Monday Morning Mediabase Update – 02/23/09

Thanks Kirsten…

GO ALTNOY…

Go MindyDoo and Taylor! It’s good to see them with the arrows pointing north. It’s just unbelievable to see all of these idols charting.

Go MindyDoo and Taylor! Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s good to see them with the arrows pointing north. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just unbelievable to see all of these idols charting.

You beat me to it abby! Great to see Mindy and Taylor on the charts!

Kirster & MJ (I know you like Rascal Flats) I think this migh interest you a little:

Do Those Rascal Flatts Come in a Size 7?

Multi-platinum country rock act Rascal Flatts is working with JCPenney for a broad marketing and promotional deal, which includes in-store promotion, tour support, merch and TV ads.

All in all, a deep collaboration that hits the spot on a number of counts: It’s a good brand fit between the retailer and the act, the band gets great exposure from the collaboration, JC Penney gets a totally relevant multi-platform integrated endorsement from a band that mirrors its values, and, most importantly, fans/consumers get a stack of added-value content, merchandise and connections.

More on link..

Thanks Kirsten. Love to see the upward arrows. Yay for Idols on radio.

Quick question – Has Kristy Lee Cook’s 15 Minutes of Fame disappeared? I no longer even see it on the country cable countdown shows. Curious since I don’t track country spins. It’s like she really came and went. Sad.

Funny to seen Kelly inching up under Cook on HAC. I was wondering how long (short) that would take….

Thanks for the numbers!

Somebody Out There of Archie is being released together with Crush today in UK… you can purchased here…

Funny to seen Kelly inching up under Cook on HAC. I was wondering how long (short) that would takeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

LOL. Kelly is totally taking Cook DOWN, baby. I’m not messing with her or that song of hers. It slays everything in its path. I think it took some lessons from Magic Rainbow.

Nice to see so many idols with bullets! Say what you want about that show, but it certainly gives people a shot at a real career.

Quick question – Has Kristy Lee Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 15 Minutes of Fame disappeared? I no longer even see it on the country cable countdown shows. Curious since I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t track country spins. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s like she really came and went. Sad.

It’s dead as a doornail. Barely any spins at all. Really sad, but Arista never stuck with her long enough to make it even a mild hit, and once she was dropped radio stations dropped the song.

Quick question – Has Kristy Lee Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 15 Minutes of Fame disappeared? I no longer even see it on the country cable countdown shows. Curious since I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t track country spins. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s like she really came and went. Sad.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s dead as a doornail. Barely any spins at all. Really sad, but Arista never stuck with her long enough to make it even a mild hit, and once she was dropped radio stations dropped the song.

I actually heard this at a restaurant over the weekend. My husband, an idol hater, had to point it out to me. He said “this is that idol girl Carrie Lee Cook’s song.” I corrected him and he said he only knew the song from CMT, which he watches occasionally to catch glimpses of his girlfriend, Taylor Swift.

I’m really curious to see the HDD numbers today and tomorrow. Last week was great for DCTR and it looks like the whole chart is coming down this week, so I’m really interested to see how much of a decline there is and where it ends up. It might go down in sales but go up in chart placement. We’ll see.

Glad to see the progress for WRIR on the chart. Thanks Kirsten!

Any HDD numbers yet? I keep checking this thread =P hoping someone will post some news. (I miss the old left bar that tells you which threads have been commented on recently…)

(I miss the old left bar that tells you which threads have been commented on recentlyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦)

So do I. I know it was causing some site problem, but it’s so much harder now to keep up with anything other than the very top threads… Oh well.

ETA: Yeah, HDD is sure taking its sweet time. At least this week we’re likely to get Monday updates, which we didn’t get last week.

Thanks for the KLC info. Sad. Oh well. Maybe she’ll just go back to horses and the like.

At least this week weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re likely to get Monday updates, which we didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get last week.

Or maybe not? I’m starting to have my doubts.

Me too ^^^

*crickets*

What happened with HDD today?

