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Eric Alper 🎧

Freelance Music Publicist. SiriusXM Host. Shameless Idealist. Lifelong Musicaholic. I talk about Music News in the Media. Eric@ThatEricAlper.com

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Top Applications	Count	%
www.hootsuite.com Hootsuite Inc. · www.hootsuite.com	34,606	82.6%
twitter.com Twitter for iPhone · twitter.com/download/iphone	2,650	6.3%
www.hootsuite.com Hootsuite · www.hootsuite.com	2,279	5.4%
mobile.twitter.com Twitter Web App · mobile.twitter.com	1,758	4.2%
twitter.com Twitter Web Client · twitter.com	529	1.3%
periscope.tv Periscope · periscope.tv	75	0.2%
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Top Tweet Types	Count	%
Tweet	40,123	95.8%
Reply	1,171	2.8%
Retweet	532	1.3%
Quote	109	0.3%

Top Content Types	Count	%
Photo	22,837	54.5%
URL	7,385	17.6%
Video	989	2.4%
GIF	311	0.7%

Top Domains in URLs	Count	%
thatericalper.com	3,448	62.4%
rollingstone.com	97	1.8%
open.spotify.com	92	1.7%
billboard.com	84	1.5%
pscp.tv	65	1.2%
pitchfork.com	49	0.9%
pastemagazine.com	43	0.8%
theguardian.com	41	0.7%
choice.npr.org	41	0.7%
youtube.com	39	0.7%
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Most Retweeted Users	Count	%
@ThatHannahAlper - Hannah Alper	190	45.2%
@ThatEricAlper - Eric Alper	94	22.4%
@AndyKimMusic - Andy Kim	11	2.6%
@SXMCanadaTalks - SXMCanadaTalks	11	2.6%
@WhatSheSaidTalk - What She Said!	8	1.9%
@JeffSammut - Jeff Sammut	7	1.7%
@truenorthrecord - True North Records	7	1.7%
@alancross - Alan Cross	7	1.7%
@BMO - BMO	6	1.4%
@NewsRudy - Rudy Blair	5	1.2%
@BBYOInsider - BBYO Insider	5	1.2%
@bifnaked - Bif Naked	4	1.0%
@Linus_Ent - Linus Entertainment	4	1.0%
@siriusxmvolume - SiriusXM VOLUME	3	0.7%
@EdtheSock - Ed the Sock	3	0.7%
@tomjacksonca - Tom Jackson	3	0.7%
@ChaiLifeCanada - Chai Lifeline Canada	3	0.7%
@cam_gordon - Cam Gordon	3	0.7%
@TODDCastPodcast - Todd Hancock	3	0.7%
@TheJUNOAwards - The JUNO Awards	2	0.5%
@bestplaylistsev - Best Playlists Ever	2	0.5%
@dfriend - David Friend	2	0.5%
@oridaganjazz - Ori Dagan	2	0.5%
@TheGATE - The GATE	2	0.5%
@marc_saltzman - Marc Saltzman	2	0.5%
@aarcharity - ArtistsAgainstRacism	2	0.5%
@Darryl_Sterdan - Darryl Sterdan	2	0.5%
@hainsworthtv - Michael Hainsworth	2	0.5%
@kobo - Kobo	2	0.5%
@CanadianTire - Canadian Tire	2	0.5%
@blairlndsay - blair	2	0.5%
@midgeure1 - midge ure💙	1	0.2%
@ConstantlyGus - Gus Constantellis	1	0.2%
@FamousLostPod - Famous Lost Words Podcast	1	0.2%
@masseyhall - Massey Hall	1	0.2%
@dancharnas - Dan Charnas	1	0.2%
@westernuFIMS - Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS)	1	0.2%
@WesternU - Western University	1	0.2%
@billboard - billboard	1	0.2%
@SteveMartinToGo - Steve Martin	1	0.2%
@ErrolNazareth - Errol Nazareth	1	0.2%
@CBC - CBC	1	0.2%
@danjlevy - dan levy	1	0.2%
@HistoricaCanada - Historica Canada	1	0.2%
@The_Ren1981 - Stuff_By_Mark	1	0.2%
@David_Pomeranz - david pomeranz	1	0.2%
@LiveNationON - Live Nation Ontario	1	0.2%
@LiveNationFans - Live Nation Fans	1	0.2%
@ari_shapiro - Ari Shapiro	1	0.2%
@TablaEnsemble - TTE	1	0.2%
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Most Quoted Users	Count	%
