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Post by lelemaple on Sept 17, 2014 16:57:39 GMT -5
Interesting article from MJs: Who Buys Music Anymore? A Statistical Inquiry1. Who buys CDs? The middle-aged. Sixty-one percent of people who buy CDs are 36 and older, according to MusicWatch’s estimate. Ten years ago, that figure was just 36%. Back in 2004, people over 50 made up just 19% of the CD-buying population, but today they’re more than a third.This could help explain the relatively high number of veteran artists who have notched their first career No. 1 albums in 2014, including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Black Keys, Sia, and Weird Al Yankovic. 2. Among music buyers in general, teenagers just aren’t the force they used to be. As a group, 13 to 17-year-olds have plummeted to a mere 7% of the CD-buying population, down from 14.9% in 2004. Their share of digital purchases, either singles or albums, is also down a healthy 12 percentage points — to just 13% — as downloading has become more mainstream among older demographics. 3. Digital downloading is no longer a male-dominated activity. A majority of people who bought music digitally in 2014 were female (53%), according to MusicWatch’s estimate — a big change from 2004, when 60% of digital purchasers were male. More... www.buzzfeed.com/reggieugwu/who-buys-music-anymore-a-statistical-inquiry#3x0w1jaso....this pretty much describes us. we are the force behind keeping music industry. middle aged women. who knew we were doing it right all along. adam has nothing to fear! (stupid comments or not ) It goes along with the short attention spans that many people have in the social media age and how new releases are on people's radar for a very short period of time in most cases. I'm part of the digital download age but it doesn't mean that it isn't sad to see things come and go so quickly.
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Post by lelemaple on Sept 17, 2014 11:52:24 GMT -5
He is soooooooo fine......that is all.
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Post by lelemaple on Sept 16, 2014 18:04:44 GMT -5
The only thing that bugs me about modern journalism is the lack of fact-checking. Before it was extended, the tour was originally 19 dates to begin with. Nobody checks their facts or spell checks before they publish! I'm a writing/editing geek so I look at these things.
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Post by lelemaple on Sept 16, 2014 16:18:46 GMT -5
Ya, I can't imagine them placing the judges/staff and the contestants at the same hotel - could be awkward.. The judges are probably in some high class hotel in Manhattan... Yup! I would bet JLo has her own apartment there as well.
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Post by lelemaple on Sept 16, 2014 15:59:51 GMT -5
OT but I went to see Thirty Seconds to Mars and Linkin Park last night at the Bowl. I was surprisingly underwhelmed by Jared Leto. He's a really boring frontman, IMO. Maybe it's because I'm still on QAL high from over two months ago but he's kind of all over the place and not in a good way. I like the music but moreso in the car driving around. The incredible actor that he is is not the same guy on a concert stage. Maybe it's also because Adam blows him out of the water performance-wise and voice-wise any day of the week. The only downer about seeing QAL live, if it's even a downer, is that EVERYTHING else pales in comparison from this point forward. One of my friends said Linkin Park was incredible! Bet Adam had tickets for that show & had to change his plans! They were great, I agree. They gel as a tight unit very well. I was wondering about Adam before I heard about the Idol spot!
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Post by lelemaple on Sept 16, 2014 14:41:08 GMT -5
OMG...so handsome... Mr Photogenic! (diff between unshaven Harry and groomed rookie....haha)And that's his "bad" side. : I know right? That's funny. He has no bad side, LOL.
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Post by lelemaple on Sept 16, 2014 14:37:02 GMT -5
OT but I went to see Thirty Seconds to Mars and Linkin Park last night at the Bowl. I was surprisingly underwhelmed by Jared Leto. He's a really boring frontman, IMO. Maybe it's because I'm still on QAL high from over two months ago but he's kind of all over the place and not in a good way. I like the music but moreso in the car driving around. The incredible actor that he is is not the same guy on a concert stage. Maybe it's also because Adam blows him out of the water performance-wise and voice-wise any day of the week. The only downer about seeing QAL live, if it's even a downer, is that EVERYTHING else pales in comparison from this point forward.
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Post by lelemaple on Sept 16, 2014 14:33:10 GMT -5
instagram.com/p/tBIczCvKQE/harryconnickjr 2 minutes ago having a blast with @adamlambert @ryanseacrest and @jlo for the NYC @americanidol auditions - adam's doing great!! of course he is Harry. sorry, the man annoys me. Wish Adam was sitting in for him instead. Doesn't Adam look incredible in these pics and in that little video. Can hardly wait until February! Yay! Again! What a great day this is! I actually like Harry as an actor and a singer. Admit I don't watch Idol anymore so I can't "judge" him on there but I will catch Adam's stuff. I saw Harry live at the Hollywood Bowl a few years back and he's really great live. I like that crooner type of stuff anyways: Connick, Buble, Sinatra, Dean Martin, etc.
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Post by lelemaple on Sept 16, 2014 14:24:33 GMT -5
Does he keep his arms to his sides a lot? He did that in a few of the pics with Brian and Roger as well. Some people even took it to mean something more than it is. Yes he does, with his palms facing backward which I have always thought was unusual. Most people when standing or even walking, have their palms facing toward their body but not Adam. I tried researching if there was any physiological reason for palm direction but came up empty. I finally decided it is just what superstars do. "something more"? I am not even sure I want to know. Trust me, you don't. It's so stupid anyways. Some naysayers will always be naysayers I guess. I read a few boards besides this one and I don't even remember where I read it but it was so dumb.
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Post by lelemaple on Sept 16, 2014 14:21:45 GMT -5
Anybody besides me take a minute to realize that tattoo in Dr. May's post was a badger??!! Once I realized it, I felt pretty dumb! Yea! Adam! It took me a second too. I love tats and it's cute but not my personal style. I am thinking of getting the Queen crest somewhere, but not sure where yet.
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