CHART DATE: 02/23/2009
LAST UPDATE: 02/23/2009 14:32:31
NOW IN: 36.20%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 31,324
FEARLESS
11 2 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 24,401
DARK HORSE
– 3 CHARLIE WILSON JIVE/JLG 23,566
UNCLE CHARLIE
14 4 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 16,612
INTUITION
2 5 THE FRAY EPIC 15,996
THE FRAY
12 6 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 14,105
I AM… SASHA FIERCE
29 7 NOW 29 UME 12,244
VARIOUS ARTISTS
15 8 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 12,087
808S & HEARTBREAK
21 9 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 12,069
A DIFFERENT ME
4 10 INDIA.ARIE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 11,519
TESTIMOY VOL. 2: LOVE & POLITICS
26 11 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 11,182
FAME
18 12 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 10,821
SOUNDTRACK
25 13 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 10,657
FUNHOUSE
17 14 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 10,335
PAPER TRAIL
19 15 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 9,862
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
35 16 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 8,950
FREEDOM
23 17 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 8,643
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
39 18 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,520
LEARN TO LIVE
38 19 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 8,254
TAYLOR SWIFT
32 20 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 8,218
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
22 21 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,003
FEEL THAT FIRE
41 22 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 7,862
FOUNDATION
24 23 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 7,790
CIRCUS
3 24 PLANT/KRAUSS ROUNDER 7,758
RAISING SAND
10 25 BOBBY VALENTINO CAPITOL 7,723
REBIRTH
31 26 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 7,624
DAVID COOK
47 27 JAMEY JOHNSON MERCURY NASHVILLE 7,041
THAT LONESOME SONG
16 28 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 7,026
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
36 29 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 6,546
ONE OF THE BOYS
8 30 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 6,481
WORKING ON A DREAM
30 31 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 6,170
KIDZ BOP 15
27 32 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 5,780
THA CARTER III
49 33 AC/DC COLUMBIA 5,701
BLACK ICE
28 34 JENNIFER HUDSON ARISTA/RMG 5,174
JENNIFER HUDSON

– 47 DAVID ARCHULETA 19/JIVE/ZLG 3,623
DAVID ARCHULETA

Cool!!! DA is actually on the chart this time. Stay in there, David!

CHART DATE: 02/23/2009
LAST UPDATE: 02/23/2009 14:46:14
NOW IN: 37.17%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 31,324
FEARLESS
11 2 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 24,401
DARK HORSE
– 3 CHARLIE WILSON JIVE/JLG 23,566
UNCLE CHARLIE
14 4 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 16,612
INTUITION
2 5 THE FRAY EPIC 15,996
THE FRAY
12 6 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 14,105
I AM… SASHA FIERCE
29 7 NOW 29 UME 12,244
VARIOUS ARTISTS
15 8 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 12,087
808S & HEARTBREAK
21 9 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 12,069
A DIFFERENT ME
4 10 INDIA.ARIE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 11,519
TESTIMOY VOL. 2: LOVE & POLITICS
26 11 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 11,182
FAME
18 12 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 10,821
SOUNDTRACK
25 13 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 10,657
FUNHOUSE
17 14 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 10,335
PAPER TRAIL
19 15 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 9,862
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
– 16 MORRISSEY LOST HIGHWAY 9,292
YEARS OF REFUSAL
35 17 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 8,950
FREEDOM
23 18 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 8,643
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
39 19 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,520
LEARN TO LIVE
38 20 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 8,254
TAYLOR SWIFT
32 21 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 8,218
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
22 22 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,003
FEEL THAT FIRE
41 23 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 7,862
FOUNDATION
24 24 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 7,790
CIRCUS
3 25 PLANT/KRAUSS ROUNDER 7,758
RAISING SAND
10 26 BOBBY VALENTINO CAPITOL 7,723
REBIRTH
31 27 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 7,624
DAVID COOK
47 28 JAMEY JOHNSON MERCURY NASHVILLE 7,041
THAT LONESOME SONG
16 29 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 7,026
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
36 30 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 6,546
ONE OF THE BOYS
8 31 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 6,481
WORKING ON A DREAM
30 32 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 6,170
KIDZ BOP 15
27 33 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 5,780
THA CARTER III
49 34 AC/DC COLUMBIA 5,701
BLACK ICE
28 35 JENNIFER HUDSON ARISTA/RMG 5,174
JENNIFER HUDSON

– 49 DAVID ARCHULETA 19/JIVE/ZLG 3,623
DAVID ARCHULETA

I hate when they don’t update every album–none of the Idols updated at all.

