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Taylor Swift Breaks Her Own Record with 1.5 Mil Copies Sold of New “1989” Album — Almost All Non-Streaming

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Taylor Swift Breaks Her Own Record with 1.5 Mil Copies Sold of New “1989” Album — Almost All Non-Streaming

Taylor Swift broke her own record this week.

She had her top selling debut week for any of her albums with “1989 (Taylor’s Version).” Hitsdailydouble.com puts the total at 1.56 million.

Most of those were from physical sales — CDs, LPs, and paid downloads. That total was a shocking 1.280 million. Only 300K were streaming equivalent although Swift took up most of the streaming chart last week.

The re-recorded “1989” album out sold the debut week for the original “1989,” which adds to the craziness.

Not so happy would be Shamrock Capital, which bought the original “1989” and five other masters from Scooter Braun for $330 million. Swift has wiped out the original albums by re-recording them. Braun is said to have encouraged Shamrock to buy the masters despite the threat of the re-recordings. He told them the value would go up.

But the original “1989” has sold just 32,000 physical copies in 2023. With streaming, the number is 1.1 million. But it’s far cry from the new version.

The Beatles Reach 25 Mil Views on YouTube for Final Single,”Now and Then,” 8 Million Streams

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The Beatles Reach 25 Mil Views on YouTube for Final Single,”Now and Then,” 8 Million Streams

The Beatles did break up 53 years ago you know.

Nevertheless they’ve been welcomed back most heartily.

On YouTube, their new song “Now and Then” has around 25 million views between the Peter Jackson video and the official audio that just plays the song.

Spotify has “Now and Then” at over 8 million streams so far.

Actual physical sales numbers won’t start coming in til Tuesday.

Meantime, “Now and Then” is in heavy rotation on the Beatles channel on SiriusXM 18. I’m waiting til they pair it with “No Reply,” which it echoes (at least for me).

PS Note to Beatles and Peter Jackson: no more please. This was enough.

Barbra Streisand 992 Page Memoir Propelled to Top of Best Sellers After CBS Sunday Morning Interview

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Barbra Streisand 992 Page Memoir Propelled to Top of Best Sellers After CBS Sunday Morning Interview

Call her a best seller.

Before her appearance this morning on “CBS Sunday Morning,” Barbra Streisand was at number 25 on Amazon with her memoir.

The 992 page “Call Me Barbra” will be published Tuesday morning.

But after her interview with Gayle King, Barbra rose to number 4 on Amazon. She’s all set. The hefty tome retails for thirty two bucks.

In the interview, Streisand told King she didn’t want to sing live again — although you know she will if the ticket prices are high enough.

The rest of the interview was about her stern mother, her father who died young, some passing references to old romances, a quote from husband James Brolin.

The most revealing part of the interview was King getting a tour of some of Streisand’s mansion which includes a mall like set up of fake “shops” with her different collections. All I could think was, Sotheby’s and Christie’s must be panting at the door for an auction one day! Crazy!

Read my report from 2009 regarding Streisand’s Village Vanguard show here.

Streisand Admits to A List Audience At Historic Village Vanguard Show: “Singing ‘People’ Is Boring”

Come back after midnight Monday night for more on the book!

Box Office Update: “Flower Moon” Over $50 Mil, Taylor Swift Still Booming, “Priscilla” So-So, “Holdovers” Begins

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Box Office Update: “Flower Moon” Over $50 Mil, Taylor Swift Still Booming, “Priscilla” So-So, “Holdovers” Begins

Here’s the wrap up from a slow weekend:

“Killers of the Flower Moon” hits $52 million today. Doing great, waiting for the strike to end so the acts can do some publicity

Taylor Swift is nearing $166 million with the Eras Tour. Fans are still going, probably on their second or third helpings.

“Priscilla” — without Elvis Presley songs — scored $5 million in its first wide weekend. Every day starting with Friday showed a fall off however. Maybe not a good sign for word of mouth.

