Album sales and song sales on titles from Chuck Berry exploded after news of his death on Saturday, March 18th. The rock and roll pioneer was 90. Overall, Chuck Berry album sales increased 9,581% after his passing. His album sales average was 39 per day prior to his death and…
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Drake Smashes Sheeran’s Single Day Spotify Streaming Records
Following the first full day of release for Drake’s new album "More Life" on Sunday, March 19th, he set two new streaming records on Spotify: Best first day streams for an album – Darke’s More Life totaled 61,302,082 streams on its first full day, March 19 (previous record holder is…
MelodyVR Pacts With Universal Music, It’s Second Major Deal
Music virtual reality company EVR Holdings announced Monday that its MelodyVR subsidiary has signed a licensing and revenue share agreement with Universal Music, the world’s biggest music group. The company announced a similar deal with #3 Warner Music Group last week. __________________________________ EVR Holdings’ MelodyVR has negotiated the rights to…
Ed Sheeran’s ‘Divide’ Breaks 1st Week Album Record In 4 Days
Ed Sheeran’s new record ÷ (‘Divide’) has smashed the previous record for most first week streams of an album in a little over 4 days. The previous first week record was held by The Weeknd, who got 223 million streams in the 7 days after the release of ‘Starboy’ last…
Ed Sheeran’s Streaming Success Spreads To YouTube, "Divide" Passes 1 Billion Views Just Days After Release
Ed Sheeran appears to have cracked the streaming music marketing code. Alongside a record breaking debut on Spotify – including smashing first day, one day and other records – his new release "Divide" is finding the same massive success on YouTube. _______________________________________ Ed Sheeran’s new album “÷” [Divide] has topped…
Mass Appeal Lands $6 Million Investment From Universal Music, Usher, Nas, Others
Last year, Universal Music Group began investing in music focused films; and today they expanded their content interests with a big bet on NYC based graffiti/hip hop culture and lifestyle media company Mass Appeal. _________________________________________ Universal Music Group (UMG) led a $6 million funding round for Mass Appeal, the New…
MTV Names 2017 "Woodies" Emerging Artists Nominees, Voting Is Exclusively On Snapchat
MTV today announced the 2017 edition of its emerging artists awards, the “MTV Woodies.” Fans can only vote for each award by taking a screenshot of their favorite artist on Snapchat. ______________________________________________ The winners of the MTV Woodies will be announced on March 16th on MTV Live from Austin during…
Ed Sheeran Smashes Spotify Streaming Records
Following the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s new album ÷ (‘divide’), he smashed streaming records and stormed the global charts, including almost doubling the previous first day Spotify album streams for an artist. Sheeran is currently the most streamed artist there, with over 45.5m monthly listeners. More stats: ____________________________ Spotify…
iHeartRadio Music Award Winners 2017 – The Full List
The 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards aired Sunday night on TBS, TNT and truTV with Justin Timberlake, Chainsmokers & Kelsea Ballerini among the big winners. Innovator Award WINNER: Bruno Mars Best Tour WINNER: Coldplay Song of the Year WINNER: "Can’t Stop The Feeling" – Justin Timberlake "Cheap Thrills" – Sia featuring…
#RIP Tommy Page [Bill Werde]
Thomas Alden "Tommy" Page (May 24, 1970 – March 3, 2017) had experienced music industry from every angle. Page started his career with a 1990 hit single "I’ll Be Your Everything," but when on to serve as the publisher of Billboard and as an executive at both Warner Music and…