@ThatEricAlper - Eric Alper	14	19.4%
@ThatHannahAlper - Hannah Alper	4	5.6%
@realDonaldTrump - Donald J. Trump	3	4.2%
@ChaiLifeCanada - Chai Lifeline Canada	2	2.8%
@JustinTrudeau - Justin Trudeau	2	2.8%
@espn - ESPN	2	2.8%
@WEMovement - WE	2	2.8%
@BigBird - Big Bird	1	1.4%
@duranduran - Duran Duran	1	1.4%
@WesternU - Western University	1	1.4%
@solomonmissouri - Soaking 🤌🏿	1	1.4%
@OleksiakPenny - Penny Oleksiak	1	1.4%
@RonSexsmith - Ron Sexsmith	1	1.4%
@CBCMusic - CBC Music	1	1.4%
@cstrecords - Constellation	1	1.4%
@TheMerryDairy - The Merry Dairy	1	1.4%
@NASAPersevere - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover	1	1.4%
@tingtime - deb d	1	1.4%
@euronewsliving - euronews Living	1	1.4%
@markets - Bloomberg Markets	1	1.4%
@MJMcKean - Michael McKean	1	1.4%
@CraigBaird - Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx	1	1.4%
@nytimes - The New York Times	1	1.4%
@SchittsCreek - Schitt's Creek	1	1.4%
@TorontoStar - Toronto Star	1	1.4%
@chadwickboseman - Chadwick Boseman	1	1.4%
@JoeBiden - Joe Biden	1	1.4%
@booscott10 - Morgan jamie 🇨🇦❤️ 🏳️‍🌈	1	1.4%
@DearEvanHansen - Dear Evan Hansen	1	1.4%
@EdtheSock - Ed the Sock	1	1.4%
@RaeElle - Rae Elle	1	1.4%
@jqpuck1 - Vicky Puckett	1	1.4%
@nbcsnl - Saturday Night Live - SNL	1	1.4%
@petrahaden - Petra Haden	1	1.4%
@Jezebel - Jezebel	1	1.4%
@goodlovelies - Good Lovelies	1	1.4%
@sesamestreet - Sesame Street	1	1.4%
@Sam_Rubinstein - Sam Rubinstein	1	1.4%
@Amivee - Ami Vitale	1	1.4%
@IISuperwomanII - Lilly Singh	1	1.4%
@GretaThunberg - Greta Thunberg	1	1.4%
@yashar - Yashar Ali 🐘	1	1.4%
@theebillyporter - Billy Porter	1	1.4%
@truenorthrecord - True North Records	1	1.4%
@remhq - R.E.M. HQ	1	1.4%
@fred_guttenberg - Fred Guttenberg	1	1.4%
@nowthisnews - NowThis	1	1.4%
@dixon_hall - Dixon Hall	1	1.4%
@BTtoronto - Breakfast Television Toronto	1	1.4%
@Marissa__Miller - Marissa Miller Kovac	1	1.4%
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Most Replied to Users	Count	%
@ThatEricAlper - Eric Alper	31	19.6%
@Misstabstevens - Tabitha Stevens	10	6.3%
@Aunty__Em - Headly Westerfield	4	2.5%
@secupp - S.E. Cupp	4	2.5%
@RedStella333 - Kathryn Aye	4	2.5%
@danmanganmusic - Dan Mangan	4	2.5%
@DurbinRock - JAMES DURBIN	4	2.5%
@ArtofAprilAnna - TheArtofApril-Anna	3	1.9%
@MonicaLewinsky - Monica Lewinsky	3	1.9%
@RonSexsmith - Ron Sexsmith	3	1.9%
@EmilySaliers - emily saliers	3	1.9%
@kateo - Kate O'Neill	3	1.9%
@brianne2k - Brianne Fleming	3	1.9%
@khubb123 - kelly	3	1.9%
@MusicianMattie - Matthew Dallenger.Phd	3	1.9%
@BreakenridgeYEG - Dave Breakenridge	3	1.9%
@hainsworthtv - Michael Hainsworth	3	1.9%
@Splufface - Pascal❤ ♡Muse-Addict♡	3	1.9%
@MilesKISW - Miles Montgomery	2	1.3%
@hockeyesque - @hockeyesque	2	1.3%
@MeachWhitten - dimitri whitten	2	1.3%
@an_unoBeing - Sr. Engineer MG // Producer	2	1.3%
@SmithMojogirl58 - Sarah Smith	2	1.3%
@Crixiest - 2💉Millie💫❄️🏳️‍🌈👽🗽🌹🆘	2	1.3%
@fmswlf - R u s t	2	1.3%
@GeneraLeeIntuit - Greg Bryant	2	1.3%
@HonouringHutch - Honouring Michael Hutchence	2	1.3%
@DarylMann11 - Daryl Mann	2	1.3%
@Structuralguy - Jesse	2	1.3%
@zanneslaw - Madaline Zannes	2	1.3%
