGA. … Continued
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Tidal does it again… Beyonce exclusively released her latest album ‘Lemonade’ on Jay Z’s streaming service Tidal, over the weekend. Shortly after, news surfaced that the album would only ever be available on Tidal and will not be distributed on any other streaming service. Though, the album became available to download on iTunes yesterday (April […]
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The album as a whole is an emotional, heart-breaking story of love, cheating and relationship issues, but aside from infidelity references, there is also reference to police brutality, rioting and slavery. ‘Pray You Catch Me’ is the first song on the album and was written and produced by Kevin Garrett. The sound is an eclectic mix […]
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Spotify says long-term exclusive are bad… Beyonce’s new album ‘Lemonade’ is currently only available to stream on Tidal – and its going to be a Tidal exclusive for the forseeable future, according to sources. After the news surfaced of the ‘Lemonade’ exclusivity, Spotify spoke out in an interview with Mashable and it seems as though the Spotify team are not […]
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Album surges on torrent sites, as Jay Z’s app overtakes Spotify on daily US chart
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