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Say You Will Era - 2003
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
(VIDEO) MICK FLEETWOOD SYNDEY, SOUTH JUNIORS 2/23/10
"BLACK MAGIC WOMAN"
South Juniors, Sydney, AU 2/23/10
FLEETWOOD MAC AT #11 ON BILLBOARD ANNUAL TOP MONEY EARNERS LIST
In music, success can be measured by many yardsticks: Billboard No. 1s, Grammy Awards, AA medallions. But as acts from Barrett Strong to Pink Floyd to Sean "Diddy" Combs have testified in song, when you come right down to it, it's all about the benjamins.
The fourth edition of our annual countdown of music's highest earners finds wide-eyed youngsters (Kings of Leon, Taylor Swift) rubbing elbows with their well-heeled elders (Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac). As the music industry grows ever more complicated, so does our top-secret* Money Makers formula -- comprising, among other variables, monies earned from CD and digital sales, publishing royalties and all forms of streaming. But one thing remains constant: Touring is the prime fattener of bank accounts, as evidenced most dramatically in the eye-popping, chart-topping tally of high-end road hog U2.
Here's the top 11. The full article and top 40 list can be found at Billboard Magazine
Fleetwood Mac lands at No. 11
11. Fleetwood Mac
$24,751,540
The baby boomer idols land on the list for the first time thanks to the group's $24 million take from its Unleashed tour, its first in five years. The trek grossed $71.2 million from 65 shows reported to Boxscore and landed at No. 14 on Billboard's top tours list last year. Fleetwood Mac earned less than $700,000 in the United States from its album sales, with its 1988 "Greatest Hits" moving 135,000 copies -- about half its U.S. album total for the period. The band earned roughly the same amount from digital track sales ($71,100) as it did from digital album sales (70,200).
10. Metallica - $25,564,234
9. Kenny Chesney - $26,581,141
8. Coldplay - $27,326,562
7. Jonas Brothers - $33,596,576
6. Pink - $36,347,658
5. Britney Spears - $38,885,267
4. AC/DC - $43,650,466
3. Madonna - $47,237,774
2. Bruce Springsteen - $57,619,037
1. U2 - $108,601,283
Thursday, February 25, 2010
TOP 3 MIXED GENDER CDS ON BILLBOARD... FLEETWOOD MAC'S RUMOURS STILL TOPS
Week Ending Feb. 21, 2010: A Top Three With A Twist
Paul Grein's Chart Watch
For the first time in chart history, the top three albums on The Billboard 200 are all by mixed-gender groups. Sade's Soldier Of Love holds at #1 for the second week, Lady Antebellum's Need You Now holds at #2 for the second week and the Black Eyed Peas' The E.N.D. rebounds from #8 to #3. Helen Adu fronts Sade, Hillary Scott is the female member of Lady Antebellum and Fergie is a key Pea.
By holding at #1 for a second week, Soldier Of Love equals the mark set in February 1986 by Sade's sophomore album, Promise.
Pop Quiz: What was the most successful album ever by a mixed-gender group?
Quiz Answer: Fleetwood Mac's Rumours is the most successful album ever by a mixed-gender group. The blockbuster logged 31 weeks at #1 in 1977-1978. In second place: Prince & the Revolution's Purple Rain, which spent 24 weeks at #1 in 1984-1985. In third: No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom, which had nine weeks on top in 1996-1997.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
ROSENBERG LEAVES WB RECORDS.... WILL STILL REP STEVIE NICKS
Rosenberg exits WB for new venture
Publicity exec launches her own company
Variety
Full Announcement
Publicity exec launches her own company
Variety
Liz Rosenberg, longtime publicity exec at Warner Bros. Records, is ankling to form her own praisery, Liz Rosenberg Media, the label announced Tuesday.
Rosenberg will continue to rep Madonna, as well as current Warner acts Michael Buble, Cher, Stevie Nicks, David Foster, Charice and Katherine Jenkins.
Full Announcement
Monday, February 22, 2010
KEN REGAN PHOTOS: VINTAGE FLEETWOOD MAC
A few more photos by Photographer
Ken Regan up for auction
Here's the People Magazine page from 1977 using the Stevie shot up above:
FLEETWOOD MAC WEEKEND WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL
No little lies but lots of big bucks from Fleetwood weekend
By ROB MAETZIG - Taranaki Daily News
By ROB MAETZIG - Taranaki Daily News
Fleetwood Mac's two New Plymouth concerts netted the region close to $10 million.