Two terrific Oscar films blasted off this weekend — “The Holdovers” with Paul Giamatti and the foreign film, “Anatomy of a Fall.” They are each worth going to the theaters for, “Holdovers” especially. Giamatti is the most underrated actor of all. Nomination please! Dominic Sessa is the find of the year. A 20 year old who should be a Best Supporting Actor without a doubt.

Macklemore, Has-Been One Hit Rapper, Speaks at Pro-Palestinian Rally, Calls for End of Racist Regime But Ends Career

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Macklemore, Has-Been One Hit Rapper, Speaks at Pro-Palestinian Rally, Calls for End of Racist Regime But Ends Career

A decade ago, a white rapper named Macklemore had a hit with a song called “Thrift Shop.” It had a hit single about gay rights, sung by Mary Lambert.

Yesterday, Macklemore resurfaced at a pro-Palestinian rally in Washington DC. The one hit has been took a microphone and called for the end of the “genocide” and the end of the “racist regime” in Israel.

He should have kept his mouth shut. Whatever career he still has is now gone.

“I didn’t expect to be on a microphone,” said Macklemore. “There are thousands of people here more qualified to speak on the issue of a free Palestine than myself.”

He added: “But I will say this. They told me to be quiet. They told me to do my research, to go back, that it’s too complex to say something, right? To be silent in this moment. In the last three weeks I’ve gone back and I’ve done some research … I’m teachable. I don’t know enough. But I know enough that this is a genocide.”

If he’s teachable remains to be seen. On YouTube he told a videographer: “We need to end this racist regime.”

Macklemore has sold about 23,000 albums this year, most of it from streaming. He doesn’t really have a career but represents himself as an “activist.” His big stand was for gay rights. But if a gay person set foot in Palestine, they wouldn’t last very long. So maybe he should teach himself a little more.

Will the Actors’ Strike Ever Be Over? Studios Send Their “Last, Best, and Final Offer”

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Will the Actors’ Strike Ever Be Over? Studios Send Their “Last, Best, and Final Offer”

More meetings today between SAG AFTRA and the studios aka AMPTP. This is day 114 or so of a strike that has crippled Hollywood. If the strike isn’t resolved in the next few days there will be no spring TV season and very few 2024 movies.

The Union wants to be paid for streaming. The studios say they’ve met their demands. But it’s a lot of posturing. The Union has already set a picket schedule for next week. So they’re not giving up. The studios have to concede here or they won’t have product. TV viewing is already very low. Without new shows with actors, it will collapse.

Let’s hope the end is near!

“Now and Then” is Only The 6th Beatles Song Credited to All Four Members of the Group

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“Now and Then” is Only The 6th Beatles Song Credited to All Four Members of the Group

Remember when Paul McCartney wanted to switch around the writing credits for Beatles songs that he wrote on his own? McCartney-Lennon instead of Lennon-McCartney?

Fans were not pleased with this idea, which never happened. As we all know, there are about 250 songs credited to John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Even songs we know are individual compositions — like “Yesterday” or “Let it Be” — are in that category.

Indeed, even Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance” — fell under the Lennon-McCartney category.

But “Now and Then,” released on Thursday, is one of six Beatles records credited to all four members of the group. Written by Lennon, ASCAP lists the song as “Now and Then (Beatles Version)” to Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starkey.

The publisher is different than the writer credit, however. In this case the publisher is Lenono Music. This means that Yoko Ono controls the song, rather than Lennon – McCartney. That was the same for “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love,” the two other songs salvaged by Paul from John’s 1977 demos.

Lenono owns 75% of the global music rights as well.

The three other songs credited to all four Beatles? “Dig It” from “Let it Be”; the instrumental “Flying” from “Magical Mystery Tour”; and “Christmas Time (Is Here Again).”

Beginning in 1984, Michael Jackson owned the Lennon-McCartney catalog. Jackson used the catalog as a bank and leveraged it to the hilt. But, also famously known, in recent years the songs reverted back to the songwriters and are now published by Sony Music. McCartney owns all his solo songs, as do George Harrison and Ringo Starr (aka Richard Starkey).

