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Happy New Year.. Looking back at 2008

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Here I take a look at some of the significant commercial releases and music events of 2008:

Grammys 08
Amy Winehouse took home 5 Grammy Awards in early February. From the Grammys onwards, Winehouse’s album “Back to Black” sold 5 million copies in ‘08, meaning her album, originally released in 2006, was the second biggest album of [...]

Akon talks more about Freedom and.. surprise, surprise.. Michael Jackson!

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

Video: #1’s interview for Billboard.com

Double-dropping - Singles success

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

It appears that the new way to release singles if you are a big force in the music industry is in pairs.
Just now, while browsing iTunes USA i noticed that in the Top 10, Beyonce, Britney Spears and Kanye West all have TWO singles each. Add that to the recent success of T.I having the [...]

Akon talks ‘Freedom’ and Michael Jackson

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Akon’s new album ‘Freedom’ is now out in the USA. The album will not be #1 due to being released the same week as Britney Spears blockbuster ‘Circus’, but Akon is still focused. “Right now I’m strictly focusing on ‘Freedom.’ I’m so excited about this album”, Akon told Billboard.com when he sat down with them [...]