Lil Wayne Music Media Analysis January to June 2010

Lil Wayne
Music Media Analysis
January to June 2010
Table of Contents
Overview
3
Chart Popularity
4
Mainstream Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mainstream Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Twitter Coverage
6
Twitter Popularity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Twitter Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mainstream Chart vs Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Twitter Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Shared Twitter Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
News Coverage
13
News Popularity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
News Comparison
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mainstream Chart vs Sentiment . . . . . . . . . 15
Top Publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Top News Publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Best 5 News Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
News Activity
27
Most Shared Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
News Highlights
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Appendicies
42
Appendix A - Top Mainstream Artists . . . . . . . 42
Appendix B - Top Emerging Artists . . . . . . . . 45
Appendix C - All Artists by Internet Reach
. . . . 48
Appendix D - All Publishers by Internet Reach . . . 55
2
Overview
64th on Mainstream Charts
8th on Twitter
4th in the Music Press
This report reviews the popularity of Lil Wayne on the
music charts and in the music news for the period January
to June 2010. It benchmarks Lil Wayne against the 2,499
artists that appeared on the We Are Hunted charts during
this period. The results are based on an analysis of
531,901 music articles and 13,439,734 music related
tweets. News is sourced from a range of publishers
including all the major music news sites and an army of
passionate bloggers worldwide. Charts are compiled from
samples of hundreds of charts in a range of music genres.
This report was written by the We Are Hunted team and
generated using the semantic analysis system that powers
the wearehunted.com website.
3
Chart Popularity
Mainstream Chart
This section presents the mainstream chart performance for Lil Wayne compared to similar
artists. Lil Wayne was ranked 64th overall of the 2,499 artists analyzed. During this period the
average chart position on the We Are Hunted mainstream chart for Lil Wayne was 7th.
64th Overall Rank
7th Best Position
Artist
Rank
Best Position
Jay-Z
41st
5
Eminem
59th
6
Lil Wayne
64th
7
Drake
75th
8
Nicki Minaj
208th
25
Young Money
222nd
27
Rick Ross
360th
64
Birdman
1104th
1,000
Figure 1: Artist Mainstream Ranks
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
Figure 2: Artist Mainstream Chart Popularity over Time
Lil Wayne
Young Money
Birdman
Jay-Z
Drake
Eminem
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
4
Mainstream Comparison
This section compares the mainstream chart performance of Lil Wayne against similar artists.
These charts illustrate relative popularity over time. Popularity is computed from the normalised
chart position for each day. 1.0 means Lil Wayne was ranked 1st overall of our charts for that
day. 0.0 denotes Lil Wayne did not chart at all.
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
Figure 3: Comparisons for Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Young Money
Drake
Eminem
Birdman
5
Twitter Coverage
Twitter Popularity
This section shows the number of tweets indicating that someone was listening to Lil Wayne
during this time period. Included is the overall ranking of Lil Wayne when compared to similar
artists.
8th Overall Rank
26,188 Tweets
0.006% Share
Artist
Rank
Tweets
Share
Drake
4th
39,633
0.010%
Eminem
7th
26,821
0.007%
Lil Wayne
8th
26,188
0.006%
Jay-Z
11th
23,472
0.006%
Nicki Minaj
97th
8,645
0.002%
Young Money
190th
5,846
0.001%
Rick Ross
303rd
4,251
0.001%
Birdman
750th
2,067
0.001%
Figure 4: Twitter Coverage Comparison
2000
1500
1000
500
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
30/06
Figure 5: Twitter Coverage over Time
Lil Wayne
Young Money
Birdman
Jay-Z
Drake
Eminem
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
6
Twitter Comparison
This section compares the total number of tweets mentioning Lil Wayne to similar artists.
600
400
200
2000
1500
1000
500
250
200
150
100
50
600
400
200
50
40
30
20
10
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
30/06
Figure 6: Comparisons for Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Young Money
Drake
Eminem
Birdman
7
Mainstream Chart vs Twitter
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
600
400
200
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
Figure 7: Lil Wayne Chart Popularity vs Twitter Coverage
This chart presents a comparison of mainstream chart popularity versus Twitter Coverage. It is
useful in visualizing the impact of Twitter on chart position.
Chart Popularity
Twitter volume
8
Twitter Users
This section lists the twitter users mentioning Lil Wayne in tweets most during this period.
Rank
Twitter User
Name
Location
Tweets
Followers
Updates
179
0
0
1
twitter.com/KandyChazer
2
twitter.com/nextdime
Joel Pandi
Coventry, UK
132
326
9,305
3
twitter.com/ElusivEagle
Deven
Seattle, WA
122
60
1,931
4
twitter.com/JASONDBOY
Jason
Detroit, MI or jus look up
102
461
23,707
5
twitter.com/Taboner
John Tabone
NYC
94
123
2,309
6
twitter.com/iRawsum
Ross M
42.45859,-83.220671
86
773
33,354
7
twitter.com/djpaisley
djpaisley
Dallas, Texas 75251
81
1,125
26,118
8
twitter.com/tweetpod
A Global Playlist
Worldwide
80
1,135
128,876
9
twitter.com/IG_WC
71
0
0
10
twitter.com/Chaos4lyfe
64
22
56
11
twitter.com/Greg4lyfe
61
0
0
12
twitter.com/msclace
Ms. Chantelli Lace
49
2
1
13
twitter.com/BUTTALUV305
NEYSA PINNEY
49
21
1,667
14
twitter.com/NikaleRenoir
Nikale Renoir
Tacoma, WA
48
270
7,373
15
twitter.com/codyzapp
Cody Zapp
Las Vegas, Nevada
47
341
8,691
16
twitter.com/twistening
twistening
45
3,041
33,958
17
twitter.com/Journey_Woman
Pebbles
See you soon then.
44
41
35,108
18
twitter.com/WCWMTracks
WCWM Track List
Williamsburg, VA
43
337
43,603
19
twitter.com/xLong_Strokesx
43
0
0
20
twitter.com/SheLeftHerDraws
42
700
14,729
21
twitter.com/theebayk1drss
42
0
0
22
twitter.com/williestylez
40
2,767
15,659
23
twitter.com/YunqTwas
36
0
0
24
twitter.com/letssmokegood
letssmokegood
Gun Rue, Dirty Mitten, Usa
36
69
1,703
25
twitter.com/ron_ron37best_d
luis ortega
iPhone: 33.963534,-118.112613
35
35
828
26
twitter.com/tktyler12
35
0
0
27
twitter.com/HeartBreakZo
35
13
0
Greg
Travis Dillard
William F Stylenzski
virtual HEAVEN ..for angels
Never Anywhere For To Long
Detroit, MI
Lorenzo Stampley
Figure 8: Top 60 Users tweeting about Lil Wayne
9
Rank
Twitter User
Name
Location
Tweets
Followers
Updates
28
twitter.com/LKLidk
Lamar Lewis
Saint.Louis Missouri
34
86
4,062
29
twitter.com/micuat
みくあっと(Love Sick)
全国ツアー中
34
859
25,219
30
twitter.com/JustcallmeChel
34
0
0
31
twitter.com/BrWnSuGa786
ShaBaNa B
33
283
10,362
32
twitter.com/Daniellteur
Daniel Kottirsch
33
75
8,843
33
twitter.com/Niro
Marco Niro
41.388157000, -73.447295900
32
353
14,551
34
twitter.com/suburban28
Greg Jones
Bossier City, LA, USA
32
129
0
35
twitter.com/WebBlack
Playlist - Web Black
31
2,442
59,103
36
twitter.com/urbanperspectiv
Rob W
Philly region
31
3,123
23,867
37
twitter.com/linksnshit
Links n' Shit
Mexico City
30
142
1,491
38
twitter.com/Dohmnal85
Jason rice
23509
30
4
653
39
twitter.com/sgupta05
Sahil Gupta
Brampton, Ontario
29
12
512
40
twitter.com/josephsmusic
Joseph's Music
NYC
29
2,286
5,435
41
twitter.com/VERTGREENVERT
MARIAN
Gijón - Asturias
28
1,312
27,733
42
twitter.com/Tseigh
Timothy Seigh
28
8
527
43
twitter.com/scour555
lucas
cordoba
26
16
139
44
twitter.com/reaperof2012
MYSPACE IS BETTER!!!
Portland Tennessee
26
61
442
45
twitter.com/newhitradio
25
0
0
46
twitter.com/L_I_L_
Paola Castro Ocampo
24
2
0
47
twitter.com/ebonyrose2009
ebonyrose2009
24
54
505
48
twitter.com/kikity91
24
0
0
49
twitter.com/n8farren24
23
359
21,987
50
twitter.com/CAK3YCAK3S
23
0
0
51
twitter.com/sweezy17
sweezy17
23
35
848
52
twitter.com/wallwalls
Trevor Walls
22
8
8
53
twitter.com/SuckMyYerpaderp
WordPlay King (Greg)
Aunt Jermima's Puddin
22
7,662
79,860
54
twitter.com/ClubBitten
Bitten ©
Vegas
22
376
1,573
55
twitter.com/TakeFlight2010
21
0
0
56
twitter.com/LuckyDukeJones
Treyterriss Jones
Decatur Ga
21
7
178
57
twitter.com/Edgaropy
Edgar partida
39.608099,-86.107737
21
112
1,292
58
twitter.com/thefinestent
America's Finest Ent
West Coast
21
1,555
1,912
59
twitter.com/Nina9mmRoss
Ȑogȕe Ȑoșș ™
Pandora's Box #TNP
20
1,327
0
60
twitter.com/NowPlayingNW
Nathan Watson
20
48
27,787
Nathaniel Farren ©
California Love♡
Missouri, Kansas City
your imagination
Wonderland
Figure 8 (continued): Top 60 Users tweeting about Lil Wayne
10
Shared Twitter Links
This section lists the most popular urls in tweets mentioning Lil Wayne during this period.
