SO FAR, SO GOOD: The primary beneficiary of this year’s Grammy spike is Pink, who went from 9k to 32k on her 2008 Funhouse LP, up a whopping 246%, and 9k to 100k on current single “Glitter in the Air.” The artist’s memorable performance in front of an American Idol-sized viewing audience gives Barry Weiss’ Jive team a window of opportunity to give the album, now at 1.5 million, a second life, potentially adding another several hundred thousand to the total, in what is shaping up as a possible career-changing moment. The Grammy spike also lifted a pair of juggernauts in Lady Gaga (+25% on The Fame and 11% on The Fame Monster) and the Black Eyed Peas (+78%), while further increasing Lady Antebellum’s heat, as the album closes in on 700k in its first two weeks. (2/11a)
DANIEL NIGRO: CRACKING THE CODE
The co-writer-producer of the moment, in his own words (12/12a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
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That's what we'd like to know.
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