The new year hasn’t been a fabulous one thus far for Kanye West. A cryptocurrency is using his name and face, which he doesn’t appreciate the way Coinye had hoped he would. When he took legal action, the currency turned from homage to South Park-referencing insult. Two days ago, TMZ revealed that Kanye West is […]
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‘Yeezus’ Goes Platinum
January 15th, 2014 
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Carpe Di-amn: Beyonce Sells Over 400k Albums In One Day
December 15th, 2013 James Shotwell Every now and then a day comes along where I feel like I’m able to write something ever-so-slightly above average. That feeling of having done as good, if not better than I thought I could is incredibly satisfying, but after reading how Beyonce outdid herself on Friday you may want to start setting higher personal […]
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Taylor Swift’s “Red” May Go Platinum In Its First Week
October 23rd, 2012 James Shotwell Country darling Taylor Swift has come a long way in her young life, and it seems like the good just keeps getting better. According to HitsDailyDouble’s rumor mill, Swift’s new album, Red, is selling so well in its first week of release that it may cross the one million units threshold before next week arrives. […]
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Trailer for Jay-Z & Kanye’s “Watch The Throne” Tour
October 21st, 2011 James Shotwell Jay-Z & Kanye have dropped a pretty amount of coin promoting a tour that needs no hype with an all new trailer that you can view here on UTG. In case you missed the news earlier this week, Jay-Z and Kanye have already had to add additional dates to their upcoming run. Call us crazy, […]
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J. Cole Debuts At Number One, Blink Opens In Third
October 4th, 2011 James Shotwell “Rapper,” which I’m using lightly here, J. Cole has debuted atop this week’s Billboard album chart, leaving a pop’s new queen and pop punk’s aging deities in the dust. According to a report on Hits Daily Double, Cole’s Cole World: A Sideline Story moved an estimated 161,576 units in the final week of September, besting […]
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Katy Perry ties Michael Jackson’s #1 Record, Doomsday Inches Closer
August 17th, 2011 James Shotwell Okay, maybe we are going a little overboard with the title, but something about this feels wrong and dirty. Katy Perry, the same pop star that “Kissed A Girl” and told us about “California Girls,” has tied Michael Jackson’s long-standing record of having five singles reach number one on the Billboard Singles Chart from the […]
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August 17th, 2011 James Shotwell Though it may come as a shock to none, Jay-Z and Kanye West’s collaborative effort Watch The Throne is officially the number one album in the country. Following yesterday’s news the duo shattered iTunes sales records, their total haul for last week was 436,079 copies (320,893 digital units and 115,186 physical). This number is impressive, […]
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August 9th, 2011 James Shotwell Though it has only been out for a day, early estimates for Watch The Throne‘s sales are already coming in and 400,000-500,000 copies domestic (USA) seems to be the highest figure we’ve found. Considering the state of the music industry as well as the state of the world currently, you’d think we’d be excited to […]
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July 29th, 2011 James Shotwell Jay-Z and Kanye West, otherwise known as The Throne, are dropping one of the most anticipated albums of the year next week. Fans are anxious, labels are anxious, press are anxious, but not everyone feels this way. You see, Hov and Yeezy made one mistake when planning the release of Watch The Throne and that […]
Posted in News Tags: album sales, independent retailers, jay-z, kanye west, Newbury Comics, open letter, protest the throne, Watch the Throne Comments Off on An Open Letter To Jay-Z & Kanye WestAmy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” is Back on Billboard
July 27th, 2011 James Shotwell When people die, we remember them. For some, that means looking at pictures, others video, and still others, especially when it’s a celebrity-related death, need to spend to feel better. Need proof? Amy Winehouse’s death, though some may try and claim was eventual, shocked the world this weekend and as a result, album sales are […]
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June 29th, 2011 James Shotwell Hits Daily Double is reporting that Bon Iver’s new self-titled album has opened at number two on the Billboard albums chart this week, moving 104,687 copies. This is not only an impressive figure considering Bon Iver’s niche market and grassroots fan base, but the record itself leaked over a month ago. Elsewhere on the chart, […]
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June 21st, 2011 James Shotwell Hell: The Sequel, the latest EP from rap duo Bad Meets Evil (Eminem & Royce Da 5’9″), has opened at number one atop this week’s Billboard album chart. The album sold a staggering 166,992 units this week, beating Jackie Evancho’s Dream With Me, which opened at number two with 159,139 units. Elsewhere on the chart, […]
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