URL
Rank
Tweets
http://www.tunewiki.com/
1
233
http://www.last.fm/music/Lil%27+Wayne
2
153
http://tinysong.com/d8su
3
78
http://tinysong.com/cLKL
4
69
http://tinysong.com/6utc
5
59
http://tinysong.com/cbMO
6
52
http://tinysong.com/cPU9
7
39
http://slacker.com/r/SJf9
8
35
http://slacker.com/r/qcgF
9
35
http://tinysong.com/cbUn
10
32
http://www.newhitradio.com
11
26
http://slacker.com/r/Hn1D
12
24
http://tinysong.com/bzmc
13
23
http://www.last.fm/music/Lil%27 Wayne/_/Drop The World (Feat. Eminem)
14
22
http://slacker.com/r/RQx1
15
21
http://slacker.com/r/65FR
16
16
/profile/GhostRiderRadio/blip/44567410/334+Mobb+Feat.+Juice+&+Lil+Wayne–Choppin+O's
17
15
http://slacker.com/r/9cv8
18
15
http://soc.li/GBJZ9yJ
19
15
http://www.last.fm/music/Yo+Gotti
20
15
http://soc.li/gUy0zWe
21
15
http://slacker.com/r/JqFq
22
15
http://tinysong.com/cwvA
23
14
http://tinysong.com/d4Zn
24
14
http://slacker.com/r/R5D2
25
14
http://soc.li/aTZZrz
26
13
http://soc.li/cOikDPi
27
13
Figure 9: Top Shared Links on Twitter mentioning Lil Wayne
11
URL
Rank
Tweets
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/VeRTiiGox
28
13
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/FabriceLaurier
29
13
http://qtwt.us/g4u
30
13
http://slacker.com/r/yPQ0
31
12
http://www.last.fm/music/Drake
32
12
http://slacker.com/r/26gj
33
12
http://tinysong.com/76Hp
34
12
/profile/CheddarChad/blip/30799414/Drake+Kanye+West+Lil+Wayne+Eminem–Forever
35
12
http://tinysong.com/vM7z
36
11
http://www.streetscrack.com
37
11
http://www.last.fm/music/Lil' Wayne/_/Lollipop
38
10
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/smilegigi
39
10
http://slacker.com/r/q8s9
40
10
http://tinysong.com/azXL
41
9
/profile/PeterSerafinowicz/blip/32415466/Lil+Wayne–Dr.+Carter+(NEW+CARTER+3)+(W|+Lyrics)
42
9
http://www.last.fm/music/Eminem/_/No Love (feat. Lil Wayne)
43
9
http://qtwt.us/v8vp
44
9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTA9KqQ9KMk
45
9
http://www.last.fm/music/Lil%27 Wayne/_/Hustler Musik
46
9
http://tinysong.com/eZ6x
47
9
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/courtpenel
48
8
http://www.nba.com/jm.jsp?ref=lakers_twitterlr&dest=http://my.lakers.com/blogs/2010/05/23/lakers-pre...
49
8
http://tinysong.com/6Nnw
50
8
http://slacker.com/r/53zh
51
8
http://su.pr/2aj6ZF
52
8
http://tinysong.com/XkD
53
8
http://justsignal.com/mobile/post-simple.php?uuid=3764e24c-8355-487d-b4b9-629b01ce8090&entid=35
54
8
http://soc.li/yluWHvB
55
7
http://www.last.fm/music/Eminem/_/No Love (Feat Lil Wayne)
56
7
http://slacker.com/r/C0Tqb
57
7
http://www.last.fm/music/Lil%27 Wayne/_/Single
58
7
http://www.tweekly.fm/user/Jamesick
59
7
http://woed.fm
60
7
Figure 9 (continued): Top Shared Links on Twitter mentioning Lil Wayne
12
News Coverage
News Popularity
This section shows the total number of music articles mentioning Lil Wayne during this time
period and the overall rank of Lil Wayne when compared to similar artists.
4th Overall Rank
3,936 Articles
0.115% Share
Artist
Rank
Articles
Share
Drake
1st
6,256
0.182%
Jay-Z
2nd
4,576
0.133%
Lil Wayne
4th
3,936
0.115%
Nicki Minaj
5th
2,941
0.086%
Eminem
6th
2,927
0.085%
Rick Ross
7th
2,564
0.075%
Young Money
40th
1,158
0.034%
Birdman
144th
580
0.017%
Figure 10: News Coverage Comparison
200
150
100
50
0
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
30/06
Figure 11: News Coverage over Time
Lil Wayne
Young Money
Birdman
Jay-Z
Drake
Eminem
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
13
News Comparison
This section compares the number of music articles mentioning Lil Wayne during this time period
to similar artists.
100
80
60
40
20
0
200
150
100
50
0
30
20
10
0
100
80
60
40
20
0
30
20
10
0
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
30/06
Figure 12: Comparisons for Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Young Money
Drake
Eminem
Birdman
14
Mainstream Chart vs Sentiment
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
10
8
6
4
2
100
80
60
40
20
0
01/01
31/01
02/03
01/04
01/05
31/05
Figure 13: Lil Wayne Chart Popularity vs News Sentiment + Volume
This chart presents a comparison of mainstream chart popularity versus news sentiment and
volume. It is useful in visualizing the impact of news coverage on chart position. The top chart
illustrates the chart movement in Red. The Sentiment trend in Orange below is represented as a
bar chart illustrating the cumulative sentiment thoughout the time period. Below zero indicates
negative sentiment, above zero indicates positive sentiment at that point in time. The Green bar
chart displays the number of articles published mentioning Lil Wayne that day.
Chart Popularity
News volume
Sentiment trend
15
Top Publishers
2dopeboyz
nah right
Prefix Magazine
Top Publishers
Spin
Pitchfork
Idolator
Other
Figure 14: Top Publishers related to Lil Wayne
Top Publishers
Mentions
2dopeboyz
147
nah right
145
Prefix Magazine
81
Spin
64
Pitchfork
38
Idolator
37
The Smoking Section
27
Pigeons and Planes
23
NME - News
14
Pretty Much Amazing
9
Paste Magazine
8
surviving the golden age
6
stereogum
6
NPR Music
5
EAR FARM
5
Figure 15: Most frequently mentioned Top Publishers
16
Top News Publishers
Publisher
Rank
Articles
2dopeboyz - http://2dopeboyz.com
1
147
nah right - http://www.nahright.com/news
2
145
Prefix Magazine - http://prefixmag.com
3
81
Spin - http://www.spin.com/
4
64
Pitchfork - http://pitchfork.com/
5
38
Idolator - http://www.idolator.com/
6
37
The Smoking Section - http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS
7
27
Pigeons and Planes - http://pigeonsandplanes.com
8
23
NME - News - http://www.nme.com/
9
14
Pretty Much Amazing - http://prettymuchamazing.com/
10
9
Paste Magazine - http://www.pastemagazine.com/
11
8
surviving the golden age - http://survivingthegoldenage.blogspot.com
12
6
stereogum - http://www.stereogum.com/
13
6
NPR Music - http://www.npr.org/music/
14
5
EAR FARM - http://earfarm.com
15
5
Consequence of Sound - http://www.consequenceofsound.net/
16
5
MTV Newsroom - http://newsroom.mtv.com/
17
5
HitFix - http://www.hitfix.com/
18
5
Chrome Kids - http://chromekids.blogspot.com
19
5
Beyond Race - http://www.beyondrace.com/
20
4
Sundtrak - http://www.sundtrak.com/
21
4
AWmusic - http://awmusic.ca/
22
4
Honorable Media - http://www.honorablemedia.com/blog
23
4
White Folks Get Crunk - http://www.whitefolksgetcrunk.com
24
4
The Hood Internet - http://www.thehoodinternet.com/
25
3
No Rock&Roll Fun - http://xrrf.blogspot.com
26
3
Above the Fold - http://above-thefold.com/blog
27
3
Figure 16: Top 100 Publishers mentioning Lil Wayne
17
Publisher
Rank
Articles
Culture Bully - http://www.culturebully.com
28
3
Mixtape Maestro - http://mixtapemaestro.net/
29
3
Raised on Indie - http://www.raisedonindie.com/
30
3
Rolling Stone: Smoking Section - http://www.rollingstone.com/blogs/smokingsection/rss.xml
31
3
Rolling Stone: Album Reviews - http://www.rollingstone.com/
32
2
bridging the atlantic - http://bridgingtheatlantic.blogspot.com/
33
2
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted - http://poptartssucktoasted.blogspot.com
34
2
super - http://super-le-blog.blogspot.com/
35
2
Rolling Stone: Features - http://www.rollingstone.com/
36
2
Cuchara Sonica - http://cucharasonica.com
37
2
New York Times Music - http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/music/index.html
38
2
Kickin' The Peanuts - http://kickinthepeanuts.com
39
2
HIPSTER RUNOFF - http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/
40
2
GRANDGOOD - http://grandgood.com
41
2
unpiano: music - http://unpiano.com/music
42
2
Indiehere - http://indiehere.blogspot.com/
43
2
Berkeley Place - http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com
44
2
He's A Whore - http://hesawhore.blogspot.com
45
2
#1 Hits From Another Planet - http://alienhits.blogspot.com
46
2
The Cure for Bedbugs - http://cureforbedbugs.blogspot.com
47
1
Stark Online - http://starkmagazine.blogspot.com/
48
1
Letters Have No Arms! - http://letterarms.blogspot.com/
49
1
A.M. 180 - http://rockitforme.blogspot.com/
50
1
Bona Fide Darling - http://bonafidedarling.blogspot.com/
51
1
Walrus Music Blog - http://www.walrusmusicblog.com
52
1
Eclectic Hermit - http://eclectichermit.blogspot.com/index.html
53
1
Dirty Sexy Music - http://dirtysexymusic.blogspot.com/
54
1
Fancy Sounds - http://fancysounds.blogspot.com
55
1
Auf ein neues... - http://uliuli.twoday.net
56
1
EastofLA.com - http://eastofla.com
57
1
My Old Kentucky Blog - http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com
58
1
Covert Curiosity - http://covertcuriosity.blogspot.com
59
1
NME - Reviews - http://www.nme.com/
60
1
douze12 - http://douze12.blogspot.com/
61
1
Country Standard Time News - http://www.countrystandardtime.com/
62
1
You Ain't No Picasso - http://youaintnopicasso.com
63
1
The Passion of the Weiss - http://passionweiss.com/
64
1
MASALA - http://masalacism.blogspot.com/index.html
65
1
Figure 16 (continued): Top 100 Publishers mentioning Lil Wayne
18
Publisher
Rank
Articles
Alternative Press Magazine - http://www.altpress.com/
66
1
the culture of me - http://www.thecultureofme.com
67
1
Largehearted Boy - http://blog.largeheartedboy.com/
68
1
DoucheBagFace - http://www.dbf-music.com/
69
1
Metal Lungies - http://www.metallungies.com
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Audio Muffin - http://audiomuffin.com
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Gorilla Vs. Bear - http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com
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The Vinyl District - http://vinyldistrict.blogspot.com/
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Asian Dan - http://www.asianmandan.com
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MUZORAMA - http://muzorama.blogspot.com/
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Mike B VS Dickie G - http://djmikeb.blogspot.com/index.html
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Tuneage - http://tuneage.tumblr.com/
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MeFi Music - http://music.metafilter.com/
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Radio Exile - http://radioexile.com
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Blender.com - Blog - http://www.blender.com/
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donewaiting.com - http://www.donewaiting.com/
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Bottom of the Glass - http://bottom-of-the-glass.blogspot.com
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Ghostproof Blanket - http://ghostproofblanket.blogspot.com/
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The Sound Of Indie - http://www.thesoundofindie.com
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Subservient Experiment - http://www.healthryder.blogspot.com
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I Like Music - Hip Hop - http://www.ilikemusic.com/
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Sweeping The Nation - http://sweepingthenation.blogspot.com/
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thepunkguy - http://www.thepunkguy.com
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The Late Greats - http://staergetaleht.blogspot.com
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Cover Me - http://covermesongs.blogspot.com
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Stoney Roads - http://www.stoneyroads.com/
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fluo kids - http://fluokids.blogspot.com
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JumpTheTurnstyle - http://www.jumptheturnstyle.com
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popbytes - http://www.popbytes.com
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Best 5 News Days
1
28 May 2010 : 103 articles
Popular Articles this Day
Eminem Album Features Rihanna, Pink, Lil Wayne
Spin, 28 May 2010
The tracklist for Eminem's upcoming album Recovery , out June 22, has arrived, and the Detroit
rapper's list of guests features a few unexpected surprises: For the first-time ever, Em ...
