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Category Archives: Bands and Artists
Michael’s Fans Thrilled Online
July 16, 2009
After Michael Jackson’s tragic death on 26 June 2009, he lives on immortalised through his body of work that spans over 40 years. Being an innovator with the mini-movie music video clip, Hitwise Australia investigates which MJ videos are the most popular online: the top 10 search terms including Michael Jackson song titles, driving traffic to YouTube (www.youtube.com) for the 4 weeks ending 04/07/2009 were:
1. michael jackson thriller
2. michael jackson ben
3. thriller michael jackson
4. ben michael Jackson
5. michael jackson beat it
6. michael jackson smooth criminal
7. michael jackson black or white
8. michael jackson bad
9. michael jackson man in the mirror
10. black or white michael jackson
Now you know.
Posted at 07:49 PM
In Categories Bands and Artists
Cilmi Crashes Hard Rock Extravaganza
October 31, 2008
Forget about the Billboard Top 100. A better gauge these days of a music artist’s popularity could arguably be the Hitwise ‘Music - Bands and Artists’ Category.
Not surprisingly, off the back of her six Aria Awards Gabriella Cilmi was a fast mover in the Bands & Artists industry last week, with her official site (www.gabriellacilmi.com.au) skyrocketing from a ranking of 259 to 6 in a single week in the Bands & Artists industry (w/e 25/10/08).
While Cilmi is a fresh face on the scene, a look at the Top 20 Band and Artist sites for the same week would warm the cockles of many long suffering hard rock enthusiasts, with the list looking like a throwback to the early 90s.
A swathe of new album releases has seen many of the big guns of yesteryear back on top. AC/DC (www.acdc.com) are “back in black” at number 3 and Nine Inch Nails (www.nin.com) gained their “animal instincts” to feature at number 8 by following the lead of Radiohead and offering their album online for free. “Nothing Else Matters” for Metallica fans however, who have propelled their site (www.metallica.com) up to rank 11th, closely followed by Gun’s and Roses (www.gunsnroses.com), who after years in the wilderness have their “appetite for destruction” back. Their website (www.gunsnroses.com) sits at number 12 in the Bands & Artists rankings.
Posted at 03:38 PM
In Categories Bands and Artists
Sing us a Song, You’re the Piano Man
July 22, 2008
With Billy Joel set to tour Australia in November, fans have rushed online for all the details before pre-sale tickets are available on July 22. Searches for ‘billy joel’ increased by 1233% during week ending 19/07/2008. Popular search variations included ‘billy joel concert’, ‘billy joel tickets’ and ‘billy joel tour’ (4 weeks ending 19/07/2008). The official Billy Joel website (www.billyjoel.com) was the number one Music – Bands and Artists website to receive traffic from searches for ‘billy joel’, with Australian traffic to www.billyjoel.com increasing by an incredible 1531% during the week ending 19/07/2008. Now you know.
Posted at 09:05 AM
In Categories Bands and Artists
A Wiggley Sunday!
July 15, 2008
According to Hitwise Australia, ranked number 1 for the past three weeks in the Music - Bands & Artists category is the evergreen (purple / yellow / blue) kids favourite - The Wiggles (www.thewiggles.com). And not just either, with a 318% higher traffic share than Keith Urban who jumped up 92 places on a quick rise since the birth of Sunday (during the week ending 12/07/2008). Tickets to The Wiggles December concert tour went on sale June 30, the main reason for the increase, thus maintaining their dominance of the category in 2008. Now you know.
Posted at 12:43 PM
In Categories Bands and Artists
Bands and Artists Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
May 28, 2008
The latest New Zealand online Music industry data has demonstrated just how fickle the music business can be. The weekly churn for the Top 100 Bands and Artists Industry during week ending 24/05/2008 was 30%, that is, 30 websites in the top 100 had changed in just one week. Comparatively, during the same period the Entertainment – Television, Shopping & Classifieds – Video & Games and Shopping & Classifieds – Apparel & Accessories industries experienced just 5%, 11% and 11% weekly churn respectively. Now you know.
Posted at 02:09 PM
In Categories Bands and Artists
Joey Hots Up
February 08, 2008
According to Hitwise Hong Kong, traffic to Joeyfans.com, the online forum devoted to Hong Kong based singer Joey Yung, has increased by over 55% during the week ending 02/02/2008. During this period, Joeyfans.com held the number 2 position (3.72%) in the Bands and Artists industry, outranked only by Fahrenheit-hk.com (6.88%) which has consistently held the number 1 spot since the start of 2008. Now you know.
Posted at 02:38 PM
In Categories Bands and Artists