1. Alicia Keys "As I Am" Sales this week: 70,267Percentage change: -38%Weeks on: 9Cume: 2,725,935 That’s a FUCK of a lot of records. Credit Clive Davis.  An expertly orchestrated media campaign for a lovable entertainer that built for almost a year and crested in the fourth quarter, just when sales are hottest. Clive’s always got […]

It’s no longer about getting paid, it’s about getting noticed. Party like a rock star? What IS a rock star? A rock star was someone who danced to the beat of his own drummer, who did what felt good in his heart, did not follow trends, but his own vision. He didn’t give a fuck […]

I have no idea what possessed Guy Hands to purchase this pig in a poke, but having done so, and seen what sick shape the business is in, he is now making drastic efforts to insure its survival and future viability and for this I applaud him. Those in the industry have been laughing at […]

Sales Forceby Sasha Frere-Jones