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Recorded-music sales in the U.S. edged up for the first time since 2004, according to Nielsen SoundScan, thanks to lower prices, growing digital song sales and a massive hit from the singer Adele, whose album "21" sold more copies than any title in the last seven years.
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According to the musicians, though, the song itself was recorded under much less glamorous circumstances.
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She wasn't somebody who could stand up and, say, like a Paul Robeson, make a whole sort of statement, but she could sing this song, and apparently, according to letters from--that I read of William Dufty, the ghostwriting journalist who wrote "The Lady Sings the Blues, " the FBI and other peoples actually said if she stopped singing this song they would give her an easier ride.
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According to the evidence presented at recent academic conferences by Mr Song, however, Zhou was not so blameless.
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According to her biography on the Virt Records Web site, Teng wrote her first song at six.
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According to the verdict of Kinshasa's streets, he has hardly written a good song in years.
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Khil became aware of the song's viral success after hearing his grandson humming the tune, according to Know Your Meme.
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The song was also the third best-selling single of the year, according to the IFPI, and has helped boost the financial fortunes of YG.
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According to Mr. Norman's website, he reached into his bottom drawer for a song he had already written for an aborted musical called "A House For Mr. Biswas, " based on the novel by V.
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It will be tied directly to Google's search engine, so that people using Google.com to look for a particular group or song will be served a link to the company's music store, according to people familiar with the talks.
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According to a payout comparison reported by Rolling Stone Magazine, an artist may receive 19 cents for every 60 times a song is played.
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