Box Office: “Freddy’s” Falls 86% from Last Friday, “Flower Moon” Crossing $50 Mil Tonight, Taylor Still Swift

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Box Office: “Freddy’s” Falls 86% from Last Friday, “Flower Moon” Crossing $50 Mil Tonight, Taylor Still Swift

Last night’s box office:

“Killers of the Flower Moon” will hit $50 million today. It’s up over $100 million worldwide. You haven’t seen this masterpiece already? What a ride you will have. Many awards coming…

“Five Nights at Freddy’s” fell 86% last night from last Friday. This was a Halloween movie, to be sure. Total will cross $100 million today. Made for five cents, another horror profit hound from Blumhouse. Next year: Six Nights at Freddy’s, and so on.

Taylor is still Swift: The Eras Tour movie is up around $160 million and slowing down ever so slightly. The Swifts know how to make money. Music Business Worldwide reports that when Taylor’s masters were sold the first time, from Big Machine Records to Scooter Braun, her father made around $15 million from the sale. Not a bad score for him.

Last: Meg Ryan directed a romcom starring herself and David Duchovny. So far no numbers reported. Has a 51% on Rotten Tomatoes from just 35 reviews. I have no clue about it. Maybe it will turn up in end of the year screenings.

Rapper Missy Elliot Says Until Tonight Her Mother Never Saw Her Perform in the 26 Years of Her Career

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Rapper Missy Elliot Says Until Tonight Her Mother Never Saw Her Perform in the 26 Years of Her Career

Well, the Rock Hall induction show has ended finally after four hours and 20 minutes.

Producer Joel Gallen saved the best for last — with a plot twist.

Accepting her award in a gold suit and hat, the very cute rapper extraordinaire Missy Elliot made a startling admission from the stage.

“Until tonight,” she said, “my mother has never seen me perform.” You could hear people gasp and see them on TV mouthing “what???”

The reason? Missy didn’t want her mom to hear her X rated lyrics filled with four letter words and maybe coarse concepts about sex and personal hygiene.

But 26 years have passed since Missy burst onto the scene with her first album. How crazy is that? But mom — very elegant — looked thrilled about the whole night and very proud of her daughter. It was worth the wait!

Elton John Announces New Album at Rock Hall Induction Show That Veered from Sublime to More than Four Hours

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Elton John Announces New Album at Rock Hall Induction Show That Veered from Sublime to More than Four Hours

The big takeaway from the four hour plus Rock Hall induction show tonight: Elton John announced he and Bernie Taupin had just completed a new album for release next year.He promised that it would be bigger and better than anything we could imagine.

By the time Elton played a sublime piano version of “Tiny Dancer” as a tribute to his collaborator and lyricist of 56 years, I was ready to write a rave review of the show broadcast live on Disney Plus. We’d hit the three hour mark. But it turns out there was more to come. Jimmy Page inducted Link Wray and played ‘The Rumble.” Okay. Then there was an In Memoriam segment that left out no one, followed by a beautiful rendition of “The Weight” for the late Robbie Robertson. Elton, Sheryl Crow, Brittany Howard, and Chris Stapleton should have closed the show.

But no– there was more. Heading into the fourth hour, Rage Against the Machine had to be inducted, although three of the band’s four members didn’t show up. Then Queen Latifah did a filibuster to induct Missy Elliott. Going into the 5th hour, Elliott is performing “Get Ur Freak On.” Are people in the Barclay Center still alive? Who knows. I am so glad I watched this from home on Disney Plus, where you can watch it tomorrow. God bless.

Before the third hour ended, kudos to the producers. Speeches were articulate and passionate. The stories of the inductees were all fascinating. I loved seeing Chaka Khan, and also The Spinners, with a salute to Don Cornelius, of “Soul Train.” The two surviving Spinners made it to Brooklyn, and New Edition was phenomenal singing their songs.

But more is more, not less.

Some other thoughts in the morning.

This show had more endings than the third Lord of the Rings movie!

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