Who do you stan for?

The word “stan” has been making its rounds on the internet for the last several years. Urban Dictionary says its meaning comes from the song Stan by Eminem, about an obsessive fan; or, a combination of the words “stalker” and “fan”. Nearly every singer that has emerged over the past … Continue reading

Open Letter

In the last week, Lady GaGa has been in the news on more than one occasion. One is a plagiarism lawsuit surrounding her song Judas that also somehow involves Jennifer Lopez‘ Invading My Mind. She’s also been criticised for wearing a gun bra during live performances (that was originally present … Continue reading

Regular vs. Deluxe

Around the middle of the last decade, while the recording industry was scrambling over massive losses of profits due to dropping record sales, something out of the ordinary become the new norm for albums. They began to get re-released with additional material and promoted as a new product. (Note that … Continue reading

The 1.2 Frontloaded

The first week sales for Red, Taylor Swift‘s new album, are the biggest for an album since 2002 when Eminem sold 1.3 million copies of The Eminem Show in its debut week. Yet the music industry has been declining since 2000. How can singers like Taylor and Adele be breaking records … Continue reading

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