Tag: CHARTS

Much like 'American Idol' in the U.S., Britain's 'The X Factor' is a phenomenon. While the winners might not endure (at least, we hope not), they're certainly selling plenty of records in the present. So what's the secret to stopping this vocal juggernaut and to bringing some credibility back to the charts? A guerrilla social networking campaign, of course. According to BBC News, Joe Morter, a ...

Like a Top of the Pops for the digital age, the Web site We Are Hunted has turned to Twitter to see which musicians and bands are getting the most play. With a new rubric for musical popularity - involving downloads, tweets, status updates and blog posts instead of airplay - We Are Hunted not only scans sites, but has also started using Twitter to determine what folks are tweeting about and ...