Friday's Music Roundup
Spin, 28 May 2010
[Updated: 3:24 P.M.] NEWS: TRENT REZNOR 's New Band Releases Free EP Or you can buy an
enhanced version of the How to Destroy Angels EP, if you're feeling rich. ...
DJ Drama & DJ MLK Presents T.I. – Fuck A Mixtape [Mixtape]
OnSmash, 28 May 2010
DJ Drama and DJ MLK link up with recently released T.I. for Fuck A Mixtape, the prequel to his
King Uncaged album dropping this August. The mixtape features Young Jeezy, ...
'Fuck A Mixtape' (Mixtape)
Prefix Magazine, 28 May 2010
It looks like the King is officially back. Following his release from jail, T.I. began working on two
projects. While we'll get the more official of the two, King Uncaged ...
T.I.: 'Fuck A Mixtape' (Mixtape)
Prefix Magazine, 28 May 2010
It looks like the King is officially back. Following his release from jail, T.I. began working on two
projects. While we'll get the more official of the two, King Uncaged ...
Eminem Pops The Top Off "Recovery", Star-Studded Tracklisting Leaks
SOHH.com, 28 May 2010
Eminem 's Recovery tracklisting has leaked online and shows features from rapper Lil Wayne and
pop stars like Rihanna and Pink and more.
Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy & Swizz Beatz Say "F*ck A Mixtape"
SOHH.com, 28 May 2010
Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy and Keri Hilson will be featured on T.I. 's new underground project, F*ck A
Mixtape , which drops today.
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Eminem – Recovery (Cover x Tracklist)
OnSmash, 28 May 2010
Eminem’s new album Recovery drops June 22nd. We saw a preview of the 2 covers last week and
now we get the tracklist which boasts features from Pink, Lil Wayne, ...
T.I. Says he’s “Reppin” for Lil Wayne While the Rap Star’s in Jail
XXLMag.com, 28 May 2010
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Lil Wayne & Shanell’s “Runnin” Video - Check Out A Preview! [VIDEO]
XXLMag.com, 28 May 2010
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17 March 2010 : 95 articles
Popular Articles this Day
Court Issues Bench Warant on Lil Wayne for 2008 Case
AllHipHop.com, 17 March 2010
(AllHipHop News) Despite currently serving a 1 year jail sentence in New York, Lil Wayne has
been hit with a bench warrant for failing to appear in Arizona to face ...
Lil Wayne's 'Rebirth' Strikes Gold
AllHipHop.com, 17 March 2010
(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne’s seventh studio album Rebirth has officially been certified Gold
(500,000 copies) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Despite numerous
delays, the album managed to ...
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/14/2010
HipHopDX, 17 March 2010
After a very slow and repetitious week-to-week for urban music in February and March, Ludacris
shook up the charts. The Disturbing Tha Peace founder took his conceptual Battle of the ...
TMZ: Lil Wayne — Incarcerated in NY, Wanted in AZ
XXLMag.com, 17 March 2010
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Lil Wayne’s Rebirth Reaches Gold Status
XXLMag.com, 17 March 2010
Weezy's experimental rock album still managed to get a gold plaque despite all the setbacks...
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Gudda Gudda: "I Don't Like The Look (Willy Wonka)" f. Lil Wayne
Prefix Magazine, 17 March 2010
Now that Weezy is in the pokey, expect to be nearly buried by tracks from his acolytes in Young
Money. Up first: Gudda Gudda's Back 2 Guddaville , his upcoming ...
DX News Bits: Lil Wayne, DMX
HipHopDX, 17 March 2010
Although Lil Wayne is already serving time behind bars in New York, his legal troubles are far from
over. TMZ.com reports that a Yuma County, AZ court has issued a ...
Gudda Gudda feat. Lil Wayne “I Don’t Like The Look (Willy Wonka)”
XXLMag.com, 16 March 2010
Gudda and Wayne don't like the look of this situation...
Lil Wayne: Lil Wayne Prohibited From Signing Autographs In Jail
Prefix Magazine, 16 March 2010
Lil Wayne has asked to be treated like just a normal prisoner while he does his time at Riker's
Island. But apparently the other guys on his block aren't willing ...
Damian Marley Speaks About Lil Wayne's Distant Relatives Feature
HipHopDX, 16 March 2010
After initial plans for a first quarter 2010 release, Damian Marley & Nas ' Distant Relatives
collaboration album has a concrete due date, set at May 18, 2010. Speaking with ...
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08 April 2010 : 83 articles
Popular Articles this Day
Lil Wayne gets suicide watch prison job
NME - News, 08 April 2010
The rapper is serving a one-year jail sentence for gun crimes
Lil Wayne: Lil Wayne Earning A Cool Four Bits An Hour As Rikers Suicide
Prevention Aide
Prefix Magazine, 08 April 2010
After seeing the kind of low-security prisons that famous people (Martha Stewart, Ivan Boesky,
etc.) usually go to, it would be natural to picture Lil Wayne playing croquet and laying ...
OPP – 4/8 (Menomena, Beatles, more)
EAR FARM, 08 April 2010
Menomena’s third album Mines will be out July 27th, yessssss; check out their new song “PIlgrim’s
Progress” over at Pitchfork Lil Wayne’s new job while in prison: watching over suicidal ...
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Poetic Justice: Imprisoned Weezy Watching Over 'The Crazy Prisoners'...
The Daily Swarm, 08 April 2010
Rolling Stone : Lil Wayne makes his living as the bestselling rapper on the planet, but while serving
his year-long jail sentence at New York’s Rikers Island, Weezy has entirely ...
DX News Bits: Lil Wayne, Romeo
HipHopDX, 08 April 2010
Currently serving an eight-month sentence at New York’s Rikers Island for gun possession, New
Orleans rapper Lil Wayne has formally been given the task of keeping a watch on suicidal ...
Us Magazine: Lil Wayne’s On “Suicide Watch” for Other Inmates
XXLMag.com, 08 April 2010
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When your life can't get any worse, there's Lil Wayne
No Rock&Roll Fun, 08 April 2010
As if being in prison and suicidal wasn't bad enough, for some prisoners in the US, they're now
going to have Lil Wayne in charge of making sure they don't ...
Nigerian Lil Wayne 2sure 2shizzy Does “A Milli” [VIDEO]
XXLMag.com, 07 April 2010
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Top Stories: April 8, 2010
ShowHype, 08 April 2010
• Idol Saves Lynche as Rihanna Rocks • Lil Wayne’s Prison Job: Suicide Prevention • Rolling
Stones Plan Record Store Day Single • Drake Honors Wayne as Tour Launches • ...
Top Stories: April 8, 2010
MusicBlips, 08 April 2010
• Idol Saves Lynche as Rihanna Rocks • Lil Wayne’s Prison Job: Suicide Prevention • Rolling
Stones Plan Record Store Day Single • Drake Honors Wayne as Tour Launches • ...
