SonofBaldwin

Wow, Jodi! You look great! How's the family??

At least I'm not a schizophrenic bad mother who can barely dance and can't sing. :kanyeshrugs:

You know who I expected to be better performers? Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj. But not near one of those bitches can really thrown down on stage. Why, lawd, why?

"Yes, I'm 4 hours late, but I had to get this 70s Afro wig and grandma shawl right and if you don't like it, ask for a refund. Plus, I'm Elohim's Chosen One." - Looney Hill

Fixed that for you.

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052970204204004576049972873921068-lMyQjAxMTAwMDMwMDEzNDAyWj.html In the latest blow to the beleaguered music industry, revenue from its chief bright spot, concert tours, declined sharply in 2010, as strapped consumers stayed away in droves and aging acts failed to make up for a thin crop of young superstars. The box-office take for the 50 biggest grossing tours in the world fell 12% to $2.93 billion, from $3.34 billion in 2009, according to Pollstar, a trade magazine considered the leading monitor of ticket sales. In North America, the drop was even more pronounced, with a 15% decline to $1.69 billion. Underscoring how the industry leans on aging but tried-and-true acts, Bon Jovi's 53-city tour was the biggest in the world this year, grossing $201.1 million. By comparison, a 31-city tour by U2 topped the list for 2009, with a haul of $311 million. Even before this year, signs of trouble had been brewing. Though industry-wide total grosses had increased in eight of the previous nine years, that growth had largely been driven by rising ticket prices, even as the number of tickets sold held roughly even. That led many in the industry to warn that if fans' tolerance for rising prices were to wane, the gravy train could grind to a halt. That appeared to be part of the equation in 2010, even as promoters scrambled to offer last-minute discounts, slashing prices for some underperforming shows to $10 or $20 a ticket. Among the acts whose tickets were discounted were the Jonas Brothers, Rihanna, Santana with Steve Winwood, Creed, Maroon 5 and The "American Idol" live tour. World-wide, average ticket prices increased 3.9% to $76.69, up from $73.83 in 2009. In North America, the average price declined $1.55, or 2%, as concert promotion giant Live Nation Entertainment Inc. engaged in widespread last-minute discounting. Despite those efforts, the number of tickets sold declined both world-wide and in North America—and even more steeply than the number of shows did, suggesting weak interest among fans. Ethan Smith says that concert ticket sales are fizzling, a troubling sign for what had been one of the music industry's brighter areas. Throughout the world, concert-goers bought 38.3 million tickets this year, down 15% from 2009's 45.3 million. The 26.2 million tickets sold in North America represented a 12% drop from the 2009 level of 29.9 million. The ongoing slump in recorded music sales has been a major hurdle to getting top acts to accept less money for concerts, as concerts have become an important financial cushion. Some in the concert industry had argued that because a live concert is a unique experience that can't be duplicated digitally and downloaded, their business would be immune to the problems that have pushed down recorded music. U.S. album sales are down 13% this year compared with 2009, to 319 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Sales of CDs, which are often more profitable for record labels than cheaper digital albums, are off 20% so far this year. Sales of individual digital songs have ticked up a mere 1% compared with 2009, to just over 1.1 billion. Those shifts have hit many acts in the pocket book, and older acts with established fan bases turned increasingly in recent years to concert tours, with regularly rising prices, to steady their finances. Irving Azoff, Live Nation's executive chairman and the manager of numerous major acts, last year told The Wall Street Journal that recorded music represented as little as 6% of some clients' income—down from 50% a decade ago. Last month, in a conference call with stock analysts Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino vowed to reduce prices. "We know that if you lower the price, they'll come," he said. "If you want to get a casual concert buyer to come to a show that he's debating, we know in the amphitheaters that if you price it at $20 all-in they will come." Older acts clearly dominate the market. Some in the music industry have complained that their business does a poor job of grooming new young acts that can fill arenas. In recent years, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber have emerged as significant draws. But in general the biggest attractions tend to be acts that appeal to an older demographic. In fact, the online publication Digital Music News recently calculated that the members the top 50 grossing touring acts in 2009 had an average age of 46. Had the Rolling Stones or the Who been on the road they would have pushed the figure even higher. The 2010 results underscored trends that had been apparent throughout much of the year. Over the summer, Live Nation warned shareholders that operating income for the year was likely to decline to $405 million, from $445 million in 2009, then again in the fall lowered its guidance, to $385 million as sales weakened further. The controversial merger early this year of Live Nation and Ticketmaster was supposed to create a concert behemoth capable of wringing fatter profits from concerts by, for instance, making it simpler to set ticket prices more creatively. Such efficiencies have been slow to materialize, but executives at the company have vowed to get more aggressive in 2011, looking for ways to lower prices for back-of-the-house seats while charging even more for the very best locations. The head of Live Nation's concert business, Jason Garner, stepped down in November, amid a reorganization that is intended to revamp how the promoter pays artists—a step toward lowering ticket prices. Overall, the acts making up the top 50 played 8% fewer shows in 2010, or 2,650. AC/DC's concert tour was the second-biggest of the year, taking in $177 million in 32 cities. U2 was No. 3, despite postponing numerous dates after lead singer Bono underwent surgery for a back injury. Lady Gaga and Metallica rounded out the top five. U2's rescheduled dates could boost next year's results.

Charm school, vocal training, speech therapy, dance class With the record industry doing so horribly these days, record companies can't afford to do any of that anymore.

This. Hi, Angie!

http://www.tmz.com/2010/12/28/britney-spears-the-quest-for-the-little-green-man-photo-nose-pick/

It's a hoax: http://www.thesource.com/blog/post/37150/2Pac-Hoax-Gets-Internet-Buzzing?thesource-prod=gms7fecabgj5kd9da9ihjiv354

Ooop. And Chris was doing so well with his diploma from the University of I Learned Not to Stomp A Bitch.

Courtesy of That Grape Juice:

The homophobia in Chris's reasponses makes me not like him again.

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Go Deep, chile.

When all else fails, do some hoe shit.

1. Lady GaGa – ‘The Fame Monster’ – 5.8 million 2. Eminem – ‘Recovery’ – 5.7 million 3. Justin Bieber – ‘My Worlds’ – 5.6 million 4. Lady Antebellum – ‘Need You Now’ – 3.6 million 5. Taylor Swift – ‘Speak Now’ – 3.5 million 6. Susan Boyle – ‘The Gift’ – 3.0 million 7. Black Eyed Peas – ‘The E.N.D.’ – 3.0 million 8. Michael Bublé – ‘Crazy Love’ – 3.0 million 9. Sadé – ‘Soldier Of Love’ – 2.3 million 10. Alicia Keys – ‘The Element Of Freedom’ – 2.3 million {Source} The rest of the top 40 is here: http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-2010.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8osAZQ_fv8k

Huffington Post reporting: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/26/lovergirl-singer-teena-marie-dead-report_n_801396.html?ref=tw And they got the wrong photo up.

Roland Martin of CNN's supposed Twitter account and Sheila E's supposed Twitter account are both tweeting that she died. I'm still waiting for a reliable news source.

Yes.

I can't get confirmation from a credible source, but Twitter is all abuzz. Including Ron Isley's supposed Twitter account. And WDAS FM in Philly is supposedly reporting it as well.

Jody, probably.

Yassssssssssssssssssss!

I'm mad.