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Layoffs Today at Geffen and Interscope Records: Both labels axed 15 staffers today, spanning all departments.

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The Days In Vegas End for Celine: Her last show is Saturday and her “A New Day” show will have grossed $400 million in ticket sales over the four-year, eight-month run at Caesars Palace. According to Variety, Celine racked up 717 performances has played to better than 95% capacity throughout the run. Add sponsorships and merchandise sales, and Dion show’s tally hits a half-billion dollars, according to the show’s promoter, AEG. In each of its first two years, “New Day” took in $80.5 million. The point is, when people come to Vegas – they spend money and Celine was the beneficiary.

Is Amy Winehouse A Tabloid Victim Or Carefully-Curated “Trainwreck”? In today’s Salon, Winehouse is accused of blatant fakery by novelist James Hannaham. “She may be a tragic talent,” writes Hannaham, “but she’s also playing the part of the tragic talent.” Hannaham reasons that Amy is attempting to become a legend by not only singing the blues, but living them — and that her entire persona has been self-constructed with “legend” status in mind. I think the story is a bit far fetched. Hannaham wants us to believe in a self fulfilled prophecy. The truth is Winehouse is a drug addict that stumbled across a HIT song and it will probably never happen again. This is a case where lightning won’t strike twice!

The King Of The Album Charts: Chris Daughtry sold 3.2 million copies of his self-titled debut, making it the most popular album of the year followed by Akon, whose “Konvicted” sold 2.7 million; the “Hannah Montana” soundtrack with 2.5 million copies sold; Fergie’s “The Dutchess,” which sold 2.4 million; and 2005’s “American Idol” champ Carrie Underwood, whose “Some Hearts” sold 2.3 million copies.

Former American Idol contestants Carrie Underwood and Daughtry were two of the biggest sellers, but 2008 is looking a bit gloomier for the American Idol Franchise. Music sales from the latest contestants including Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks are spiraling down. Of course being a crowned a winner doesn’t mean you will selling anything, but it remains to be seen if American Idol can find the talent to keep Americans interested.

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