![]() It was like it added on as an extra promotion." "But in my particular, it helped because it got out there and people are starting to hear it and talk about. "There's certain ways it can hurt you," Nas said of music being downloaded. Despite the concern, "The Eminem Show" sold more than 1.3 million copies its first full week in stores and has now sold more than 7 million copies, making it the best-selling album of the year.Ĭolumbia Records moved up the release date of rapper Nas' "God's Son" to Dec. Earlier this year, Interscope Records moved up the release date of Eminem's "The Eminem Show" several times in order to attempt to dilute the effects of downloading. ![]() Dre filed a lawsuit against Napster in 2000 saying that the service was costing him millions of dollars in lost sales.īut some rappers seem to be immune to downloads. Commercials featuring Nelly and other stars regularly air on cable powerhouse BET urging fans not to steal from their favorite artists, while Dr. Rappers, however, traditionally have been against downloading. 13 in May 2002, thanks in large part, Waagner said, to the album's availability on the Net and to Wilco's touring extensively and playing selections from "Yankee" in front of its fans before the album was released. Wilco enjoyed its highest chart debut to date when "Yankee" entered the pop charts at No. The decision "helped significantly," said Wilco's Webmaster, Ken Waagner. The Dave Matthews Band, for example, in January 2001, gave now-defunct file-sharing pioneer Napster permission to place its "I Did It" single on the Net, the first time a major-label group had put a song on the file-sharing service with permission from its label.Ĭritically acclaimed rock group Wilco placed its "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" album on its Web site in September 2001 as a non-downloadable stream. "Absolute Power" has sold 42,000 copies to date.Įven though Tech N9ne may be taking a radical approach to endorsing the Internet as a marketing tool, other musicians also have made overtures to working with the technology that allows fans free access to music. Sales remained steady during the week ending Dec. ![]() 1, according to Nielsen SoundScan, which tracks album sales. In the first sales week after the ads started running, the collection got a 200-unit boost, up to 1,758 copies sold the week ending Dec. campaign likely helped "Absolute Power" get its first sales boost since the record made its debut at No.
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