@curtisstigers - Curtis Stigers	2	1.3%
@jimmyd108 - jiminiowa	2	1.3%
@fakesteezjobs - andy milonakisis	2	1.3%
@AlexMar30155240 - Real Alex Marshall	2	1.3%
@jsoatl - Joel Ostrow	2	1.3%
@mlvcfannireland - Steve F	2	1.3%
@BizballMaury - Maury Brown	2	1.3%
@Margarita890 - Kate 🦎	2	1.3%
@Beatlebun - 🦥	2	1.3%
@peterframpton - Peter Frampton	2	1.3%
@sydenhamkennedy - Colin Kennedy	2	1.3%
@ChrisMcNally68 - chris mcnally	2	1.3%
@JasonIsbell - Jason Isbell	2	1.3%
@sandilou34 - Sandi Williamson	2	1.3%
@jessied44 - Jamie	2	1.3%
@cbctom - Tom Harrington	2	1.3%
@CarellCasey - Carell Casey	2	1.3%
@ChrisReimer - Chris Reimer \| Boosa Tech	2	1.3%
@BrooksJasonW - Jason W. Brooks	2	1.3%
@lydiatheclaire - Lydia Claire Wilton	2	1.3%
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Top Hashtags	Count	%
#1	1,061	2.5%
#grammys	235	0.6%
#junos	168	0.4%
#rogers_partner	109	0.3%
#2	80	0.2%
#ad	80	0.2%
#3	50	0.1%
#4	40	0.1%
#5	36	0.1%
#1s	35	0.1%
#internationalwomensday	33	0.1%
#iwd2019	33	0.1%
#iheartradiommvas	33	0.1%
#6	31	0.1%
#recordstoreday	31	0.1%
#9	30	0.1%
#futurepast	30	0.1%
#igniteeveryday	29	0.1%
#tdmusic	29	0.1%
#7	25	0.1%
#canadaday	25	0.1%
#bohemianrhapsody	25	0.1%
#8	24	0.1%
#wellpreppedfortheholidays	24	0.1%
#askfy	24	0.1%
#dayofayoh	23	0.1%
#rsd18	23	0.1%
#bbmas	22	0.1%
#wellprepped	22	0.1%
#strongertogether	22	0.1%
#10	21	0.1%
#oscars	21	0.1%
#andykimchristmas	21	0.1%
#budstageathome	21	0.1%
#unionsummer	21	0.1%
#oscarnoms	20	0.0%
#recordstoreday2019	20	0.0%
#junos50	17	0.0%
#feedto	17	0.0%
#withrogers	17	0.0%
#vmas	16	0.0%
#maythe4thbewithyou	14	0.0%
#bts	13	0.0%
#kmjf18	13	0.0%
#marchforourlives	13	0.0%
#starwarsday	12	0.0%
#maythefourth	12	0.0%
#theweeknd	12	0.0%
#holidayswithrogers	12	0.0%
#snl	11	0.0%
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Top Words	Count	%
released	1,793	4.3%
billboard	1,391	3.3%
songs	1,266	3.0%
albums	1,005	2.4%
siriusxm	812	1.9%
history	806	1.9%
canadian	800	1.9%
interviews	709	1.7%
every	703	1.7%
release	644	1.5%
being	557	1.3%
any	534	1.3%
before	530	1.3%
weeks	502	1.2%
anytime	492	1.2%
died	490	1.2%
selling	473	1.1%
because	470	1.1%
bowie	468	1.1%
since	464	1.1%
during	462	1.1%
songwriter	416	1.0%
copies	392	0.9%
talks	382	0.9%
featuring	377	0.9%
musician	376	0.9%
recording	366	0.9%
prince	365	0.9%
musicians	361	0.9%
grammy	355	0.8%
mccartney	354	0.8%
announced	347	0.8%
available	346	0.8%
singles	342	0.8%
favorite	341	0.8%
played	336	0.8%
female	318	0.8%
drummer	313	0.7%
everything	306	0.7%
bruce	299	0.7%
together	296	0.7%
billion	293	0.7%
legendary	289	0.7%
streams	289	0.7%
vinyl	286	0.7%
industry	275	0.7%
called	273	0.7%
remember	269	0.6%
winning	269	0.6%
stones	268	0.6%
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Top Emojis	Count	%
🎶 Musical Notes	50	0.1%
❤ Heavy Black Heart	33	0.1%
😂 Face With Tears Of Joy	28	0.1%
🤣 Rolling On The Floor Laughing	25	0.1%
🎵 Musical Note	17	0.0%
😎 Smiling Face With Sunglasses	17	0.0%
😉 Winking Face	17	0.0%
📷 Camera	13	0.0%
🎸 Guitar	12	0.0%
👕 T-shirt	12	0.0%
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The 1997 Wired article predicting the future was scarily accurate.

