Flashback Friday

February 10th 2008

"Rehab" by Amy Winehouse wins Record of the Year at the 50th Grammy Awards

Rolling Stone Magazine Cover of the Week

October 30th 2008

28 years to the day that the last time any member of AC/DC appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.  This issue featured and article on their new album "Black Ice" which was the fastest selling album of 2008 for Wal-Mart. 

Rolling Stone Magazine cover of the Week

March 2008

X Factor

"The X Factor" is the British version of "American Idol" and in fact the winners and runner ups on that show have had considerable more success in the UK than the "American Idol" winners have in the US.
The 2008 Winner of "The X Factor" was Alexandra Burke a teenager from London with a powerful voice. On the live finale of that season she sang the 1984 song "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen. The affect of this song was soon evident on the UK top 40 chart.
She released "Hallelujah" in December of 2008 and set the European record for single sales over a 24 hour period with 105,00 copies sold.
This beat the record of the 2007 winner of "The X Factor", Leona Lewis, who sold 82,000 copies of her debut single "A Moment Like This".
"Hallelujah" became the #1 Christmas single of 2008 and by January of 2009 sales of the single has passed the 1 million mark making Alexandra Burke the first British female solo artist to sell 1 million copies of a single in the UK.