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09 June 2010 : 80 articles
Popular Articles this Day
DJ Absolut Sues Kia Shine Over Drake's 'Best I Ever Had'
AllHipHop.com, 08 June 2010
(AllHipHop News) New York’s DJ Absolut is suing rapper Kia Shine in court over Drake’s breakout
hit single “Best I Ever Had.”According to a lawsuit filed in Queens Supreme Court, ...
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Drake & Lil Wayne - Light Up (Phoned In Freestyle From Rikers)
HipHopDX, 09 June 2010
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Drake Stands In Line For Lil Wayne Collabo Project, "We Agreed There Will
Be A [Duet] Album"
SOHH.com, 09 June 2010
Young Money 's Drake has announced plans to link with his boss, Lil Wayne for a duet album,
which makes him one of many artists planning full-length collaboration projects with ...
Drake, Lil Wayne: Drake Announces Plans for Joint Album with Lil Wayne
Prefix Magazine, 09 June 2010
The big hip-hop news just won't stop today. According to his recent interview with MTV, which you
can video below, Drake and Lil Wayne have plans to record an album ...
Drake Says Watch Out For His Album With Lil Wayne: The MTV News Quote
Of The Day
MTV Newsroom, 09 June 2010
"I went up to Rikers, and me and Wayne agreed that there will be a Lil Wayne/ Drake album.
There's some things I'm excited for in my life — I'm ...
Sean Garrett Finalizing Lil Wayne & Baby Deal, "The Ink Is Almost Dry"
SOHH.com, 09 June 2010
SOHH hit up Sean Garrett to find out if there is any truth to the rumors about him signing a deal
with Cash Money/Young Money.
More Eminem Leaks, This Time With Lil' Wayne
Global Grind, 09 June 2010
Two new tracks have leaked from Eminem's album Recovery. Check them out!
Andre 3000, Big Boi: Jive Records Doesn't Want Andre 3000 On Big Boi's
Album
Prefix Magazine, 09 June 2010
The track list for Big Boi's hotly anticipated solo debut Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty
has emerged, and it features a veritable who's who of Dungeon Family ...
Eminem: Eminem’s Recovery Leaks Two Weeks Early
Prefix Magazine, 09 June 2010
Much like Drake’s album leak last week, Eminem’s Recovery has leaked two weeks before its
intended June 22 nd release date, and the verdict is in: It’s not easy being ...
Tuesday's Music Roundup
Spin, 08 June 2010
[Updated: 2:43 P.M.] NEWS: DRAKE and LIL WAYNE to Record Joint Album "I went up to Rikers,
and me and Wayne agreed that there will be a Lil Wayne/ Drake ...
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13 March 2010 : 76 articles
Popular Articles this Day
Lil Wayne Banned From Signing Autographs While At Rikers
HipHopDX, 13 March 2010
Lil Wayne, who has been incarcerated now for five days , is not expected to receive any special
treatment. According to celebrity gossip site TMZ, Weezy has been banned from ...
Lloyd Signs With Interscope Records
HipHopDX, 13 March 2010
Yesterday, MTV reported that singer Lloyd has inked a deal with Interscope Records. Formerly an
artist signed to Irv Gotti 's Murder Inc., Lloyd spent most of his career at ...
DJ Sourmilk – Maestro Knows (Season 2) [Mixtape]
OnSmash, 13 March 2010
Another mixtape to commemorate all the sounds from season 2 of Maestro Knows. The mixtape
features music from Lil Wayne, Ludacris, KiD CuDi, Wyclef Jean, Ghost Town DJ’s, Trick Daddy,
...
TMZ: Lil Wayne In Jail - Keep Your Hancock to Yourself
XXLMag.com, 13 March 2010
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Friday's Music Roundup
Spin, 12 March 2010
[Updated: 5:44 P.M.] NEWS: BEYONCE and Jay-Z Attend Basketball Arena Groundbreaking The
famous couple showed their support for the New Jersey Nets' move to Brooklyn. [ Daily News ] LIL
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Playaz Circle: Big Dawg ft Lil Wayne & Birdman
Hip Hop Blips, 13 March 2010
— full article at rapcypher.com
Boston Rapper Sam Adams Accused Of Buying Own Album To Top iTunes
Charts
idiomag, 13 March 2010
A white rapper hailing from Boston named Sam Adams shocked hip-hop fans last week, when
outta nowhere, his debut EP topped the iTunes hip-hop charts, beating out the likes of ...
[video]Playaz Circle dt. Lil Wayne & Birdman "Big Dawg"
Hip Hop Blips, 13 March 2010
Lightning doesn't strike twice... — full article at rockthedub.com
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Playaz Circle – Big Dawg (Feat Lil Wayne & Birdman) [Official Music Video]
Hip Hop Blips, 13 March 2010
Here is the official music video for Playaz Circle ’s “ Big Dawg ” single which features Lil Wayne
and Birdman . Playaz Circle ’s album titled Flight 360: The ...
Playaz Circle (Feat. Lil Wayne & Birdman) - Big Dawg (video)
Hip Hop Blips, 13 March 2010
*WORLD PREMIERE* Off Flight 360: The Takeoff — full article at worldstarhiphop.com
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News Activity
Most Shared Articles
This section lists the articles mentioning Lil Wayne that were shared the most on Twitter during
this period.
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Lil Wayne - Rebirth
Rolling Stone: Album Reviews, 20 January 2010
Artist: Lil Wayne Review: "Rebirth" sounds like the first album that didn't come easily for Lil Wayne:
He started working on it two years ago — an eternity for a ...
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne
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Young Money - We Are Young Money
Rolling Stone: Album Reviews, 20 January 2010
Artist: Young Money Review: Rebirth sounds like the first album that didn't come easily for Lil
Wayne: He started working on it two years ago — an eternity for a ...
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne, Young Money
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Lil' Wayne Reaches Out To His Fans
Global Grind, 29 June 2010
Not even jail bars can stop Weezy from touching his fans. Check it out.
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne
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Lil Wayne Speaks From Rikers (VIDEO)
Global Grind, 19 May 2010
Lil Wayne has his feet up at Rikers Island. Peep what he had to say.
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne
5
Lil Wayne Writes For The Mothers
Global Grind, 08 May 2010
Check out Weezy's latest blog from jail for Mother's Day!
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne
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**NEW VIDEO** LIL WAYNE ft. NICKI MINAJ "Knockout"
Global Grind, 31 May 2010
Check out the latest Weezy visual for his track "Knockout" featuring Nicki Minaj!
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj
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Lil Wayne Blogs From Jail!
Global Grind, 15 April 2010
Check out Weezy's latest blog from behind bars! Read it here!
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne
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Listen Up: My Night With Lil Wayne
Paste Magazine, 22 February 2010
The notices went up early in the week, printed out on tabloid-sized school letterhead, taped to
dorm doors and tacked up in the student center: A crew would be on ...
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne
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Lil Wayne prepares for jail by shooting seven music videos
NME - News, 02 March 2010
Rapper sends message before starting sentence
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne
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Lil Wayne's Jail Time Postponed by Courthouse Fire
Spin, 03 March 2010
Rapper Lil Wayne's sentencing has been delayed yet again, this time because of a fire in the New
York courthouse where he was expected to be sentenced to one year ...
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne, Manhattans
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Wyclef Jean, Chris Brown and Lil Wayne announce new Haiti appeal show
NME - News, 31 January 2010
Fugees may also reform and record charity single
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne, Wyclef Jean
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Breaking: Lil Wayne's Sentencing Postponed Due to Courthouse Fire, 8
Injured...
The Daily Swarm, 03 March 2010
photo via New York Times New York Times : The building, at 100 Centre Street, was evacuated
because of heavy smoke in the basement and light smoke throughout the building; ...
Entities mentioned: LAFAYETTE, Lil Wayne, Manhattans
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jj: jj nº 3
Paste Magazine, 07 May 2010
Swedish duo loses itself in the ether jj evokes a world where pop music’s ultimate pursuit is
immaculate fluff, and that’s not an insult. Between its burbling timbres and breathy ...
Entities mentioned: from africa to málaga, Junior Jack, Lil Wayne
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Remember Lil' Wayne's Weed-Saturated Apartment in Miami? Well This
One's a Condo...
The Daily Swarm, 19 February 2010
photo via South Beath Condo Blog South Beach Condo Blog : Rapper Lil Wayne, who is about to
head to the pokey for a gun possession charge, listed his South ...
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne, Reefer
15
Lil Wayne launches website from prison
NME - News, 04 April 2010
Rapper makes first contact with his fans since starting a year long jail sentence
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne
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Download Gonzales's 'Pianist Envy’ Mix Tape With Covers Of Daft Punk, Lil
Wayne, Clipse...
The Daily Swarm, 19 February 2010
Download Gonzales’s Mix Tape Here : New York Times Moment Blog : Gonzales also just put out
an online mix tape called “Pianist Envy” with covers of contemporary artists like ...
Entities mentioned: 50 cent, A-Trak, Boys Noize, Clipse, Daft Punk, Gonzales, Kelly Clarkson, Lil
Wayne
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Lil' Wayne - Rebirth
Drowned In Sound, 04 February 2010
Lil Wayne has earned his time in the spotlight the hard way, but it’s hard to view Rebirth as
anything other than resting on his laurels.
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne
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Who's Got Love? Lil Wayne, That's Who...
The Daily Swarm, 02 March 2010
Last week, Weezy joined Twitter . The rapper’s output on the service since has been a WK-rivaling
flurry of positivity and stay-strongisms. The Daily Swarm presents a roundup of Weezy’s ...
Entities mentioned: Let Go, Lil Wayne
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Lil Wayne’s Grillz Delay Prison Sentencing...
The Daily Swarm, 10 February 2010
MTV : NEW YORK — Lil Wayne’s sentencing has been delayed until March 2 due to dental
surgery, his attorney announced in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday (February 9). The rapper ...