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We all know the really popular songs played at weddings.
If we played songs at divorces, what songs would be popular?

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What song lyrics are instantly recognizable?

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The Go-Go’s’ Big Night at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Austin's Kathy Valentine takes Texas Monthly behind the scenes at the star-studded ceremony, which debuts on HBO this month.
texasmonthly.com/arts-entertain…

The Go-Gos Big Night at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

texasmonthly.com

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Under a motion introduced yesterday into State Parliament by John Graham in Australia, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House, venues using public funding will be required to pay musicians a minimum fee of $250.
smh.com.au/culture/music/…

No pay, no play: The campaign to give musicians a minimum wage

smh.com.au

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One-third of musicians were still earning nothing after restrictions on live events were lifted this summer, according to UK charity Help Musicians.
bbc.com/news/entertain…

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Stephanie Bernaba | White Orchid Media

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It's not free. The only option to register requires a donation.

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Wow, sold out! Very cool! I guarantee you it's worth $5.

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This year, Damon Albarn — architect of Blur, Gorillaz, and a constellation of operas, side projects, supergroups, and solo albums — officially became a citizen of Iceland, a nation he’d visited many times over the years.
vulture.com/2021/11/damon-…

There Is Nowhere Damon Albarn Cant Create From

vulture.com

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Michael Stipe Is Present
Let's check in with what the former lead singer of R.E.M. is up to.
bittersoutherner.com/feature/2021/m…

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How The Kid Laroi Made the Biggest Song in the World Without Even Trying.
A magical hang with Charlie Puth, a mysterious Internet leak and a Bieber co-sign helped propel “Stay” to number one everywhere.
gq.com/story/gq-hype-…

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My @SiriusXM show: Interviews with Lance Hoppen of Orleans! Grammy-nominated + record label founder Josh Rosenthal! David McPherson on “Massey Hall: An Enduring Legacy”! John Linnell of They Might Be Giants! Wed 7pm, Channel 167 and on the app anytime.

