Mission & Music
A busy week of music related activity at Mission HQ with events galore…
The 2014 Brit Awards brought us a week of star-studded after parties including Rita Ora wowing the crowds at the Nokia Mix Radio party and Kylie and Nile Rogers rocking the Warner Music official Brits after party at the Savoy.
Music Business
UK streaming revenues up by 41% as digital revenues reach 50% of UK record industry income http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26255173
Warner & Shazam deal – what it means for music http://tinyurl.com/p2xcksl
Pandora introduces ads on Windows phone to ‘pay the bills’ http://www.wpcentral.com/pandora-introduce-ads-windows-phone-app
Newsworthy
BRITs winners and performers see big overnight sales lift http://tinyurl.com/ov9rv99
Pharrell puts GRAMMY hat up for charity auction http://tinyurl.com/nbwylpr + new album first listen http://tinyurl.com/qcn59je
Can Shazam predict the next big hit? http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/can-shazam-predict-the-next-big-hit-20140220
One to Buy
Angel Olsen ‘Burn Your Fire For No Witness’ – second album from the Chicago born indie folk singer / songwriter
One to watch
Katy Perry ‘Dark Horse’ (feat. Juicy J) Official Video
Comedy Value
Instant Karma (non-music related) http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/83709059/
Couch Potatoes
The Graham Norton Show (Friday Feb 21st BBC1) with music from Lily Allen
The Voice UK (Saturday Feb 22nd BBC1) final round of blind auditions with Kylie, Tom Jones, Will.I.Am and Ricky Wilson
The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV Saturday Feb 22nd) music from McBusted
Live Action
Jake Bugg @ Royal Albert Hall, Kensington (Tonight)
Jon Hopkins @ The Forum, Kentish Town (Saturday Feb 22nd)
Beyonce @ Phones 4 U Arena, Manchester (Weds Feb 26th)
Sync Action
Freeview TV Ad – Cat & Budgie (featuring Ashford & Simpson ‘You’re All I Need To Get By’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp8-jITevuw
Radio 1 playlist additions
The Neighbourhood ‘Sweater Weather’
The Pretty Reckless ‘Heaven Knows’
London Grammar ‘Hey Now’
Katy Perry ‘Dark Horse’ (feat. Juicy J)
Duke Dumont ‘I Got U’ (feat. Jax Jones)
David Guetta ‘Shot Me Down’ (feat. Skylar Grey)
DVBBS & Borgeous ‘Tsunami (Jump)’ (feat. Tinie Tempah)
Example ‘Kids Again’
Global Charts
Spotify streaming singles chart #1 (global) – Katy Perry ‘Dark Horse’ (feat. Juicy J)
UK singles chart midweek #1 – Sam Smith ‘Money On My Mind’
UK albums chart midweek #1 – Nina Nesbitt ‘Peroxide’
US Billboard Chart #1 album – Eric Church ‘The Outsiders’
US Billboard Chart #1 single – Katy Perry ‘Dark Horse’ (feat. Juicy J)
Official UK Single Chart #1 – Clean Bandit ‘Rather Be’ (feat. Jess Glynne)
Offical UK Album Chart #1 – Katy B ‘Little Red’
Shazam Tag Chart #1 (global) – Pharrell Williams ‘Happy’
Top Tweet
@LaraKBaker “The Voice is still unwatchable, even with Kylie. And I really love Kylie”
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