Comments on: Monday Morning Mediabase Update – 05/17/09 http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm American Idol - I Love This Cheesy Show Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: sma11ie http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-252804 sma11ie Tue, 19 May 2009 15:44:32 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-252804 <blockquote>After all, what could be a more sound business model for a music label, after investing a dollar or whatever it costs them to produce each disc, then to turn around and buy them all back at retail price down the line? </blockquote> Haha, of course. On a related note, have you guys seen <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/18/top-earning-american-idols-business-media-idols.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> article from Forbes about Idol's top earners? DC apparently earned an estimated 2 million since June 2008. With all the speculation about the restrictive contracts Idols get, and how little they earn relative to 19R/M/whatever, I'm guessing DC earning 2 mill means the label and his management are doing pretty well as well. Also, go Archie with 1.3mil. <blockquote>ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not surprised since the target market of the newspaper he is writing for (Manila Bulletin) are retireesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦no one reads that paper anymore! </blockquote> Thanks for the local perspective, RV65!

After all, what could be a more sound business model for a music label, after investing a dollar or whatever it costs them to produce each disc, then to turn around and buy them all back at retail price down the line?

Haha, of course. On a related note, have you guys seen this article from Forbes about Idol’s top earners? DC apparently earned an estimated 2 million since June 2008. With all the speculation about the restrictive contracts Idols get, and how little they earn relative to 19R/M/whatever, I’m guessing DC earning 2 mill means the label and his management are doing pretty well as well. Also, go Archie with 1.3mil.

ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not surprised since the target market of the newspaper he is writing for (Manila Bulletin) are retireesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦no one reads that paper anymore!

Thanks for the local perspective, RV65!

]]> By: tierbee http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-252512 tierbee Tue, 19 May 2009 05:27:50 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-252512 Damn that sneaky RCA anyway. :) LOL! Damn that sneaky RCA anyway. :) LOL!

]]> By: 123abc456 http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-252497 123abc456 Tue, 19 May 2009 05:13:38 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-252497 I am not sure what DCTR numbers will be. But I am guessing between 9 and 10 thousand. I could be completely wrong but looking at last weeks numbers at this point and this weeks numbers this is what I come up with. YMMV I am not sure what DCTR numbers will be. But I am guessing between 9 and 10 thousand. I could be completely wrong but looking at last weeks numbers at this point and this weeks numbers this is what I come up with. YMMV

]]> By: RV65 http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-252406 RV65 Tue, 19 May 2009 03:56:28 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-252406 ^^^"the fact that one reviewer in the Phillipines thought that fans there didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know his songs is related to his sales totals in the US, how?" That reviewer does not know his facts!...i'm not surprised since the target market of the newspaper he is writing for (Manila Bulletin) are retirees...no one reads that paper anymore! How could the Davids have attracted AT LEAST 50,000 people witout them knowing about their songs in the album?.......tsss! ^^^”the fact that one reviewer in the Phillipines thought that fans there didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know his songs is related to his sales totals in the US, how?”

That reviewer does not know his facts!…i’m not surprised since the target market of the newspaper he is writing for (Manila Bulletin) are retirees…no one reads that paper anymore! How could the Davids have attracted AT LEAST 50,000 people witout them knowing about their songs in the album?…….tsss!

]]> By: noctem seizure http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-252405 noctem seizure Tue, 19 May 2009 03:55:53 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-252405 No wait, haven't you heard the best conspiracy of them all? It was actually RCA who was buying up hundreds of thousands of Cook's CDs! Can't recall where exactly where I came across this ace-theory, but it's to me BY FAR the most plausible. After all, what could be a more sound business model for a music label, after investing a dollar or whatever it costs them to produce each disc, then to turn around and buy them all back at retail price down the line? Those mad financial geniuses! No wait, haven’t you heard the best conspiracy of them all? It was actually RCA who was buying up hundreds of thousands of Cook’s CDs! Can’t recall where exactly where I came across this ace-theory, but it’s to me BY FAR the most plausible. After all, what could be a more sound business model for a music label, after investing a dollar or whatever it costs them to produce each disc, then to turn around and buy them all back at retail price down the line? Those mad financial geniuses!

]]> By: tierbee http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-252332 tierbee Tue, 19 May 2009 02:49:03 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-252332 Oh, come now. One of you (us, hehe) Cook fans out there hacked the system and fixed the numbers. You know you did :) Cookie might not have major radio hits but I swear his songs come on every time I turn around. I was out and about Saturday and went into Subway and heard Time of My Life (a/k/a song that will never die) there, then in the car Light On, then came home and heard Come Back to Me... And if it wasn't Cookie there were Idol songs everywhere - shoot, I went to the grocery store and heard Taylor's "Do I Make You Proud?" LOL! Sigh, Elliott. He's so awesome... love, love his voice... his album is great... Oh, come now. One of you (us, hehe) Cook fans out there hacked the system and fixed the numbers. You know you did :)

Cookie might not have major radio hits but I swear his songs come on every time I turn around. I was out and about Saturday and went into Subway and heard Time of My Life (a/k/a song that will never die) there, then in the car Light On, then came home and heard Come Back to Me…

And if it wasn’t Cookie there were Idol songs everywhere – shoot, I went to the grocery store and heard Taylor’s “Do I Make You Proud?” LOL!

Sigh, Elliott. He’s so awesome… love, love his voice… his album is great…

]]> By: lefty http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-252234 lefty Tue, 19 May 2009 00:44:01 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-252234 <blockquote>Elliott, you deserve better.</blockquote> He sure does. *sigh*

Elliott, you deserve better.