Kelly performance her 2nd single in the UK….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKXloBB99v4

Hang in there Little D!

When will we find out about radio adds? Jive had that big ALTNOY ad running this week, I’m thinking they’ll give ALTNOY 1-2 more weeks. If there are still not substantial gains I’m guessing they may drop their support for the song and go to plan B. Wonder if that includes the Miley duet as a single *shudders*.
Hey whatever works…. :innocent1_tb:

Wonder if that includes the Miley duet as a single *shudders*.

So the vocally challenged can help out the vocally gifted. :confused_wp: Radio is odd.

^^^ LOL These days you don’t have to be vocally gifted. All you have to be is famous and you’re good.

CHART DATE: 02/23/2009
LAST UPDATE: 02/24/2009 11:14:58
NOW IN: 54.98%

LW TW artist / album label power index
– 1 CHARLIE WILSON JIVE/JLG 45,014
UNCLE CHARLIE
1 2 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 44,024
FEARLESS
11 3 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 30,463
DARK HORSE
2 4 THE FRAY EPIC 27,384
THE FRAY
14 5 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 22,277
INTUITION
21 6 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 19,689
A DIFFERENT ME
4 7 INDIA.ARIE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 18,461
TESTIMOY VOL. 2: LOVE & POLITICS
26 8 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 17,088
FAME
15 9 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 16,548
808S & HEARTBREAK
29 10 NOW 29 UME 16,107
VARIOUS ARTISTS
12 11 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 15,987
I AM… SASHA FIERCE
17 12 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 14,912
PAPER TRAIL
25 13 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 14,897
FUNHOUSE
18 14 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 13,626
SOUNDTRACK
– 15 MORRISSEY LOST HIGHWAY 12,928
YEARS OF REFUSAL
23 16 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 12,857
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
35 17 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 11,916
FREEDOM
10 18 BOBBY VALENTINO CAPITOL 11,851
REBIRTH
24 19 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 11,799
CIRCUS
19 20 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 11,691
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
8 21 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 11,399
WORKING ON A DREAM
32 22 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 11,244
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
39 23 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,230
LEARN TO LIVE
30 24 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 10,826
KIDZ BOP 15
38 25 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 10,540
TAYLOR SWIFT
3 26 PLANT/KRAUSS ROUNDER 10,510
RAISING SAND
16 27 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 10,443
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
31 28 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 10,327
DAVID COOK

28 48 JENNIFER HUDSON ARISTA/RMG 5,174

DA fell out of radar range. Or maybe they haven’t updated the lower strata yet. I noticed that JHud’s number didn’t change at all on this update.

