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MARKET SHARES BY CORPORATE GROUP CHART WEEK 22
SINGLES Universal 44.5% Warner 23.9% Sony 18.2% EMI 11.7% Others 1.7%
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Crystal Palace Garden Party cancelled after health and safety concerns Paul Hutton, Metropolis Music: “We all realise its tough out there for people, but all these events which are being cancelled, and lets face it most if not all, are for poor ticket sales, are all ill thought out attempts to jump into the so called lucrative festival market. These events would not have sold even if the economy was buoyant.”
Dramatico signs Alistair Griffin Susan Goodall: “So pleased for Alistair love all his music -
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HMV confirms £32m sale of Hammersmith Apollo Thursday, May 31 Communications Green Paper timing still a mystery Thursday, May 31 US charts: American Idol back in Hot 100 Top 10 Thursday, May 31 Lana Del Rey was UK’s bestselling digital artist album in Q1 Thursday, May 31 Digital revenues overtake physical as Q1 market returns to growth Thursday, May 31
- he is so talented and I wish him all the success in the world” Beverley Gollick: ”Fantastic news. I've been following Alistair's career since he was in Fame Academy and always felt his ability was overlooked.
Crystal Palace Garden Party cancelled after health and safety concerns Kai Lofthus: “Internet providers should not police the internet? Maybe that also implies that the public sector should not police the society...
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This week we asked... Will the UK record indus- try be able to sustain its growth beyond Q1 2012?
YES 71% NO 29%
ARTIST ALBUMS Universal 38.9% Sony 21.1% Warner 19.9% EMI 13.4% Others 10.0%
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Mojo recalls the year of The Beatles following the death of Brian Epstein in August 1967 as told by insiders, when the band were transformed from a “well-disciplined group” to a “frac- tured collective” pursuing four differ- ent creative paths, taking them through solo albums, art exhibitions, new loves and strip clubs. Jamaican icon Jimmy Cliff
explains why 50 years after his first hits he’s returned to his reggae roots with new album Re. Birth: “to remind people reggae... can still have a message.” David Hutcheon speaks to the
artists involved in Paul Simon’s Grammy award-winning Graceland on the 25th anniversary of its release, when Simon traveled to South Africa in 1985 seeking inspi- ration and found a political and ethi- cal nightmare. And Richard Hawley talks about recovering from hitting rock bottom following the success of 2008’s Lady’s Bridge and the loss of his father. In reviews, Geoff Brown gives
Bobby Womack’s The Bravest Man In the World 4/5 for the juxtaposi- tion of electronic beats, synth horns, strings and rhythm sections with the “ineffably humanising effect” of Womack’s voice.
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@karenpiper My Olympics tickets got delivered to my old address... the new people aren’t replying to my emails. Am I justified in breaking in?
(Karen Piper, Columbia UK) Monday, May 28
@CharliScott Villiage Underground is such a cool live music venue – cur- rently watching the wonderful Gabriel Bruce and having a teeny boogie!
(Charli Scott, Turn First) Tuesday, May 29
@lukeywilliamsWOW! Plan B’s per- formance on Alan Carr was something I didn’t expect! (Luke Williams, Insomnia Management)
Tuesday, May 29
@stephenbudd With Lana Del Ray in a studio in Santa Monica as she writes a very cool Doors-y type song... Sweet girl
(Stephen Budd, NH7 Weekender) Tuesday, May 29
@ThePrester Spencer Krug never fails to disappoint live, no matter which band he is playing. Though he seems to be slowly turning into Dan Bejar...
(Niall Prescott, Warner/Chappell) Tuesday, May 29
@paulbenney Saw Savages last night. Daniel Miller, Martin Mills, Ed Horrox, Jeff Barrett all in attendance. The gig was ‘hot’ in more ways than one #A&R
(Paul Benney, Brille records) Wednesday, May 30
@scooterbraun happy to see all my friends telling me they are lovin #DieInYourArms by @justinbieber - saying it sounds like real motown!
(Scooter Braun, SB Projects) Wednesday, May 30
@LiamAWalsh Survey finds radio most popular medium for discovering new music, but the ‘gate-keepers’ control what is played on radio, there-
fore force fed (Liam Walsh, Ask Me PR) Wednesday, May 30
@jprobyn Download Festival - off to Leicester Police HQ for their final brief- ing of all senior officers. Boots pol- ished and even got a tie on!!
(John Probyn, Live Nation) Thursday, May 31
@Dorianlynskey “Exciting” email about rapper becoming brand ambassador for an energy drink. “Both live life to the full in a truly no half measures
way.” (Dorian Lynskey, The Guardian) Thursday, May 31
@caitlinmoran Scissor Sisters’ @Jakeshears just tweeted a picture of his arse. It is spectacular. (Caitlin Moran) Thursday, May 31
@gordonsmart Backstage at #Madonna MDNA is good shizzle. Sandwiches, sushi, pastry and BOOZE aplenty. Yet to find the
MDNA stall though... (Gordon Smart, The Sun) Thursday, May 31
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THE MAGIC NUMBERS
Amaze colleagues and bamboozle rivals with these head-spinning facts and figures...
60m
Approximate amount in pounds HMV invested in Mama Group. The retail
group sold just one venue, Hammersmith Apollo, for over half that last week
55.5
Percent of UK recorded music revenues digital
services accounted for in Q1 2012, as income from subscription streaming platforms doubled to just under £9m
1,192,793 Dollars for Amanda Palmer’s
Kickstarter campaign, designed to fund her next studio album and tour
10,000
Empty seats by the end of the three-hour
Guns N’ Roses May 29 Manchester Arena gig after the band didn’t take to the stage until 11pm
54,545
Votes cast in HMV’s month- long Jubilee poll to find the best British album of the past 60 years: Iron Maiden’s The Number Of The Beast
5,750
Days between the Stone Roses May 23 show at
Warrington Parr Hall and their last gig on August 25, 1996 at Reading festival
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