A couple of artists changed perception, just when it looked like doomsday. Susan Boyle is selling hundreds of thousands of her CD a week and christian act Casting Crowns went gold with their new CD ‘Until The World Hears‘- just in 4 WEEKS! These record breaking numbers didn’t come from the usual suspects and aren’t your typical homogenized top 40 artists. Also, people bought CD’s not .99 cent singles. This means that an artist’s ‘body of work’ is still warranted under the right conditions. Once again, the record breaking numbers DID NOT come from the usual suspects. This could mean an artistic revolution is around the corner….

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Kingsfoil will be performing at Arlenes Grocery (NYC) on Dec. 27th – check them our May KOAR profile. Listen to the track Demons and Trees. Contact: Steve@kingsfoil.com

Unsigned Shamans Harvest continues to move up the active rock charts to #38 this week. They continue to sell 500 downloads and 200 records a week. Contact: danielrfriedman@mac.com

2009 Sets Digital Records..

Lady Gaga sold 13.6 million tracks
Michael Jackson 11.6 million
Black Eyed Peas 11.1 million
Taylor Swift 10.7 million

Digital albums are less popular than singles and the traditional CD format, regardless, digital albums still continue to boom..

Coldplay ‘Viva La Vida’ sold 751,000
Twilight Soundtrack – 533,000
Taylor Swift – Fearless 494,000
Kings Of Leon ‘Only By The Night’ – 481,000
Daughtry – 382,000

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