- Are musicians turning into writers? Apparently so! Quincy Jones, the Grammy Award-winning producer and composer, is following the lead of U2 frontman Bono by becoming a guest columnist in the Tribune Newspapers which includes the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. Newspapers are turning to guest celebrities to help thwart the advertising slump as more people are feeling to the internet for news. (Reuters)
- U2’s new track “Get On Your Boots” can be streamed here which comes off their new album “No Line on the Horizon”. The band’s upcoming twelfth album No Line on the Horizon, completed in December 2008, is to be released on March 2nd 2009.
- Advertising has been soft for radio stations, hence, Clear Channel is cutting 1,850 jobs, a 9% reduction in the total workforce. Chief Executive Mark Mays told employees that the company is facing an “unprecedented time of distress.” (Yahoo)
- Once Again, Taylor Swift has the #1 record followed by Beyonce and Nickelback. Lady Gaga’s ‘Just Dance’ is the #1 digital single which has sold over 2 million copies.
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