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Monday, February 11, 2013

More Grammy Sales Spikes: UMG/WMG Division

GRAMMY SALES SPIKES: Capitol’s 2013 Grammy Nominees album topped the list of UMG post-Grammy Saturday-to-Sunday sales spikes, up 648%, followed by Rihanna (+154%), Maroon 5 (+181%), Frank Ocean (+370) and Bob Marley’s Legend (+299%). On the singles side, Rihanna’s “Stay” topped the list, up 674%, followed by Maroon 5’s “Daylight” (+122%), Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” (+297%), Frank Ocean’s "Thinkin Bout You" (+267%), Jay Z & Kanye West’s "No Church in the Wild" (+760%), Dierks Bentley’s "Home" (+2633%), Bob Marley & the Wailers’ "Could You Be Loved" (+1821%) and Frank Ocean’s "Forest Gump" (+829%). Warner Music Group acts that experienced jumps on the album side include the Black Keys (+577%), fun. (+510%), Hunter Hayes (+198%), Ed Sheeran (+192%), Zac Brown Band (+301%) and Bruno Mars (+88%) . (2/11a)

 
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