Sunday, March 20, 2011

FLEETWOOD MAC ON THE CHARTS: "RUMOURS" IS SPRINGING UP ALL OVER!

IRELAND: Top 100 Albums Chart - Week ending 17th March, 2011
  • On Ireland's Top 100 Albums Chart Fleetwood Mac's 1988 "Greatest Hits" compilation moves up to # 30 from # 59 last week notching up its 76th non-consecutive week on the Top 100.           
    UK: Top 100 Singles Chart - Week of 26th March, 2011
    • Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" enters the Top 100 singles chart at # 81 spurred on completely by the Facebook campaign in the UK set up to get the Formula 1 official theme song to #1 for the opening week of the race.  Although the group of just under 6,000 members spent the week downloading from various digital retailers in the UK - they were just too small a group to make it happen.  But to their credit, there was press coverage in the UK hi-lighting their goal, radio stations in the UK mentioned their cause, Formula 1 drivers on Twitter were even jumping on the bandwagon!... I watched all week as the song bounced around the top itunes download charts which I found really quite impressive and it just proves the power of social media and what you can accomplish if you mobilize groups of people and focus on your goal... So I say well done!
      NETHERLANDS: Top 50 Back Catalogue Chart - Week Ending 19th March, 2011
      • "Rumours" moves down the chart to # 35 from # 16 last week on the Top 50 back catalogue chart.         
        AUSTRALIA: Top 50 Catalogue Albums Chart - Week of 21st, March, 2011
        • Fleetwood Mac remains at the # 1 position on Australia's Top 50 Catalogue Chart with "The Very Best Of".  Total weeks on this chart - 52.  
        • Fleetwood Mac's 12x Platinum "Rumours" moves up two positions to # 24 in it's 3rd week back on the Top 50 Catalogue Chart.  Total weeks spent on this chart non-consecutively is 18.
        • "Landslide" by Glee enters the Top 40 Digital Track Chart at # 38.
        • Glee: The Music Volume 5 enters the Top 50 Album Chart, The Top 50 Digital Album Chart and the Top 50 Physical Album Chart at # 1. (contains their version of "Landslide").          
          Top 40 DVD Chart - Australia - Week of 14th, March, 2011
          • On the Top 40 Music DVD Chart, Fleetwood Mac's 8x Platinum "The Dance" drops down to # 35 from # 29 last week. Total non-consecutive weeks for "The Dance" on this chart 228.
          FLEETWOOD MAC'S 1977 ALBUM "RUMOURS" is springing up all over the place on itunes no doubt as a result of the announcement this past week that GLEE will be tackling the album for a full episode next season.  Not to mention the fact that Glee took on Stevie's Landslide which appears on the white "Fleetwood Mac" album released prio to "Rumours".  I think it's great... It re-introduces Fleetwood Mac's mega selling "Rumours" to a whole new generation that may not be aware... 

          For a full breakdown of what's happening on itunes click "Continue Reading" below.

          Saturday, March 19, 2011

          ROD STEWART AND STEVIE NICKS SHOW CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY - FT. LAUDERDALE

          Sunday’s Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks concert at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise has been canceled.
          Stewart has the flu, forcing the cancellation.

          Refunds will be available at point of purchase. For more information, go to Ticketmaster.

          STEVIE ON OPRAH... POSSIBILITY IS THERE!

          An important Twitter development...

          The campaign to get Stevie on Oprah spearheaded by Twitter follower "RealSteveGains" and promoted by the Facebook Page "Get Stevie Nicks on Oprah: The Farewell Season" has taken a step in a positive direction... Check this out from this morning!  Sheri Salata Oprah Show Exec Producer Tweeted a reply to RealSteveGains that his pleas to get Stevie on the Farewell Season of Oprah have not gone unheard! Awesome!



          Friday, March 18, 2011

          Limited Edition Double Vinyl "RUMOURS" by Fleetwood Mac Available for Pre-Sale

          [Update]
          Fleetwood Mac's vinyl release of "Rumours" for Record Store Day on April 16th is now available for pre-order on Amazon.  2 editions... The single vinyl version for $20.05 has an initial pressing of 3,000 units.  The title will remain in print on-going.  The title isn't limited.
          Single Vinyl Album Version - Amazon

          The double vinyl version will be $34.99 and this is a Limited Edition with a total worldwide pressing of only 4,000 units!!... SO GO AND PRE-ORDER NOW!
          Double Vinyl Album Version - Amazon

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          FEBRUARY 28th ANNOUNCEMENT
          PRESS RELEASE: Warner Bros. Records and Affiliated Labels Announce Exclusive Vinyl Releases for Record Store Day on Saturday, April 16th, 2011

          Warner Bros. Records has announced that it will make a series of vinyl albums and singles available on April 16th exclusively in honor of Record Store Day -- a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally. Warner Bros. Records is not only a partner in Record Store Day, but readies more vinyl for release than any other label. This year, we are outdoing ourselves with even more special releases to meet the demands of vinyl enthusiasts nationally and internationally as well. All items are available in very limited quantities and are sure to sell out fast, so don't delay!

          [Rumours included in a long list of vinyl releases]

          Fleetwood Mac: Rumours - Standard and Deluxe Editions (Bernie Grundman Mastering)
          The Diamond Award Winning, Grammy "Album Of The Year" masterpiece from Fleetwood Mac is available as an Audiophile Deluxe Version pressed on 2-Disc 45 RPM, 180 gram vinyl (pressed At Pallas), as well as a standard 33 1/3 single disc.

          About Record Store Day: Record Store Day is managed by the Music Monitor Network and is organized in partnership with the Alliance of Independent Media Stores (AIMS), the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) and celebrates the culture of independent record stores by playing host to in-store events/performances, signings and special product releases on a global scale on Saturday, April 16, 2011.

          For more about National Record Store Day, please visit www.recordstoreday.com.




          "Spring Music Preview" Includes Stevie Nicks

          In the March 31st edition of RS Magazine with Howard Stern on the cover, Stevie Nicks new album "In Your Dreams" is included in the 4 page Spring Music Preview section hi-lighting the hottest 2011 albums coming out... Dave Stewarts album The Blackbird Diaries is also listed, and says it's coming out in the Summer.


          And on a side note... The Official Stevie Nicks Youtube Channel is being populated 
          with Live Vids... Updated within the last hour or so... It looks a lot better with content!  

          Moving forward people... 

          What's next?  Hopefully the Secret Love video...

          LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM Interviewer during ASCAP To Be Revealed Next Week

          ASCAP Just tweeted that they've locked in an interviewer for Lindsey Buckingham at the upcoming ASCAP EXPO which takes place April 28-30, 2011 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. On April 29th Lindsey Buckingham will be presented with the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award during the 6th Annual ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO...

          Interesting!  Obviously someone really well known... Gotta be another musician!