http://www.undertheblackhat.com find out what is really underneath the black hat... Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:39:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 en http://www.undertheblackhat.com/2007/11/09/radiohead-denies-wholly-inaccurate-sales-figures-ready-in-rainbows-cds-first-single/ http://www.undertheblackhat.com/2007/11/09/radiohead-denies-wholly-inaccurate-sales-figures-ready-in-rainbows-cds-first-single/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:16:29 +0000 blackhat Music Recordings radiohead in rainbows sales figures http://www.undertheblackhat.com/2007/11/09/radiohead-denies-wholly-inaccurate-sales-figures-ready-in-rainbows-cds-first-single/ Webcast that’s taking forever to play on our computers, Radiohead were very busy making other headlines today. For one, the band’s management attacked a widely cited report by comScore claiming that 62 percent of people who downloaded In Rainbows didn’t pay a cent. “In response to purely speculative figures announced in the press regarding the number of downloads and the price paid for the album, the group’s representatives would like to remind people that, as the album could only be downloaded from the band’s website, it is impossible for outside organisations to have accurate figures on sales,” the statement reads, adding that the band “confirm that the figures quoted by the company comScore Inc are wholly inaccurate and in no way reflect definitive market intelligence or, indeed, the true success of the project.” In other news, it’s been confirmed that the CD and vinyl release of In Rainbows will become available in non-North American music stores on December 31st. The album’s ninth track, “Jigsaw Falling Into Place,” will also serve as the first single, which will be released on January 14th. No details regarding the single’s B-sides or formats have been announced. The CD and vinyl In Rainbows will hit shelves a little more than three weeks after the discbox — which costs $80 and contains the CD, vinyl and a bonus disc — hits mailboxes on or around December 3rd.]]> http://www.undertheblackhat.com/2007/11/09/radiohead-denies-wholly-inaccurate-sales-figures-ready-in-rainbows-cds-first-single/feed/ http://www.undertheblackhat.com/2007/11/09/britney-spears-finds-a-way-to-be-number-one-2008-festivals-update-fans-slam-uk-sex-pistols-gig/ http://www.undertheblackhat.com/2007/11/09/britney-spears-finds-a-way-to-be-number-one-2008-festivals-update-fans-slam-uk-sex-pistols-gig/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:16:27 +0000 blackhat Music Concerts Recordings britney spears sex pistols david bowie jam awards 2008 summer festivals http://www.undertheblackhat.com/2007/11/09/britney-spears-finds-a-way-to-be-number-one-2008-festivals-update-fans-slam-uk-sex-pistols-gig/

• Britney Spears may have gotten schooled on the U.S. charts by the Eagles, but she has secured the number-one spot in Europe, Canada and Ireland and even set a new record for digital sales in the States. Spears has officially sold more digital albums in her first week of release than any other female artist, and Blackout is still at the top of the iTunes chart [UPDATE: She was just dethroned by Angels & Airwaves]. At least that’s something to keep her spirits up when Kevin Federline hauls her back to court.

• Nominees for November 29th’s first J.A.M. awards, where Jam Master Jay’s foundation will honor artists with “outstanding efforts in promoting social justice, arts and music,” have been revealed and include Nelly, Kanye West and Wyclef Jean.

• Festivals 2008 Update: Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park is hoping to curate a “multi-day, multi-stage outdoor concert festival for Summer 2008″ and is working with the producers of Austin City Limits to achieve that goal. The Stagecoach Country Music Festival will take place May 3-4th and feature the Judds’ first performance since 2000 in addition to Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw and Big & Rich. That weekend will also host emo extravaganza the Bamboozle, which will announce its first acts this afternoon at 5 PM. Next year’s Coachella will take place April 25th-27th with artist announcements expected next year, Billboard reports.

• Fans are calling the Sex Pistols‘ first reunion show in London last night “dire” and “shoddy” (and the band reportedly started their set thirty minutes late). The gigs are the band’s first in four years, excluding a small warm-up performance at an L.A. club last month.

• The Smoking Gun has unearthed another iconic rock star mugshot, this one of a vampire-esque David Bowie following his 1976 arrest for felony pot possession in upstate New York.

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