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne
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Monday's Music Roundup
Spin, 11 January 2010
[Updated: 5:57 P.M.] NEWS: M.I.A. on New Album: "No Gimmicks" Singer/MC talks about the
follow-up to her 2008 smash, Kala , which might arrive as early as this spring. [ ...
Entities mentioned: A-Trak, Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Blink 182, Blonde Redhead, Darlings,
Diplo, dirty projectors, Dj Sneak, FLOOD, G-Unit, Ghostface, Groove Armada, Jack White, Jimi
Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Kanye West, Kings of Leon, Lil Wayne, Lloyd
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Lil Wayne's Mothers Day Message From Prison...
The Daily Swarm, 08 May 2010
Lil’ Wayne : It’s not many words in the world more powerful than “mother.” Those six letters can
bring joy, just like they bring pain. It can invoke excitement just ...
Entities mentioned: Beyond Belief, Johnny Guitar Watson, Lil Wayne, Lindsey Buckingham,
Madrid, Sister Wynona Carr, TAT, The Offspring
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Flaming Lips want your stories on death, sex and happiness
You Ain't No Picasso, 30 January 2010
I received an email just a minute ago with a number and instructions to leave a message for
Wayne. Now, I was pretty sure that meant Wayne Coyne, but was ...
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne, The Flaming Lips
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XXcLusive: DJ Drama Talks New T.I. Mixtape, Promises Lil Wayne Collabo
XXLMag.com, 16 April 2010
Mr. Thanksgiving talks to XXLMag.com about his new tape with Tip...
Entities mentioned: DJ Drama, Lil Wayne
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Inertia feat. Lil Wayne & Tum Tum “Betty Crocker”
XXLMag.com, 13 April 2010
Wayne helps Inertia and Tum Tum cook up a hit...
Entities mentioned: Lil Wayne
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Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Kings of Leon Lead Grammys
Spin, 01 February 2010
Taylor Swift might have nabbed the year's biggest prize, but it was all about Beyonce Sunday night
at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. When the three-and-a-half-hour ceremony at the Staples ...
Entities mentioned: Blink 182, Bon Jovi, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion, Dave Matthews, Drake,
Elton John, Eminem, Fleetwood Mac, gary glitter, Go Home, Green Day, Jamie Foxx, Jamie Foxx
+ T-Pain, Jay-Z, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Kid Cudi
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News Highlights
This section includes the most repeated statements in the music press about Lil Wayne month by
month during this period.
January
"Lil Wayne is going away for a while so he decided to record a farewell track. While this
isn’t as epic as the music T.I. made ..."
Wed 13/01 - Lil Wayne – “That’s What N#ggas Do” - The Smoking Section
"Lil Wayne is expected to begin his prison term a month from today—should we even be
surprised by the leak of a new track before he ..."
Wed 13/01 - Lil Wayne Raps With… Tupac?! - Idolator
"Lil Wayne will also grace the audience with a music video called “Ghetto Commandments”
on the show. So keep an eye out"
Thu 14/01 - Lil Wayne as Voice of Jesus - Beyond Race
"Lil Wayne being better than Jay-Z. Props to Miss Info. 4 more clips after the jump. Clip #2:
Hov, Trey and Jeezy talk collaboration; call themselves ..."
Thu 14/01 - Video: Jay-Z, Young Jeezy Trey Songz on The Angie Martinez Show - nah right
"Lil Wayne is this young motherfucker, rapping and all this shit, and I was like, "Wow, OK.
If he can do it, I can do it ..."
Fri 15/01 - Flying Lotus Talks New LP, Lil Wayne - Pitchfork
"Lil Wayne would be epic. Treme debuts in April, but until then, check out the teaser trailer
here or below"
Tue 19/01 - Elvis Costello, Steve Earle to Guest on David Simon's "Treme" - TwentyFourBit
"Lil Wayne makes so many songs that DJs have no choice but to collect them and give
them away for free. The music is good and ..."
Fri 22/01 - Lil Wayne, Space Jam Martian - Impose Magazine: Bytes
"Lil Wayne may be from New Orleans, but that doesn't mean he rooting for the Saints to
take it all during this year's NFL Playoffs. In ..."
Fri 22/01 - Lil Wayne’s NFL Playoff Prediction: Minnesota Vikings Win Over The Saints - idiomag
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"Lil Wayne have in common? Probably not much, except this song." But then I thought
about it. They actually have a good deal in common: -The ..."
Tue 26/01 - DJ Moondance - "No Stuntin, No Cry" (Lil Wayne vs Bob Marley) - Pigeons and Planes
February
"Lil Wayne said after he recorded his solo for the remake of "We Are the World" on
Monday night at the Henson Recording Studios as part ..."
Wed 03/02 - Lil Wayne Joins All-Star Cast For 'We Are The World' Remake - idiomag
"Lil Wayne has been hip-hop’s great unstoppable force, a 24-hour-a-day recording
machine without an off button. But on February 9th, Lil Wayne will have to stop ..."
Thu 04/02 - Lil Wayne Talks About Jail (Rolling Stone Cover) - ScollasWord
"Lil Wayne has earned his time in the spotlight the hard way, but it’s hard to view Rebirth
as anything other than resting on his laurels. ..."
Thu 04/02 - Lil' Wayne - Rebirth - Drowned In Sound
"Lil Wayne will be sentenced on felony gun charges this month, but before his impending
jail time, he had a talk about it in a new ..."
Thu 04/02 - Lil Wayne Discusses Impending Jail Sentence in New Rolling Stone Cover Story - idiomag
"Lil Wayne has talked about his forthcoming prison sentence and claimed he’s looking
forward to it.The rapper will head to jail for a year in the ..."
Fri 05/02 - Lil Wayne: 'I'm Looking Forward To Going To Jail' - idiomag
"Lil Wayne has apparently cut out his cough syrup drink habit. That means the end of the
"chopped and screwed" scene could be upon us. Lil ..."
Sat 06/02 - Lil Wayne Gives Up Cough Syrup, Chopped And Screwed Is Officially Dead - CHARTattack
"Lil Wayne has occasionally proved that he is capable of making bad choices musically, as
demonstrated in his recent cameo in Weezer's new song, "Can't Stop ..."
Sat 06/02 - Lil Wayne - No Ceilings (2009) - Music Emissions
"Lil Wayne is to rapper. MJ may have been semi-decent at baseball, but Lil Wayne
botched in his attempt at rock. It’s hard to see a ..."
Sun 07/02 - R.I.P. Lil Wayne - Your Third Ear
"Lil Wayne Can Expect In [.."
Tue 09/02 - PICS: Lil Wayne’s Going Away Party - nah right
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"Lil Wayne is gonna be OK," Parker said. "While he's in jail, it's a matter of fact they may
not put him with the general population ..."
Tue 09/02 - Lil Wayne: What It Will Be Like For Lil Wayne In Jail - Prefix Magazine
"Lil Wayne was due to be sentenced Tuesday (Feb. 9) after pleading guilty in a gun
possession case. His plea deal calls for a year in ..."
Tue 09/02 - Lil Wayne To Be Sentenced In NYC Gun Case - Billboard Biz
"Lil Wayne is poised to spend as much as the next year in a New York City jail cell instead
of a spotlight. The Grammy Award-winning ..."
Tue 09/02 - Good luck, Dwayne Carter - Impose Magazine: Bytes
"Lil Wayne to our petty, human laws. For a gun? Shit, expecting Lil Wayne to abide by the
laws is as ridiculous as expecting Allen Iverson ..."
Tue 09/02 - Free Weezy - Pigeons and Planes
"Lil Wayne will be sentenced to a year-long prison term for gun possession Joe Jackson:
Dr"
Wed 10/02 - OPP – 2/9 (SNL, Lil Wayne, more) - EAR FARM
"Lil Wayne will breathe free air a little longer. The rapper was set to begin a year-long
prison stint Tuesday, immediately following his sentencing in New ..."
Wed 10/02 - Lil Wayne's Jail Sentence Delayed! - Spin
"Lil Wayne was supposed to start a year-long prison term today , after pleading guilty to a
2007 attempted weapons possession charge. That didn't happen. According ..."
Wed 10/02 - Lil Wayne Not Going to Jail (Yet) - Pitchfork
"Lil Wayne will not report for sentencing on weapons possession charges until March 2.
The rapper's attorney informed the Manhattan District Attorney's Office that he is ..."
Wed 10/02 - Lil Wayne: Lil Wayne's Sentencing Delayed By Dental Surgery - Prefix Magazine
"Lil Wayne was expected to be sentenced on Tuesday for his 2007 gun possession
charge, but has since been given a three week-long reprieve for dental ..."
Wed 10/02 - Lil Wayne recorded nine videos for prison time - idiomag
"Lil Wayne is getting his house in order before heading to prison for a weapons violation.
In addition to getting his sentencing postponed for dental surgery ..."
Fri 12/02 - Lil Wayne Shoots Nine Videos In One Weekend - NPR Music
"Lil Wayne may be facing jail , and is certainly busy in front of the video cameras , but
that’s not stopping him from trying to ..."
Thu 18/02 - Lil Wayne: Lil Wayne Claims Weed Smell is Helping To Sell His House - Prefix Magazine
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March
"Lil Wayne is basically feeding Little X, Hype Williams and Rik Cordero's kids thanks to
going to prison. I bet video directors are hoping Weezy's sentence ..."
Tue 02/03 - Lil Wayne: Lil Wayne Planning To Film Seven More Videos - Prefix Magazine
"Lil Wayne was shooting video after video after video after... You get the point. "Roger
That," off Young Money's We Are Young Money , was presumably ..."
Tue 02/03 - Young Money: "Roger That" (Video) - Prefix Magazine
"Lil Wayne to go to jail. No word on Wayne's rescheduled sentencing date just yet-- at
least he can shoot a few dozen more music videos ..."