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How DMX’s First Tour Helped Usher in a New Era of Hip-hop.
The Survival of the Illest Tour came just as X’s popularity exploded. Not only did it capture a young artist on the rise, it also paved the way for massive rap tours that followed.
theringer.com/music/2021/11/…

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The Greatest Hit: The New No. 1 Song of All Time.
"Blinding Lights" is now the top Billboard Hot 100 song of all time. The Weeknd and his collaborators reveal just how they made history.
billboard.com/music/features…

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In this episode of AirGigs Insights, they've compiled 10 essential songwriting tips from Bob Dylan taken from interviews and quotes given over the last 50+ years.
thatericalper.com/2021/11/24/son…

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The great writer Austin Kleon gives a talk that would become his book Keep Going.
thatericalper.com/2021/11/24/aus…

Austin Kleon on How To Keep Going - That Eric Alper

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Ira Glass on Bridging The Gap Between Your Taste and Skill
thatericalper.com/2021/11/24/ira…

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30 years ago today, Queen frontman Freddie Mercury died of complications from AIDS at age 45, just one day after he publicly announced he was HIV positive.

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Billboard's Top 10 Greatest Of All Time Artists:

1. The Beatles
2. Madonna
3. Elton John
4. Elvis Presley
5. Mariah Carey
6. Stevie Wonder
7. Janet Jackson
8. Michael Jackson
9. Whitney Houston
10. Rihanna

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50 years ago today, The Kinks released Muswell Hillbillies, an album that barely cracked the charts upon released, now deemed as one of the group's greatest records.

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On this day in 1966, The Beatles begin recording sessions for their Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album at Abbey Road Studios in London.

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Jay-Z this year scored an 2 #Grammy nominations, putting him past Quincy Jones as the individual with the most Grammy nominations of all time with 83.
He’s just ahead of Paul McCartney, who picked up 2 noms this year from “McCartney III,” and now has 81 career nominations.

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When Paul Rudd was a kid, he earned a few dollars as a DJ at bat mitzvahs years before “Clueless” made him a breakout star.

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Interesting, indeed.

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Rosalie Trombley, a pioneer in Canadian radio broadcasting, has died at the age of 82.
“The girl with the golden ear” had the ability to choose hit songs that appealed to wide-ranging audiences, she was one of the few female executives in radio at the time lasted over 20 years.

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I'll be doing a FREE online seminar: 60 Things You Can Do Right Now On Social Media To Build Your Following (…or, how not to bore the shit out of your followers) on Nov 27: Sign up here:
sincop8ednoize.org/events/rockaly…

Rockalypse Music Workshops: 60 Music Social Media Ideas You Can Do Right Now in 60 Minutes | Sincop8ed Noize

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Huh.

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Love Oasis.

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The airplane sound effects are different on the mono and stereo versions of The Beatles' "Back in the U.S.S.R."

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Flashback: Listen to Final INXS Concert With Michael Hutchence
youtube.com/watch?v=_7nLBZ…

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Even though Joe Cocker really does own the most version of "You Are So Beautiful," it was written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher that was first released in 1974 on Billy's album, The Kids & Me.

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Ahead of his epic series "Get Back,"Peter Jackson reveals the secrets of 60 hours of intimate, unseen footage of the Fab Four -- and why it turns everything we know about their final days upside down.
theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

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Pitchfork's 11 Best Music Books of 2021.
From a devastating memoir by Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner to a rigorous study of Black feminist sound to a spirited defense of ska.
pitchfork.com/features/lists…

The 11 Best Music Books of 2021

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As their new BBC film zooms in on Freddie Mercury's death amid the AIDS epidemic, the film-makers speak to Mark Beaumont about how they captured how the megastar and his band dealt with his secret unfolding tragedy in the public eye.
independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

He was the champion: Raising the curtain on Freddie Mercurys devastating final act

independent.co.uk

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45 years ago today, Jerry Lee Lewis is arrested after showing up drunk outside Graceland at 3 a.m., waving a pistol and loudly demanding to see Elvis Presley. Presley declined his request.

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The most helpful review ever

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The most unbelievable hole in one ever

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He's so happy it made me happy

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Best. Biker Vest. Ever.

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A photo of BJ Novak was accidentally deemed public domain, and now on various grooming products.

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Adele’s 30 already has the biggest week of 2021 for any album in the U.S., surpassing Drake’s Certified Lover Boy.
According to Billboard and MRC Data, 30 has earned more than 660,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. from its Nov. 19 release through Nov. 22.

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Internet naming contests will always end this way

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THIS is Marketing.

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The 404 error page for the Financial Times is full of economic jokes.
ft.com/404