Venture Taranaki (VT) is now estimating Taranaki will nett at least $30 million from major events held this financial year – an impressive return from the $850,000 provided by the New Plymouth District Council to VT as an investment fund aimed at attracting events to the region.
Events so far this financial year include the Taranaki International Arts Festival, Rhododendron and Garden Festival, and the Round the Mountain Cycle Challenge. Those yet to come include Americarna, the Sir Cliff Richard and The Shadows concert, Womad, the Dream Tour women's world championship surfing tour and the All Blacks-Ireland rugby test.
"These are big numbers that really illustrate the value of careful events planning," Venture Taranaki chief executive Stuart Trundle told the Taranaki Daily News yesterday. "It shows what can happen if Taranaki can build a varied menu of events. Frankly, for a community of 105,000 people we've got a world-class programme."
An economic impact report on the two sold-out Fleetwood Mac concerts held in New Plymouth on December 19 and 20 shows they achieved a major financial return for Taranaki.
The economic activity generated was $23m, with nearly $10m staying in Taranaki.
The report, commissioned by Venture Taranaki and using sales data, attendee surveys and economic impact analysis models, measured the difference between having and not having the concerts. It found that the pair of concerts attracted a total audience of 35,045 people – with 75.3 per cent of them coming from outside Taranaki and 26 per cent of them visiting the region for the first time.
Each visitor spent on average $410.88. Accommodation received 28 per cent of the total spend, hospitality 27 per cent, retail 20 per cent, transport and parking 11 per cent, and other sectors 14 per cent.
Mr Trundle said this statistic puts paid to the perception that any economic gain from major events is only within the accommodation sector.
"A much broader range of Taranaki businesses benefited from Fleetwood Mac," he said.
"The unprecedented influx of visitors did challenge a significant number of our region's businesses, but they rose to that challenge, delivered customer service, and did Taranaki proud."
Mr Trundle said the economic impact analysis supports anecdotal evidence that the Fleetwood Mac weekend was extremely successful.
"And while the measurable economic benefits were certainly a boost for the region, many non-financial benefits offer greater long-term potential.
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"Attracting new visitors to the region and delivering a fantastic experience resulting in significantly more positive perceptions of Taranaki, will deliver further benefits down the line."
- Taranaki Daily News
Venture Taranaki (VT) is now estimating Taranaki will nett at least $30 million from major events held this financial year – an impressive return from the $850,000 provided by the New Plymouth District Council to VT as an investment fund aimed at attracting events to the region.
Events so far this financial year include the Taranaki International Arts Festival, Rhododendron and Garden Festival, and the Round the Mountain Cycle Challenge. Those yet to come include Americarna, the Sir Cliff Richard and The Shadows concert, Womad, the Dream Tour women's world championship surfing tour and the All Blacks-Ireland rugby test.
"These are big numbers that really illustrate the value of careful events planning," Venture Taranaki chief executive Stuart Trundle told the Taranaki Daily News yesterday. "It shows what can happen if Taranaki can build a varied menu of events. Frankly, for a community of 105,000 people we've got a world-class programme."
An economic impact report on the two sold-out Fleetwood Mac concerts held in New Plymouth on December 19 and 20 shows they achieved a major financial return for Taranaki.
The economic activity generated was $23m, with nearly $10m staying in Taranaki.
The report, commissioned by Venture Taranaki and using sales data, attendee surveys and economic impact analysis models, measured the difference between having and not having the concerts. It found that the pair of concerts attracted a total audience of 35,045 people – with 75.3 per cent of them coming from outside Taranaki and 26 per cent of them visiting the region for the first time.
Each visitor spent on average $410.88. Accommodation received 28 per cent of the total spend, hospitality 27 per cent, retail 20 per cent, transport and parking 11 per cent, and other sectors 14 per cent.
Mr Trundle said this statistic puts paid to the perception that any economic gain from major events is only within the accommodation sector.
"A much broader range of Taranaki businesses benefited from Fleetwood Mac," he said.
"The unprecedented influx of visitors did challenge a significant number of our region's businesses, but they rose to that challenge, delivered customer service, and did Taranaki proud."
Mr Trundle said the economic impact analysis supports anecdotal evidence that the Fleetwood Mac weekend was extremely successful.
"And while the measurable economic benefits were certainly a boost for the region, many non-financial benefits offer greater long-term potential.
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"Attracting new visitors to the region and delivering a fantastic experience resulting in significantly more positive perceptions of Taranaki, will deliver further benefits down the line."
- Taranaki Daily News
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