Wed 03/03 - Lil Wayne Sentencing Postponed AGAIN Due to Courthouse Fire! - Pitchfork
"Lil Wayne was supposed to begin his jail term today. David Rousseau and Adam Rush
directed the Sin .."
Wed 03/03 - Nicki Minaj Is A ‘Sin City’ Frequent Flier In Young Money’s “Roger That” Video - Idolator
"Lil Wayne has at least a few more days of freedom due to a fire at the courthouse where
he was to be sentenced. Firefighters speculate ..."
Wed 03/03 - Lil Wayne: Lil Wayne's Sentencing Delayed Because The Roof Is, Literally, On Fire - Prefix
Magazine
"Lil Wayne was set to begin serving a one-year jail sentence this week, stemming from a
2007 gun charge. However, his sentencing was delayed for the ..."
Thu 04/03 - Courthouse Fire Delays Lil Wayne's Sentencing ... Again - idiomag
"Lil Wayne to stay out of prison for just a little longer. Wayne was supposed to turn himself
in for sentencing on gun charges and begin ..."
Thu 04/03 - Lil Wayne Sentencing Set for Monday - Pitchfork
"Lil Wayne will not be going to jail today, his check-in date was just [.."
Thu 04/03 - WEEZY’S JAIL SENTENCE! POSTPONED! - Datz Hott
"Lil Wayne has been given a third sentencing date for a 2007 gun charge, after a fire in a
New York courthouse postponed the sentencing yesterday ..."
Thu 04/03 - Lil Wayne Gets New Sentencing Date - idiomag
"Lil Wayne will go to prison on Monday. But when that happens, he can make his trip to
the big house secure in the knowledge that ..."
Sat 06/03 - New Lil Wayne/Eminem Video - Pitchfork
34
"Lil Wayne is set to finally be sentenced and begin his one-year prison term stemming from
a 2007 gun arrest on Monday (March 8). The.."
Tue 09/03 - Lil Wayne Finally Set To Be Sentenced, Begin Jail Term Today - idiomag
"Lil Wayne will almost definitely enter prison... Click on the headline to read the rest of the
story"
Tue 09/03 - This Morning In New Music March 8, 2010 - AUX TV
"Lil Wayne is absolutely rapping like a man who is going to jail on some kiiiiinda dubious,
COINTELPRO steez DNA profiling. Stay up, Lil Tunechi. We’ll ..."
Tue 09/03 - Video: Lil Wayne f. Eminem, “Drop the World” - The FADER
"Lil Wayne was sentenced to one year of protective custody in New York City jails, after
pleading guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in ..."
Tue 09/03 - Lil Wayne Goes to Prison - Pitchfork
"Lil Wayne was sentenced today for an attempted gun possession charge stemming from
2007’s tour bus incident. He will begin to serve his sentence immediately for ..."
Tue 09/03 - Lil Wayne: Finally Going To Jail - nah right
"Lil Wayne was sentenced today for his attempted criminal possession of a weapon back
in October. He is sentenced to 1 year, but may only be ..."
Tue 09/03 - News Notes - Grit Music Blog
"Lil Wayne will sleep in a cell tonight, now that a judge has formally handed down the
one-year sentence the rapper agreed to when pleading guilty ..."
Tue 09/03 - Lil Wayne goes to prison: Why his career will survive - ShowHype
"Lil Wayne was finally sentenced to a year in prison today at New York’s Manhattan
Criminal Court Building, reports MTV. The rapper was first expected to ..."
Tue 09/03 - Lil Wayne Receives One-Year Prison Sentence - Idolator
"Lil Wayne was finally sentenced to a year in jail on Monday (March 8), as part of a plea
deal for a 2007 gun charge. According ..."
Tue 09/03 - Lil Wayne Finally Begins One Year Jail Sentence - idiomag
"Lil Wayne will spend 12 months behind bars after pleading guilty to weapons charges
yesterday in New York. The US rapper was arrested in 2007 when ..."
Tue 09/03 - Lil Wayne goes to jail - My Vision TV
35
April
"Lil Wayne called “ Small Thing To A Giant “! This song is off Gudda ’s Back 2 Guddaville
mixtape, which is dropping sometime in April. ..."
Thu 01/04 - Gudda Gudda – Small Thing To A Giant (Feat Lil Wayne) - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne might be gone ’til November, but Young Money is still in the house. Nicki Minaj
and Drake take center stage next month as Weezy’s ..."
Thu 01/04 - Nicki Minaj Drake Dominate May 2010 Cover of XXL - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne has fans in the ring! I hope to see more celebrities supporting Tunechi ,
#FreeWeezy ... — full article at newlilwayne"
Thu 01/04 - Fighter Jorge Rivera Wears “Free Weezy” Shirt On UFC Fight Night Live - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne is reportedly dating or.."
Fri 02/04 - Rumor: Lil Wayne Dating Corrections Officer - Rap Basement
"Lil Wayne is doing fine in prison. He began his sentence on March 8 and arrived at Rikers
Island later that day, and last week, his ..."
Fri 02/04 - Lil Wayne Not Involved In Weekend Brawl, Rikers Island Source Says - ShowHype
"Lil Wayne is recording songs for No Ceilings , and even though the music was coming out
great, he wasn’t 100 percent inspired. “It’s all right, ..."
Fri 02/04 - Video: Lil Wayne’s Warning To Other Rappers - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne is featured on the record and Bidman made a cameo in the video. ... — full
article at lilwaynehq"
Fri 02/04 - Behind The Scenes From Yo Gotti’s “Women Lie, Men Lie” (Feat Lil Wayne) Video Shoot - Hip
Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne is doing just fine. A little over a month ago, the Grammy award winner was
forced to temporarily trade in his lifestyle of studio ..."
Sat 03/04 - Lil Wayne Pens “Gon Til’ November” - XXLMag.com
"Lil Wayne has created a new website, weezythanxyou.com , where you get stay updated
on the man himself. He also says he will continue to write ..."
Sat 03/04 - Lil Wayne Thanks The Fans - ShowHype
"Lil Wayne is currently locked up in prison, a new website has been created for him called
WeezyThanxYou , and he will be writing letters on ..."
Sat 03/04 - Lil Wayne Thanks His Fans In A Letter - Hip Hop Blips
36
"Lil Wayne is Communicating thru Letters to his fans Below is Lil Waynes Letter to all his
fans Love. Live. Life. Proceed. Progress. That’s who I ..."
Sat 03/04 - Lil Wayne writes a letter from Rikers Island - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne said in his first entry on weezythanxyou.com . "If I could, I'd write each one of
you back." Although Weezy isn't allowed internet access ..."
Sat 03/04 - Lil Wayne Starts Prison Blog - Spin
"Lil Wayne may be away for the moment , but the rapper is making sure he's not forgotten
while he's gone. The imprisoned superstar launched a ..."
Sat 03/04 - Lil Wayne Launches New Site To Keep Fans Updated From Prison - ShowHype
"Lil Wayne is a commercially successful rapper and major sports fan." This we know. It's
the source of the quote that's surprising: It's Lil Wayne's byline ..."
Sat 03/04 - Lil Wayne Blogs for ESPN - MusicBlips
"Lil Wayne will be released from jail (only 215 days, 9 hours and 38 minutes to go!), as well
as his prison mailing address and a ..."
Sat 03/04 - Lil Wayne Sends His Love From Jail - Idolator
"Lil Wayne is a lyrical genius, IMO, and he has a way with words. Lil Wayne is in jail for a
year and he's reached out ..."
Sat 03/04 - Lil Wayne Writes Letter From Jail: So Inspiring - ShowHype
"Lil Wayne might be gone until November but that is not stopping him from checking in with
his supporters. Friday, the rapper launched WeezyThanxYou.com , a ..."
Sat 03/04 - Lil Wayne Launches Website To Stay Connected With Fans - HipHopDX
"Lil Wayne will be a free man in approximately 215 days and 10 hours, according to the
countdown ticker on the ... — full article at ..."
Sat 03/04 - Lil Wayne writes first letter to fans from jail - ShowHype
"Lil Wayne Was Never In That Truck In LA. He Also Says Spider Loc Dissed 40 Glocc And
40 Glocc Asked Spider Can He Diss Him ..."
Sun 04/04 - Big Paybacc Says 40 Glocc Is A Fraud Because Lil Wayne Was Never In That Truck In LA And
40 Said It's All For Publicity - ShowHype
"Lil Wayne has started a blog in order to ensure that his multitude of fans doesn't forget
about him"
Sun 04/04 - Lil Wayne Starts Prison Blog “Weezy Thanx You” - The Music Stoop
37
May
"Lil Wayne is being sued by yet another producer. Shondrae “Bangladesh” Crawford who
produced Weezy’s hit single “A Milli,” claims that he hasn’t received anything in ..."
Wed 05/05 - Bangladesh Says “I Don’t F*ck With Lil Wayne” - YK2 Daily
"Lil Wayne may be locked in Rikers Island away from the industry, but that's not stopping
some of his associates from handling business with him. ..."
Wed 05/05 - V Exclusive: Bangladesh On Lil Wayne: 'I Don't F*@k With Him... And You Can Print That' MusicBlips
"Lil Wayne is reading fan mail and has even managed to scribble a few letters in return...
Click on the headline to read the rest of ..."
Thu 06/05 - Lil Wayne Writes Letter From Jail, Pays Homage To Moms - AUX TV
"Lil Wayne have been piling up. Numerous artists and producers have filed suits against
the rapper and his label for allegedly failing to pay them royalties. ..."
Thu 06/05 - Producer Bangalesh: 'I Don't F*** With Lil Wayne ... You Can Print That' - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne to be the biggest artist out of Cash Money? — full article at realtalkny.uproxx"
Fri 07/05 - B.G. ft. Birdamn, Lil Wayne Magnolia Chop – Back To The Money Remix - ShowHype
"Lil Wayne is steady bloggin’ from his prison cell… The incarcerated rapper’s latest topic is
one very close to his heart — mothers — something he ..."
