spotted: Thisis50.com
A documentary that explores the downloading revolution; the kids that created it, the bands and the businesses that were effected by it, and its impact on the world at large.
Official Wesbite: downloadedthemovie.com
Starring: Shawn Fanning
Directed By: Alex Winter
Written By: Alex Winter
Top 10 Richest Musicians Of All Time:
1. Andrew Lloyd Webber: $1.2 billion
2. Paul McCartney: $800 million
3. Bono: $600 million
4. Bing Crosby: $550 million
5. Sean “Diddy” Combs: $550 million
6. Mariah Carey: $500 million
7. Jay-Z: $475 million
8. Dolly Parton: $450 million
9. Jimmy Buffett: $400 million
10. Michael Jackson: $350 million
source: hypebot.com
#1. A$AP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP – 139,000 (139,000)
#14. T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head – 19,000 (330,000)
#15. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 18,000 (272,000)
#16. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 18,000 (657,000)
#43. Wiz Khalifa – O.N.F.I.C. – 9,500 (289,000)
#56. Game – Jesus Piece – 7,200 (177,000)
#57. Chief Keef – Finally Rich – 7,100 (106,000)
#59. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 6,800 (509,000)
#94. Sho Baraka – Talented 10th – 3,700 (4,000)
#134. Big Boi – Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors – 2,600 (59,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
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Google slashed the cumulative view counts on YouTube channels belonging to Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG, and RCA Records by more than 2 billion views Tuesday, a drastic winter cleanup that may be aimed at shutting down fake view count-building techniques employed by a community of rogue view count manipulators on the video-sharing site.
source: DailyDot
via Forbes
To form list, Forbes looked at income from record sales, touring, endorsements, merchandise sales and other ventures. The figures represent earnings from May 2011 to May 2012, before subtracting management fees, legal costs and taxes.
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