He sure does. *sigh*

]]> By: Jolene http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-252133 Jolene Mon, 18 May 2009 23:20:06 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-252133 ^^ Don't you just love conspiracies? Ooh, shady. <blockquote>any guesses from the DC numbers guruà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s on the final based on this update?</blockquote> I would guess a return to around 7-8K, indeed the region he was in before Mother's Day. I'd also guess we'll have to wait for Brian's update to know his numbers this week, because he probably won't appear in the final HDD update. Next week, I'm betting he'll be back in there. Elliott, you deserve better. ^^ Don’t you just love conspiracies? Ooh, shady.

any guesses from the DC numbers guruà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s on the final based on this update?

I would guess a return to around 7-8K, indeed the region he was in before Mother’s Day. I’d also guess we’ll have to wait for Brian’s update to know his numbers this week, because he probably won’t appear in the final HDD update. Next week, I’m betting he’ll be back in there.

Elliott, you deserve better.

]]> By: sma11ie http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-252117 sma11ie Mon, 18 May 2009 22:53:53 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-252117 ^^ Looks like DC is reverting back to pre-Mother's Day levels... any guesses from the DC numbers guru's on the final based on this update? Also, LMAO'ing with Jolene (heh, I made it a verb). Yes, there is a mass conspiracy involving Soundscan, 19Evil, iTunes, retailers, etc. to goose DCTR's numbers. Besides, which, I'm confused by the logic here-- the 1.1 mil is for <i>US</i> sales, so the fact that one reviewer in the <i>Phillipines</i> thought that fans there didn't know his songs is related to his sales totals in the US, how? ^^ Looks like DC is reverting back to pre-Mother’s Day levels… any guesses from the DC numbers guru’s on the final based on this update?

Also, LMAO’ing with Jolene (heh, I made it a verb). Yes, there is a mass conspiracy involving Soundscan, 19Evil, iTunes, retailers, etc. to goose DCTR’s numbers. Besides, which, I’m confused by the logic here– the 1.1 mil is for US sales, so the fact that one reviewer in the Phillipines thought that fans there didn’t know his songs is related to his sales totals in the US, how?

]]> By: Jolene http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-252104 Jolene Mon, 18 May 2009 22:45:16 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-252104 ^^ I'm sure SoundScan would love to answer those questions. LMAO HDD update: NOW IN: <strong>55.94%</strong> 27 20 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA NASHVILLE 9,674 CARNIVAL RIDE 15 22 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 9,184 ALL I EVER WANTED 44 43 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 4,801 DAVID COOK ^^ I’m sure SoundScan would love to answer those questions. LMAO

HDD update:
NOW IN: 55.94%

27 20 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA NASHVILLE 9,674
CARNIVAL RIDE

15 22 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 9,184
ALL I EVER WANTED

44 43 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 4,801
DAVID COOK

]]> By: ccagain http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-252095 ccagain Mon, 18 May 2009 22:30:16 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-252095 Satellite radio has been instrumental in shaping today's radio playlists. I think it's interesting that David Cook has sold the numember of CDs that he is reported to have sold with no real radio hit except TOML. Archie seems to be about average for today's pop artists. Cook, I really question some of these numbers. Some reviewer in the Phillipines even remarked that the fans didn't seem to know very many of the songs he sang at Sat. concert. Satellite radio has been instrumental in shaping today’s radio playlists. I think it’s interesting that David Cook has sold the numember of CDs that he is reported to have sold with no real radio hit except TOML. Archie seems to be about average for today’s pop artists. Cook, I really question some of these numbers. Some reviewer in the Phillipines even remarked that the fans didn’t seem to know very many of the songs he sang at Sat. concert.

]]> By: hypertwink http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-252030 hypertwink Mon, 18 May 2009 21:49:03 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-252030 <blockquote>Oh and damn, I just noticed that Daughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s NS is already #43 on pop. The going is so much easier once youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve reached à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“name-artistà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  statusà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.</blockquote> noctem ~ No surprise there. (See what I did there too? LOL)

Oh and damn, I just noticed that Daughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s NS is already #43 on pop. The going is so much easier once youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve reached à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“name-artistà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  statusà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

noctem ~ No surprise there. (See what I did there too? LOL)

]]> By: erinnthered http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-251840 erinnthered Mon, 18 May 2009 20:05:05 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-251840 What format is <em>CanPop</em>? I don't recall seeing that one before, but then again I don't always catch the weekly report... What format is CanPop? I don’t recall seeing that one before, but then again I don’t always catch the weekly report…

]]> By: ggdoorsfan http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-251718 ggdoorsfan Mon, 18 May 2009 18:49:06 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-251718 hi noctem.... nobody knows for sure what the final disposition of zero gravity will be... i'd love for it to be a radio single - with a new mix that captures the raw and live energy david brings to it in a concert setting.... i 've listened to it several times since you made the comment about the melody being derivative of tmh, and i can't hear it, but who knows..... it's seems to be a universal favorite among fans and non fans, domestic and international, so we'll just have to see how it plays out.... hi noctem…. nobody knows for sure what the final disposition of zero gravity will be… i’d love for it to be a radio single – with a new mix that captures the raw and live energy david brings to it in a concert setting…. i ‘ve listened to it several times since you made the comment about the melody being derivative of tmh, and i can’t hear it, but who knows….. it’s seems to be a universal favorite among fans and non fans, domestic and international, so we’ll just have to see how it plays out….

]]> By: noctem seizure http://www.mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-251709 noctem seizure Mon, 18 May 2009 18:45:00 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/monday-morning-mediabase-update-051709.htm#comment-251709 Oh and damn, I just noticed that Daughtry's NS is already #43 on pop. The going is so much easier once you've reached "name-artist" status.... Oh and damn, I just noticed that Daughtry’s NS is already #43 on pop. The going is so much easier once you’ve reached “name-artist” status….

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