CHART DATE: 02/23/2009
LAST UPDATE: 02/24/2009 11:30:01
NOW IN: 69.42%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 51,341
FEARLESS
– 2 CHARLIE WILSON JIVE/JLG 46,898
UNCLE CHARLIE
2 3 THE FRAY EPIC 44,003
THE FRAY
11 4 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 33,851
DARK HORSE
14 5 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 24,417
INTUITION
26 6 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 23,890
FAME
4 7 INDIA.ARIE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 23,178
TESTIMOY VOL. 2: LOVE & POLITICS
– 8 MORRISSEY LOST HIGHWAY 21,478
YEARS OF REFUSAL
15 9 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 19,993
808S & HEARTBREAK
21 10 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 19,689
A DIFFERENT ME
17 11 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 19,267
PAPER TRAIL
12 12 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 18,324
I AM… SASHA FIERCE
3 13 PLANT/KRAUSS ROUNDER 17,823
RAISING SAND
18 14 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 17,799
SOUNDTRACK
25 15 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 17,338
FUNHOUSE
5 16 LILY ALLEN CAPITOL 17,129
IT’S NOT ME IT’S YOU
29 17 NOW 29 UME 16,107
VARIOUS ARTISTS
7 18 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 15,177
VIVA LA VIDA
23 19 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 14,799
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
16 20 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 14,665
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
9 21 ADELE COLUMBIA 14,362
19
24 22 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 14,325
CIRCUS
13 23 LONELY ISLAND UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 14,106
INCREDIBAD
8 24 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 14,029
WORKING ON A DREAM
35 25 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 13,771
FREEDOM
34 26 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 12,872
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
32 27 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 12,841
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
50 28 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE N.E.E.T./INTERSCOPE 12,753
SOUNDTRACK
– 29 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: SENIOR YEAR WALT DISNEY RECORDS 12,621
SOUNDTRACK
31 30 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 12,236
DAVID COOK

Now JHud has fallen out of radar range.

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Looks like DC’s going platinum next week. Hope he hangs onto top 30, just cuz that’d be nice. And here’s to hoping he can at least maintain this range until the new single(s) pick up in airplay come April (wow that sounds so far off!).

CHART DATE: 02/23/2009
LAST UPDATE: 02/24/2009 13:02:48
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 62,523 -32%
FEARLESS
– 2 CHARLIE WILSON JIVE/JLG 57,606 –
UNCLE CHARLIE
2 3 THE FRAY EPIC 53,798 -27%
THE FRAY
11 4 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 42,776 -24%
DARK HORSE
12 5 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 41,032 -24%
I AM… SASHA FIERCE
14 6 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 32,982 -16%
INTUITION
15 7 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 32,166 -11%
808S & HEARTBREAK
26 8 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 32,082 12%
FAME
4 9 INDIA.ARIE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 31,528 -56%
TESTIMOY VOL. 2: LOVE & POLITICS
3 10 PLANT/KRAUSS ROUNDER 30,791 -58%
RAISING SAND
– 11 MORRISSEY LOST HIGHWAY 29,658 –
YEARS OF REFUSAL
17 12 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 29,369 -11%
PAPER TRAIL
8 13 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 27,911 -56%
WORKING ON A DREAM
21 14 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 27,718 -13%
A DIFFERENT ME
5 15 LILY ALLEN CAPITOL 26,364 -63%
IT’S NOT ME IT’S YOU
18 16 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 25,014 -24%
SOUNDTRACK
7 17 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 24,935 -61%
VIVA LA VIDA
25 18 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 23,215 -21%
FUNHOUSE
50 19 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE N.E.E.T./INTERSCOPE 23,109 54%
SOUNDTRACK
– 20 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: SENIOR YEAR WALT DISNEY RECORDS 22,998 –
SOUNDTRACK
16 21 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 21,038 -40%
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
29 22 NOW 29 UME 21,033 -24%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
6 23 GRAMMY NOMINEES 2009 RHINO 20,469 -69%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
24 24 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 20,333 -31%
CIRCUS
9 25 ADELE COLUMBIA 20,118 -65%
19
35 26 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 19,156 -18%
FREEDOM
34 27 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 19,107 -21%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
13 28 LONELY ISLAND UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 19,033 -60%
INCREDIBAD
10 29 BOBBY VALENTINO CAPITOL 19,569 -65%
REBIRTH
23 30 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 18,818 -37%
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
19 31 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 17,285 -47%
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
27 32 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 16,543 -41%
THA CARTER III
31 33 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 16,006 -37%
DAVID COOK

Yikes. I’d be afraid to see his numbers if he didn’t get AI pimpage last week.

I think the Cook return to Idol will be sooner rather than later. When is the next single being released? They should get that one out asap as well.
Of course, the best promo of all is getting the boot song on Idol. Anyone know what it will be this year? S6 had Daughtry, S7 had Ruben so it’s becoming a trend to use Idol related music.

