Grammy Performance = Album Sales Boost

[Abel]

Interesting read about the Grammy's performers and their immediate boost in album sales the following day. I know I just bought the Civil Wars' album after their performance AND the Mumford & Sons album right after last year's performance.


Grammy sales bump for Civil Wars, Bruno Mars, others - latimes.com

Early indications from online retailers such as Apple's iTunes store and Amazon.com foretell large Grammy sales bumps for Bruno Mars, the Civil Wars and Bon Iver. Album of the year winner Adele is leading all Internet sales charts, yet that's no surprise as the British soul star went into the Grammy Awards with 19 straight weeks atop the tally. Rdio, an on-demand digital music streaming service, reported that Adele's songs saw a 68% jump in the hours following her Grammy sweep, while Bon Iver got a 121% boost.

[KenJulio]

That's the truth, I also purchased the remaining of Mumford & Sons and Bon Iver, even though he was a bit odd with his acceptance speech. As he said, it's about the music :)

[Nikonfan]

Originally Posted by KenJulio

That's the truth, I also purchased the remaining of Mumford & Sons and Bon Iver, even though he was a bit odd with his acceptance speech. As he said, it's about the music :)

I really liked Bon Iver's speech. Mainly, the fact that he was so thankful to all the people that would never get a Grammy nomination. I also heard an interview with him on XM Alt Nation yesterday. It's funny how many people never heard of him until the Grammy's and yet he won best new artist. In the past the Grammy's went with who the most popular new artist was but not necessarily the "best" new artist.

[S-Man]

Interesting stats.
IMO the media exists and does what it does in order to get people to spend their money. They've made it into a psychological science and know how to get results.
There's a 2.5 hour film by Noam Chomsky on YouTube called Manufacturing Consent. It's a very interesting watch. Sorry to digress I just thought it was an interesting observation.