Bruce Springsteen is Furious With Ticketmaster February 5, 2009
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Bruce Springsteen is upset with Ticketmaster, and says that he believes the company’s selling practices constitute a conflict of interest.
When tickets for Springsteen’s upcoming show at New Jersey’s Meadowlands went on sale on Ticketmaster’s website, some fans got an error message that shut them out. Then, the fans saw an ad for Ticketmaster subsidiary TicketsNow, offering tickets for hundreds of dollars more than face value. TicketsNow allows people who have tickets to exchange, trade or sell them at marked-up prices. Springsteen says he has received assurances from Ticketmaster that the company will stop redirecting Springsteen fans to TicketsNow.
This controversy has led U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell to call on the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department to investigate possible conflicts of interest between Ticketmaster and TicketsNow. The New Jersey attorney general’s office is also investigating whether or not Ticketmaster has violated any consumer fraud or ticket resale laws.
A spokesman for Ticketmaster claimed that only a few fans reported problems. However, the New Jersey state attorney general’s office claims that have received more than 250 complaints.
Bruce Springsteen Debuts on Top of the Billboard Top 200 February 4, 2009
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Bruce Springsteen debuts on top of the Billboard Top 200 album chart with his latest album, Working on a Dream. The album sold 224,000 copies in its first week of release.
Taylor Swift’s Fearless falls one spot to number two, selling 55,000 copies (which is an 11% sales decrease from last week). Beyonce’s I Am…Sasha Fierce falls one spot to number three, selling 52,000 copies; however this is a 1% sales increase from last week.
Nickelback’s Dark Horse falls one spot to number four, selling 33,000 copies (which is a 3% sales decrease). Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreaks falls one spot to number five, also selling 33,000 copies (however, this is a 15% sales decrease from last week).
The Grammy Nominees 2009 compilation album debuts at number six, selling 33,000 copies. Jamie Foxx’s Intuition moves up one spot to number seven, selling 32,000 copies; this is a 4% sales increase from last week.
Keyshia Cole’s A Different Me falls two spots to number eight, selling 31,000 copies (however, this is only a 1% loss in sales from last week). Franz Ferdinand debuts at number nine with Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, which sold 31,000 copies in its first week. Britney Spears’ Circus falls three spots to number ten, selling 28,000 copies (this is an 8% decrease in sales).
This week’s sales (6.50 million units) are up 1.2% from last week, but are off by 14% compared to the same week a year ago.
Bruce Springsteen Reclaims Number One Spot on the Billboard Top 200 October 24, 2007
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Bruce Springsteen’s Magic returned to the top of the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart, selling 77,000 (which was a 42% sales decline). Kid Rock’s Rock N Roll Jesus falls one spot to number two, selling 77,000 copies (a sales decline of 55%).
Rascal Flatts holds steady at number three with Still Feels Good, selling 70,000 copies (a 27% sales decline). Josh Groban’s Noel zooms up six spots to number four, selling 64,000 copies.
Jimmy Eat World debuts at number five with Chase This Light, which sold 62,000 copies. Reba McEntire’s Reba Duets moves up one spot to number six, selling 59,000 copies (which is a 13% sales decline).
The High School Musical 2 soundtrack moves up two spots to number seven, selling 57,000 copies (this is a 13% sales decline). Santana’s Ultimate Santana debuts at number eight, selling 56,000 copies.
Kanye West’s Graduation falls three spots to number nine, selling 54,000 copies (a 25% sales decline). And Colbie Caillat moves up six spots to number ten with Coco, selling 50,000 copies (which is a 20% sales increase).
Album sales are down 4.9% from last week at 7.93 million units and 19.6% from the same week in 2006 (9.86 million units).
Bruce Springsteen Claims Eighth Number One Album October 10, 2007
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Bruce Springsteen claims his eighth number one album on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart with Magic; the album sold 335,000 copies in its first week. Rascal Flatts’ Still Feels Good falls one spot to number 2, selling 168,000 copies (this is a 69% sales decline).
Matchbox Twenty debuts at number three with Exile on Mainstream, which sold 131,000 copies. Soulja Boy debuts at number four with souljaboytellem.com, selling 117,000 copies.
J. Holiday debuted on the chart at number five this week with Back of My ‘Lac, which sold 105,000 copies. Keyshia Cole falls four spots to number six with Just Like You, which sold 94,000 copies (this is a 67% sales decline).
Meanwhile, Kanye West’s Graduation falls two places to number seven, selling 92,000 copies (a 31% sales decline). Reba McEntire’s Reba Duets falls two spots to number eight, selling 80,000 copies (which is a 39% sales decline).
Annie Lennox debuts at number nine with Songs of Mass Destruction, which sold 78,000 copies. The High School Musical 2 soundtrack falls three spots to number ten, selling 77,000 copies (which is a 10% sales decline).
