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Friday, March 15, 2013 12:01 am
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Jazz education tops our list of things to do At The Shore today
Sunday, March 10, 2013 12:00 am
Jazz education in Ocean City
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Music by Jewel, author talks about Nucky Johnson and cheerleading head our list of fun At The Shore Today
Saturday, March 9, 2013 12:00 am
'Nucky' author appears at A.C. Library
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Friday, March 8, 2013 12:01 am
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Friday, March 1, 2013 12:01 am
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Holiday music and shows and one-man play highlight events At The Shore Today
Saturday, December 1, 2012 12:00 am
'Christmas Spectacular' in Hammonton
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'Shopping' musical highlights events At The Shore Today
Sunday, November 18, 2012 12:00 am
Musical shopping at Stockton
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Hammonton football coach Pete Lancetta gets 200th career win
Saturday, September 29, 2012 12:30 am
HAMMONTON - The saying on the back of Hammonton High School football coach Pete Lancetta's T-shirt said it all Friday.
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Millville strikes late to overtake Atlantic City in opener
Saturday, September 8, 2012 1:42 am
ATLANTIC CITY — The Atlantic City and Millville high school football teams both made their share of big plays Friday night.
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In Your County
Friday, August 17, 2012 12:01 am
Paperboy Run scheduled for Aug. 25
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Concert by Ruth Wyand and other events At The Shore Today
Sunday, April 15, 2012 12:00 am
Ruth Wyand in A.C.
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Comedy by Robert Klein, a tribute to John Lennon and a ghost hunt in Cape May among the events At The Shore Today
Saturday, April 14, 2012 12:00 am
Robert Klein in Vineland
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Friday, April 13, 2012 12:01 am
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Calendar of Events: A guide to what's going on in the community
Thursday, April 12, 2012 12:01 am
Happenings
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Friday, April 6, 2012 12:01 am
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In Your County
Thursday, March 8, 2012 12:01 am
Woodbine receives funds
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In Your County
Thursday, March 1, 2012 12:01 am
Woodbine’s rabies clinic set
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Friday, February 3, 2012 12:01 am
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For U2, 2011 was a blockbuster year
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:01 am
U2 amassed $160.8 million for 2011, well ahead of runner-up Taylor Swift, whose combined earnings came to $126.8 million. Lady Gaga was the only other act to top $100 million, posting $109.4 million to place third. Country music road warrior Kenny Chesney landed in fourth place with $98.5 million. The year's blockbuster album and singles sales champ, Adele, pulled in at fifth place with $92.8 million, a figure that certainly would have been higher if vocal cord problems hadn't forced her to cancel big chunks of her 2011 tour itinerary.
Figures are drawn from Pollstar's recently published tallies of North American box office revenues and Nielsen SoundScan's tracking of retail music sales in the U.S. The Ultimate Top 10 uses figures from North America because they are tracked more reliably than in many other parts of the world. But most of these musicians pulled in even more than these totals with ever-expanding ancillary income sources such as tour merchandise, product endorsements, video game sales, ring tones and clothing and jewelry lines.
Two major income streams, however, demonstrate where bread is buttered for different acts, and those most generously compensated typically do it on the road.
Among the noteworthy trends last year?
Both online and physical retailers engaged in deep discounting of mainline releases, so the Ultimate Top 10 has dropped the average price used to calculate album sales to $11, compared to $13 in previous years. The most dramatic example in 2011 was when Amazon.com briefly slashed Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" album to 99 cents during the first days it was available as a way to promote Amazon's cloud music service.
We've also upped the figure for downloaded digital tracks, as an increasing number of hot singles are selling on iTunes and elsewhere for $1.29 rather than the former standard price of $.99. Conventional wisdom now puts the average for an individual download at $1.14.
Here are the numbers:
•1. U2: $160.8 million. The Irish quartet wrapped up its stadium tour in grand fashion, leaving behind the highest-grossing tour of all time, according to Pollstar. With just $3.2 million last year from album sales and $1.6 million from track downloads, the band piled on an additional $156 million in the final round of shows on its 360 Tour.
•2. Taylor Swift: $126.8 million. Swift turned 22 last month, but she's already become an international star, selling out arenas and stadiums across the globe. Her $97.7-million North American tour gross was topped with $20.4-million worth of album sales and $8.7 million in digital track revenue.
•3. Lady Gaga: $109.4 million. The chameleonic pop chanteuse burst out of the gates last year with the fastest-selling album in nearly six years, ultimately yielding $31.1 million in revenue from album sales, plus an additional $14.6 million from 12.8 million digital downloads. That was still considerably less than the $63.7 million she earned while playing 39 shows for her Little Monsters in arenas and amphitheaters around the continent.
•4. Kenny Chesney: $98.5 million. It wasn't a big year at retail for the favorite son of Luttrell, Tenn., who logged just a shade over $9 million in album sales, plus $4.9 million in downloaded tracks. But Chesney keeps packing them in on the concert trail as one of only three acts _ along with U2 and Swift _ to sell more than 1 million concert tickets last year. That brought him $84.6 million in concert revenue.
•5. Adele: $92.8 million. Adele's throat troubles left her with just 15 concerts in North America that grossed $2.5 million. So the vast majority of her Ultimate Top 10 take is the result of the stunning numbers posted by "21" and "Rolling in the Deep." Her album sales figure out at $74.1 million, with nearly $16.2 million more from sales of 14.2 million digital tracks.
•6. Lil Wayne: $87.6 million. New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne divided things nearly evenly last year, posting $44.4 million on the road and about $43.2 million from album and singles sales. He also bucked the long trend of rap faring poorly in the concert business; with the success of the Kanye West/Jay-Z tour, other rappers may now reason that success isn't utterly dependent on record sales.
•7. "Glee" cast: $65.7 million. OK, so the cast of "Glee" isn't technically a performer, but the collective from Fox's hit show delivered solidly at the cash register and the ticket sales window. The group tour brought in $27.1 million, while sales of albums and tracks added an additional $38.6 million, nearly half of that from individual song downloads.
•8. Kanye West/ Jay-Z: $65.6 million. The hip-hop dream team came together and stayed together long enough to craft a hit album, "The Throne," and a tour that overflowed with chemistry _ and hits. As a duo, they rallied for $48.3 million in concert and an additional $17.3-million worth of album and track sales.
•9. Bon Jovi: $63.1 million. This New Jersey outfit keeps on rocking and rocking and rocking ... There was no new album last year, and just $6 million in album and single sales. But on the road, the band had another nice day with $57.1 million at the box office.
•10. Katy Perry: $58 million. The cheerleader-turned-pop queen led the field in sales of downloads, posting a record 15.2 million tracks last year, which allowed her to slip past some tight competition from Britney Spears and Elton John to take the No. 10 slot. Her tour gross of $28.4 million, combined with album revenue of $12.3 million and $17.3 million in downloaded hits, ought to offer some comfort in light of her recent split with hubby Russell Brand.
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In Your County
Thursday, November 3, 2011 12:01 am
Vineyard hosting events
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Thursday, October 6, 2011 12:01 am
Mammography van to visit
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In Your County
Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:01 am
Monster truck racing in Wildwoods
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Charlie Sheen, Bob Seger and the Hooters all perform in Atlantic City and other things happening At The Shore Today
Saturday, April 16, 2011 6:00 am
Charlie Sheen in Atlantic City
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In Your County
Thursday, March 10, 2011 12:01 am
Free memoir workshop set
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State wrestling championship bringing about 10,000 fans to Boardwalk Hall this weekend
Friday, March 4, 2011 9:00 am
Jim Shook always visits Atlantic City the first weekend in March.
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