Fri 07/05 - Weezy F. ‘Got A Lot Of Baby Mamas’ Gets Deep And Stuff About Mother’s Day - MusicBlips
"Lil Wayne is the best rapper on earth now and 50 Cent has only 1 classic album and
wanted to sign to Terror Squad when he ..."
Sat 08/05 - Fat Joe Breaks Down Big Names In Hip Hop (Rakim, Nas, 2pac,Big, 50 Cent, Etc.) - ShowHype
"Lil Wayne is in a reflective mood this week as he blogs from his cell about mother’s day.
In his new blog entry entitled “A Mother’s ..."
Sat 08/05 - Lil Wayne Thanks All the Moms… - ShowHype
"Lil Wayne is the best Rapper on Earth right now and that he is the only person who could
put out 300 songs a year and ..."
Sun 09/05 - Fat Joe Calls Lil Wayne “The Best Rapper On Earth Right Now” x Second Letter From Rikers
Island - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne has 177 days until he is released from prison, but he continues to stay in touch
with his fans and his family. By writing ..."
Tue 11/05 - Lil Wayne Mother’s Day Letter: ‘A Mother’s Worth’ - ShowHype
38
"Lil Wayne to be charged with an infraction after earphones and a charger for an MP3
player are found in his cell"
Wed 12/05 - Music Contraband Found In Lil Wayne's Cell - HipHopDX
"Lil Wayne was caught with a charger and ear phones for an iPod...( read more ) — full
article at allhiphop"
Wed 12/05 - Hip-Hop Rumors: Lil Wayne Arrested! Tahiry Gets Hacked! Kat Stacks Mom Is PISSEED - Hip
Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne is up to his ears in trouble in prison -- after he was reportedly busted during an
early morning search with a pair of ..."
Wed 12/05 - Lil Wayne Nailed in Prison - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne may be locked up at Rikers Island, but that hasn’t stopped him from finding a
way to keep his own music on deck. The ..."
Thu 13/05 - Lil Wayne Got Busted In Jail - ShowHype
"Lil Wayne has to face the music again – without his music. The rap mega-star was busted
yesterday for “music contraband” – a charger and ear ..."
Thu 13/05 - Lil Wayne Caught With Unauthorized Electronics In His Jail Cell - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne was busted Monday for having headphones, a charger and a watch that
doubles as an MP3 player in his jail cell. The offense isn't ..."
Fri 14/05 - Lil Wayne Could Serve More Time Because Of MP3 Player In His Cell - MusicBlips
"Lil Wayne was busted at Riker's Island this week for what prison officials are calling
"music contraband." According to the New York Daily News, Weezy was ..."
Fri 14/05 - Lil Wayne Busted For Contraband In Jail - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne has been behind bars for almost two months now, and he's managed to make
headlines as if he never went away. The rapper made ..."
Fri 14/05 - Diddy Paid A Quiet Visit To See Lil Wayne In Prison - ShowHype
"Lil Wayne is doing, and his upcoming album. As of right now, Pitbull and Lil Wayne are [.."
Sat 15/05 - MTV Extended Play: Jay Sean [Video] - YK2 Daily
"Lil Wayne is doing good in prison, and someone from Cash Money (Baby or Slim) will go
visiting him every week. Jay also says that Weezy ..."
Sat 15/05 - Jay Sean Speaks On Lil Wayne Cash Money Heroes Supergroup x More - Hip Hop Blips
39
June
"Lil Wayne has a new video for his song “Knockout” featuring Nicki Minaj. Not feeling this
at all. I don’t like the song and the video ..."
Fri 04/06 - Watch: Lil Wayne- Knockout featuring Nicki Minaj - Honorable Media
"Lil Wayne called “Do It For The Boy,” which was on DJ Absolut’s The Leak mixtape.
According to Kia Shine, he gave a copy of the ..."
Tue 08/06 - DJ Absolut Sues Kia Shine Over Drake's 'Best I Ever Had' - AllHipHop.com
"Lil Wayne to Record Joint Album "I went up to Rikers, and me and Wayne agreed that
there will be a Lil Wayne/ Drake album," the ..."
Tue 08/06 - Tuesday's Music Roundup - Spin
"Lil Wayne have agreed to work on a collaborative album. Drake Lil Wayne To Work On
Album is a post from: That HipHop Blog — ..."
Wed 09/06 - Drake Lil Wayne To Work On Album - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne have plans to record an album together when the latter finishes up his prison
sentence. Now, fans of Drake, especially of his So Far ..."
Wed 09/06 - Drake, Lil Wayne: Drake Announces Plans for Joint Album with Lil Wayne - Prefix Magazine
"Lil Wayne to OutKast. The show paid musical tribute to artists from Texas to Georgia,
Louisiana to Florida (home of .."
Wed 09/06 - Highlights From Vh1’s 2010 ‘Hip Hop Honors: Dirty South’ - Idolator
"Lil Wayne is Recovery’s sole rap feature — [.."
Wed 09/06 - ON DECK: Eminem x Lil Wayne, Japandroids, WAVVES, Washed Out, Big Boi x Andre 3000,
Crystal Castles x Memory Tapes - Pretty Much Amazing
"Lil Wayne is held. Weezy raps over Drake’s song “Light Up” featuring Jay-Z off of Thank
Me Later. Drake premiered the freestyle over UStream Tuesday night ..."
Thu 10/06 - MuchMusic.com | Blog - Drake Premieres Lil Wayne Jail Freestyle Online - Raised on Indie
"Lil Wayne has shown his raps are not going anywhere by performing a verse off Drake 's
"Light Up" track from Rikers Island"
Thu 10/06 - Lil Wayne Spits "Light Up" Freestyle From Rikers Island Phone [Video] - SOHH.com
"Lil Wayne is called "No Love" and features a sample of Haddaway's 1993 smash "What Is
Love"-- aka that "Night at the Roxbury" song. Word to ..."
Thu 10/06 - Listen: Eminem and Lil Wayne Sample Haddaway's "What Is Love" - Pitchfork
40
"Lil Wayne is pulling the Shyne from jail move.. Lil Wayne has blogged from the bing and
hosted a mixtape from prison, and now the Cash ..."
Thu 10/06 - [News]: Lil Wayne Records Verse For Drake's 'Light Up' From Prison - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne to maintain his reputation as the best rapper alive while he’s locked up? Badly
enough that when Cash Money’s CEO chided that he might ..."
Thu 10/06 - Lil Wayne Phones From Prison To Rap On Drake’s “Light Up” - Idolator
"Lil Wayne is a closet Blink 182 fan by the sound of his latest tune. Too bad his auto-tuned
vocals sound bloody awful! The track is ..."
Thu 10/06 - Lil Wayne Goes Pop Punk! Knockout! - MusicBlips
"Lil Wayne has huge aspirations for Young Money franchise player Drake. But hey, you
don't become as big a superstar as Wayne is by thinking small. ..."
Thu 10/06 - Lil Wayne Wants Drake's Thank Me Later To Sell 2 Million The First Week - MusicBlips
"Lil Wayne has set high expectations for his Young Money artist Drake by saying that he
hoped Thank Me Later would sell around two million copies ..."
Fri 11/06 - Lil Wayne Hopes "Thank Me Later" Sells 2 Million In First-Week - SOHH.com
"Lil Wayne is refusing to let being in prison prevent him from dropping a verse on Drake's
"Light Up": Above is a video of Drake streaming ..."
Fri 11/06 - Drake, Lil Wayne: Lil Wayne Raps Verse For Drake's "Light Up" Over The Phone From Riker's
(Video) - Prefix Magazine
"Lil Wayne Says He Needs Drake To Sell 2 Million Copies In The First Week (He Never
Even Heard Drake's Album) — full article at forbezdvd"
Fri 11/06 - Lil Wayne Says He Needs Drake To Sell 2 Million Copies In The First Week (He Never Even
Heard Drake's Album) - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne has already shot his part for a “No Love” music video before he went to prison.
Dope. — full article at youraudiofix"
Sun 13/06 - Eminem’s “No Love” Featuring Lil Wayne Is Getting A Music Video - Hip Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne called “ No Love ” from his Recovery album. He also said that Weezy shot his
parts before he went to prison, and for ..."
Sun 13/06 - There Will Be A Music Video For “No Love” x Kevin Rudolf Talks Lil Wayne Collaboration - Hip
Hop Blips
"Lil Wayne is stuck in the slammer, but he still manages to be an integral part of Drake’s
big day. The Rikers remix of the rapper’s ..."
Wed 16/06 - Lil Wayne Phones In A Verse On Drake’s “Light Up” - Idolator
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Appendicies
Appendix A - Top Mainstream Artists
This section presents the top 100 Artists for this period based on their popularity on the We Are
Hunted mainstream chart.
Artist
Rank
Best Position
Muse
1
1
Lady GaGa
2
1
The xx
3
1
Radiohead
4
1
Coldplay
5
1
The Beatles
6
1
Vampire Weekend
7
1
MGMT
8
1
The Killers
9
1
Florence and the Machine
10
1
The Black Eyed Peas
11
2
Kings of Leon
12
2
Nirvana
13
2
Paramore
14
2
Arctic Monkeys
15
2
Phoenix
16
2
Red Hot Chili Peppers
17
2
Metallica
18
2
Linkin Park
19
2
Gorillaz
20
3
Pink Floyd
21
3
Michael Jackson
22
3
Ke$ha
23
3
Beyoncé
24
3
Foo Fighters
25
3
Green Day
26
3
The Smiths
27
4
Figure 17: Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Mainstream Chart
42
Artist
Rank
Best Position
Bon Iver
28
4
Rihanna
29
4
Jason Derulo
30
4
System of A Down
31
4
AC/DC
32
4
Lily Allen
33
4
La Roux
34
4
Taylor Swift
35
4
Led Zeppelin
36
4
Guns N´ Roses
37
4
Massive Attack
38
4
Owl City
39
5
Crystal Castles
40
5
Jay-Z
41
5
Animal Collective
42
5
30 Seconds to Mars
43
5
Oasis
44
5
Katy Perry
45
5
Britney Spears
46
5
Passion Pit
47
5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
48
5
Rage Against the Machine
49
5
Blink 182
50
5
The National
51
5
Franz Ferdinand
52
6
M.I.A.
