Whether you consider her music country, pop or both, there's no question that Swift is a moneymaking machine. Her new album Speak Now was certified triple-platinum barely a month after its October release. Touring brings gross ticket sales of some $750,000 per night. Just don't break her heart: scathing love ballad "Dear John" was rumored to be directed at former flame John Mayer.
for four years. I would not be where I am now without their support.’’ DINNER FOR FOUR: Jenny Finch (softball player), Taylor Swift (singer) and Robert Pattinson (actor). PLACE I WOULD MOST LIKE TO VISIT: Australia. SUMMER PLANS: “Playing travel ball with [...] read »
most copies of any debut since March 2005 when 50 Cent’s "The Massacre" sold 1.14 million. The last million-selling album was Taylor Swift’s "Speak Now" in November. Amazon’s attention-grabbing download price of 99 cents last Tuesday and Thursday helped drive [...] read »
Lady Gaga's new release "Born This Way" has smashed digital album sales records by scoring first-week figures of 662,000. The album has crashed into the top of the charts, as expected, with 1.1 million copies sold - and more than half of all sales were f [...] read »
Groetzinger and D'Souza, frat brothers at Dartmouth, founded SeatGeek after struggling to find tickets to Red Sox and Celtics games Kareem Black for Bloomberg Businessweek Tickets to see the Milwaukee Brewers play a home game on a Wednesday night—ideally [...] read »
A string of hit records and a massive marketing campaign boosted Lady Gaga's Born This Way to the biggest first-week album sales in six years, a strategic success that industry observers say won't be easily replicated. The 1.11 million copies she sold, t [...] read »
Phone: (800) 745-3000 Online: livenation.com Tim McGraw When you think Tim McGraw, you’re not only thinking one of Taylor Swift’s favorite songs. You’re thinking a singer who has had a career that young Ms. Swift can yet only imagine. Since his debut album [...] read »
DC Comics is going back to the starting point in September, renumbering its entire lineup of DC Universe titles with No. 1. It also plans to retool nearly all of its major characters, including Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman. At the same time, the com [...] read »
You’ve probably heard this name a lot recently: Lorraine Schwartz. She’s the jewelry designer behind Kim Kardashian‘s $2 million 20.5-carat diamond engagement ring, and big rocks are her business. The New York jeweler (shown inset, below) is the third ge [...] read »
