Vampire Weekend Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200

Vampire Weekend Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200

As predicted, Vampire Weekend notches its second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as 'Modern Vampires of the City' debuts atop the list this week. The set sold 134,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, which is a record-high sales week for the act.
Morning Fix: Sony Considers Entertainment Spinoff; Blake Shelton Organizing Oklahoma Tornado Benefit Concert for NBC; Xbox One's Launch

Morning Fix: Sony Considers Entertainment Spinoff; Blake Shelton Organizing Oklahoma Tornado Benefit Concert for NBC; Xbox One's Launch

In today's Fix: Sony considering investor's call to spinoff entertainment holdings; Blake Shelton's NBC benefit for Oklahoma tornado and how you can help; Xbox 'all-in-one' launching; Soundrop's bet;; freemium money; Fool's Gold indie study; WMG's CEO on iRadio; teens leaving Facebook for Twitter; RIAA's taxes; Spiders From Mars' Trevor Bolder RIP; Aretha Franklin's month off; way more.
Sony Corp to Put Suggested Entertainment Spin-Off to its Board: Report

Sony Corp to Put Suggested Entertainment Spin-Off to its Board: Report

Daniel Loeb’s speculative call for Sony Corp to spin-off its music division is getting some attention from within. The Third Point head's proposal will reportedly be put to Sony Corp.’s board, unidentified sources tell Japanese daily newspaper Nikkei. The radical suggestion may already be in the process of evaluation.
Freemium: Making Money by Giving Away the Goods (Research)

Freemium: Making Money by Giving Away the Goods (Research)

A report, "Making Freemium Add Up," published Tuesday by Mark Mulligan of Midia Consulting, compares key metrics of Spotify, Deezer, Pandora and Slacker alongside Angry Birds, Hulu, Skype and others to glean further insight into the so-called freemium model.

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