^^ jpfan, word is Come Back To Me has a 3/31 add date on HAC, not sure about other formats. Apparently, DC himself told a fan that Bar-ba-sol is getting a simultaneous release to Rock, but so far, no signs of an add date yet.

Rumor is that DC will be back on Idol mid-March but I think that’s fans’ conjecture because that’s when he has a few days off tour…? Who knows about the boot song. I guess they could force CBTM to work… but I dunno.

Trina, I’m with you on that yikes– I’m worried about DC sustaining these numbers from now until April if the single is that far off.

DC did some interview and the article said he would be back on Idol either mid March or early April. I took that to mean those are the best days to work an appearance in amidst his tour but they weren’t quite sure of the date. The video is said to be shooting in LA 3/17-3/18 so depending on what the deal is with the shoot and the exact location he could logically appear that Wednesday night.

My problem with him getting these “Idol boosts” is the trend seems to be he gets these big boosts, then huge drops the following week. I rather weekly consistent sales.

But Trina, the drop this week seems consistent with the rest of the chart. Seems last week was a good week due to Valentines Day and the Grammy’s, and this week was a drop week. I’m not too concerned with his drop percentage this week– I’m just worried he won’t stay somewhat stable in the weeks to come until April.

My problem with him getting these à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idol boostsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is the trend seems to be he gets these big boosts, then huge drops the following week. I rather weekly consistent sales.

He’s actually been consistent on the weeks without the boosts. In the 2 weeks before last week, he sold 16-17K, and now on his first full week back without pimpage, he’s back in that range. I think that IS his consistent sales. That is not a bad place to stabilize.

Actually, since “idol boosts” historically don’t seem to work for everybody, the fact that he keeps getting them is a good thing. He really shouldn’t get boosts this high from even minimal pimpage. Its kind of unusual.

The only artists who charted above Cook this week that were also in the top 10 the week DCTR was released are Nickleback, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift. That is not bad company.

In the 2 weeks before last week, he sold 16-17K, and now on his first full week back without pimpage, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s back in that range

He was pimped though. That’s sort of what I was trying to get across in my first post but I didn’t phrase it well. Last Wednesday they showed an interview on the AI Experience red carpet and part of the Carrie duet. That was enough to boost him a good 30 or so notches on iTunes so it did something . So my point is it’s quite possible he would have had an even bigger drop if he wasn’t shown on AI at all.

iTunes album sales are a very small drop in the bucket at this point. The difference between #30 and #60 is maybe a couple hundred sales. Yes, the pimpage did boost him slightly, but not a lot.

Right now his only real promotion is a 5 month old single. He’s doing great.

He was pimped though. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sort of what I was trying to get across in my first post but I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t phrase it well. Last Wednesday they showed an interview on the AI Experience red carpet and part of the Carrie duet. That was enough to boost him a good 30 or so notches on iTunes so it did something . So my point is ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s quite possible he would have had an even bigger drop if he wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t shown on AI at all.

Oh, I get it Trina. Wait, did he get a boost after that? I thought that he got a boost the week they played TOML and he went on GMA. I don’t remember anything from last week. Its all kind of running together in my head right now. When were the Grammys again? LOL. I’m so confused.

But anyway, I get your point now! Hmm.. there’s no way to tell how big a boost that really was, given Itunes’ small market share. I agree its something to watch. Lets see how he does next week.

Cookie has such angsty (and a little greedy lol) fans in all of us, doesn’t he?! In a week where his percentage drop is comparable to that of the Big Machine Taylor Swift, I’m good.

Though I totally understand the inclination to consider AI bumps and such, that IS part of his promotion. To try to speculate what sales would be without promotion seems sort of odd to me. AI has 25 or so million (or more) viewers on any given day, which I assume is the reason so many *established* acts agree to come and perform. Promotion.

Plus, if HDD numbers hold, moving approx. 6,000 units this week gets him his Soundscan platinum sales number. Whoohoooo!!