BigChampagne Media Measurement Blog

Aug

2

Jackson Estate Confronts Fake Merchandise Dealers

The estate’s concern is not just limited to memorabilia. Americans freely swapped 9.5 million of Jackson’s songs, everything from “Thriller” to “Rock With You,” using file-sharing software in the week ended July 16, according to tracking firm BigChampagne Media Measurement.

Jul

14

Michael, Maxwell and Miley: The music you bought this week

Another artist doing well on the Web this week is Mariah Carey. The video for her new single, “Obsessed,” officially debuts today. Carey has experienced a massive increase on Twitter recently, with Big Champagne tallying that she gained more than 100,00 followers over the last week, the most significant jump for an artist this month. “Obsessed” has also been a top 5 selling song on iTunes for much of the last week.

Jul

15

The Leak Returns, Again: Modest Mouse, Jordin Sparks, Brooke Hogan...

Digital Music News:

Now that the music world is no longer focused entirely on Michael Jackson, leakers are returning to their regularly scheduled programs. This week sees several major label slips, including albums by platinum-certified alt rockers, an American Idol, and a reality TV celeb.

Modest Mouse, No One’s First, And You’re Last.

Web leak 7/15, Official street date 8/4.

Jordin Sparks, Battlefield.

Web leak 7/14, Official street date 7/21.

Brooke Hogan, The Redemption.

Web leak 7/14, Official street date 7/21.

Leak report by John Robinson.

Jul

9

Wilco, Paisley, Jeremih debuts overshadowed by Michael Jackson

…Jackson as the most-streamed artist on MySpace the last couple days, according to data from Big Champagne…

Jul

7

The Leak Returns: Daughtry the Latest...

Digital Music News:

What happened to the leaky internet? The answer is Michael Jackson. Amidst a swell of Jackson-related torrents, files, downloads, and traffic surges, more conventional album leaks actually subsided for a while.

But not for long. According to data partner BigChampagne, Daughtry is the latest, big-artist leak. The upcoming album, Leave This Town, first leaked onto the web on July 7th, ahead of a July 14th street date.

VH1.com and Rhapsody began streaming Daughtry’s new album on Tuesday and, the beginning of the drama. Fans quickly recorded the stream and started sharing it on private BitTorrent tracker sites. The quality is so low however - 64Kbps - that interest is extremely limited, especially considering that the album drops next Tuesday.

Leak report by John Robinson.

Jul

1

Michael Jackson Music Sales Surge Could Last For Months

…daily search volume for Jackson’s music at peer-to-peer file-sharing networks jumped nine times above the level seen the day before his death (June 24), according to the P2P measurement firm BigChampagne.

On YouTube, Jackson’s music videos generated heavy traffic. “Beat It” was viewed nearly 1 million times from 10 p.m. June 25 to noon the next day. “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” registered 800,000 views in the same time frame, followed by “Billie Jean” with 750,000 and “Thriller” with slightly more than 700,000.

Jun

30

Off the chart: Sales surge for Michael Jackson, but he's not No. 1*

News of Jackson’s death has dominated the media since Thursday, and there’s been an uptake in Jackson searches and downloads on peer-to-peer networks, according to data from Big Champagne. On Monday, tracks such as “Thriller,” “Smooth Criminal” and “Billie Jean” all saw major spikes in searches and downloads.

Jun

25

Jackson Fans Flood Digital Music Services

The interest in Jackson’s work is not limited to authorized channels either. According to P2P tracking firm BigChampagne, there has been a significant spike in both tracks and albums from the artist.