53
6
Queen
54
6
Justin Bieber
55
6
Beach House
56
6
Blur
57
6
Jason Mraz
58
6
Eminem
59
6
Daft Punk
60
7
Joy Division
61
7
OneRepublic
62
7
The Strokes
63
7
Lil Wayne
64
7
Bloc Party
65
7
Figure 17 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Mainstream Chart
43
Artist
Rank
Best Position
Mumford And Sons
66
7
Arcade Fire
67
7
The Temper Trap
68
7
Snow Patrol
69
7
Placebo
70
7
The White Stripes
71
7
Death Cab For Cutie
72
7
The Cure
73
8
U2
74
8
Drake
75
8
Alicia Keys
76
8
LCD Soundsystem
77
8
The Kooks
78
8
Mariah Carey
79
9
The Jonas Brothers
80
9
Lady Antebellum
81
9
The Prodigy
82
9
Empire Of The Sun
83
9
Grizzly Bear
84
9
Black Sabbath
85
9
Chris Rea
86
9
Miley Cyrus
87
9
John Mayer
88
10
Evanescence
89
10
Kanye West
90
10
Justice
91
10
David Guetta
92
10
Train
93
10
Yeasayer
94
10
Broken Bells
95
10
The Crystals
96
10
Depeche Mode
97
10
The Rolling Stones
98
10
The Postal Service
99
10
Fleet Foxes
100
11
Figure 17 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Mainstream Chart
44
Appendix B - Top Emerging Artists
This section presents the top 100 Artists for this period based on their popularity on the We Are
Hunted emerging chart.
Artist
Rank
Best Position
The National
1
2
The xx
2
2
Bon Iver
3
2
LCD Soundsystem
4
3
Jedi Mind Tricks
5
3
Stars
6
3
Dredg
7
3
Jason Aldean
8
3
Tied & Tickled Trio
9
3
Plan B
10
3
Sia
11
4
She & Him
12
4
Vampire Weekend
13
4
La Roux
14
4
Crystal Castles
15
4
Yeasayer
16
4
Robyn
17
4
Hot Chip
18
5
Sleigh Bells
19
5
Broken Social Scene
20
5
B.o.B.
21
5
Beach House
22
5
Florence and the Machine
23
5
The Woods
24
5
The Morning Benders
25
5
Damian Marley & Nas
26
5
Marina and the Diamonds
27
5
Figure 18: Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Emerging Chart
45
Artist
Rank
Best Position
Fol Chen
28
5
Mark Wills
29
5
Two Door Cinema Club
30
6
Rockets
31
6
The Radio Dept.
32
6
just.one.duran
33
6
Passion Pit
34
6
The Black Keys
35
6
Justice
36
6
Major lazer
37
6
Pendulum
38
7
HEALTH
39
7
Broken Bells
40
7
DOOM
41
7
Miike Snow
42
7
Caribou
43
7
Tame Impala
44
7
MEN
45
7
Tryo
46
7
Chipmunk
47
7
Cults
48
8
Owl City
49
8
DELOREAN
50
8
Best Of !
51
8
Ludacris & Shawnna
52
8
Crookers
53
8
Arcade Fire
54
8
Danger
55
8
Andrea Bocelli
56
8
Hostage
57
8
The Roots
58
8
The New Pornographers
59
8
Band of Horses
60
9
Joker
61
9
Ellie Goulding
62
9
The Crystal
63
9
Surfer Blood
64
9
Angus & Julia Stone
65
9
Figure 18 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Emerging Chart
46
Artist
Rank
Best Position
Jónsi
66
9
Delphic
67
9
Dirty Money
68
9
Flying Lotus
69
9
The Scare
70
10
Everything Everything
71
10
Janelle Monae
72
10
Joanna Newsom
73
10
MSTRKRFT
74
10
A-Ha
75
10
Deadmau5
76
10
Animal Collective
77
10
Grizzly Bear
78
10
Frog Eyes
79
10
Ratatat
80
11
Wild Nothing
81
11
Rusko
82
11
The Hood Internet
83
11
Diplo
84
11
Cam'ron
85
11
Atmosphere
86
11
Wale
87
12
The Tallest Man On Earth
88
12
Japandroids
89
12
Toro y Moi
90
12
Foals
91
12
Here We Go Magic
92
12
Neon Indian
93
12
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
94
12
The Drums
95
12
Avi Buffalo
96
12
Jamaica
97
13
Beirut
98
13
Goodfellas Soundtrack The Crystals
99
13
Calvin Harris
100
13
Figure 18 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Emerging Chart
47
Appendix C - All Artists by Internet Reach
This section presents the top 250 Artists ranked by their Internet Reach. Reach is determined by
analysing the incoming links to the artists's websites (links), the average number of pages the
artist has indexed on popular search engines (index) and the number of articles shared on
Twitter mentioning this artist. For each artist, their own website, myspace, last.fm, facebook
and youtube sites are compacted into a single score.
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Eminem
2
261,044
260,986
49,170
Interpol
5
65,023
158
33,668
MGMT
6
170,374
39,518
30,752
Weezer
9
204,822
133,398
22,698
Gucci Mane
10
30,373
368
22,887
Trey Songz
11
74,211
22,318
19,353
Lenny Kravitz
12
38,408
337
16,881
Chromeo
13
33,550
125
16,112
Wiz Khalifa
14
9,065
138
14,077
Katy Perry
15
90,535
1,230
12,581
Chris Brown
16
142,334
201,335
10,921
nevershoutnever!
17
180,747
220
10,733
Paramore
18
243,205
61,195
9,864
Amy Winehouse
19
78,302
510
10,855
Travie McCoy
20
10,283
97
10,878
Shakira
21
93,764
2,151
10,321
TLC
23
1,632,428
40,805
338
Drake Bell
24
7,642
63
9,577
Vampire Weekend
25
78,870
324
8,520
Gorillaz
26
126,911
418
8,119
Ronnie James Dio
28
34,680
25
7,825
The Dave Matthews Band
29
75,896
936
7,470
Alanis Morissette
30
56,091
1,475
7,467
Panic! At The Disco
32
71,602
220
6,792
Rihanna
33
93,464
552
6,568
Snoop Dogg
34
189,908
104,247
5,455
Four Year Strong
35
36,589
141
6,465
Figure 19: Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
48
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Matisyahu
36
27,888
2,024
6,209
Miley Cyrus
37
93,276
596
5,776
John Mayer
38
166,706
24,862
5,106
Slash
39
40,668
155
5,559
Pearl Jam
40
269,091
10,420
3,925
Erykah Badu
41
56,013
303
5,106
Lady GaGa
42
374,511
279,169
2,552
Mary J. Blige
43
122,149
121,505
3,640
Bob Dylan
44
632,923
67,140
601
Gustavo Cerati
45
31,086
478
4,296
Die Antwoord
46
13,363
45
4,296
Arcade Fire
47
92,383
73
3,810
Jimmy Eat World
49
57,870
2,320
3,871
Sade
50
51,819
6,785
3,722
Nine Inch Nails
51
418,225
879
1,490
Kings of Leon
52
339,769
309,525
1,207
Manchester Orchestra
53
19,258
9,492
3,782
The xx
54
37,634
35
3,615
Bonobo
55
22,395
447
3,620
Iron Maiden
56
203,066
2,452
2,486
Muse
57
216,164
385
2,211
Phoenix
58
86,556
19,472
2,917
Alicia Keys
60
228,257
155,963
1,676
Them Crooked Vultures
61
49,247
42,517
2,857
Beastie Boys
62
287,769
333,944
735
Linkin Park
63
261,418
8,497
1,634
OK Go
64
63,936
4,512
2,783
Britney Spears
65
208,787
4,913
1,913
The Offspring
66
398,982
306,196
69
Jack Johnson
67
167,969
1,204
2,087
Ozzy Osbourne
68
144,421
105,131
1,977
Frightened Rabbit
69
24,762
106
2,929
Metallica
70
363,549
3,306
856
Blink 182
71
344,908
353,426
141
Janelle Monae
72
49,312
3,978
2,651
Pink
73
321,792
426,391
40
Unkle
74
19,661
149
2,813
Anberlin
75
63,474
223
2,427
Figure 19 (continued): Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
49
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Mystery Jets
76
12,479
63
2,683
The Replacements
77
296,750
414,745
21
Keith Urban
78
48,102
5,214
2,455
The Summer Set
79
18,669
86
2,576
Boys Like Girls
80
127,238
59,984
1,787
Radiohead
81
349,374
120,804
229
Carrie Underwood
82
273,407
203,776
395
U2
83
302,914
6,134
579
Foxy Shazam
84
5,703
126
2,338
Coldplay
85
270,240
11,471
741
65daysofstatic
86
22,857
3,389
2,193
Sarah McLachlan
87
68,284
15,234
1,851
Mumford And Sons
88
27,180
1,651
2,073
Lupe Fiasco
89
78,756
5,088
1,708
Peter, Bjorn And John
90
26,651
108
2,016
The Black Eyed Peas
91
276,201
123,900
201
Broken Social Scene
92
45,606
855
1,846
Scuba
93
333,537
7,364
101
iamamiwhoami
94
3,847
4
2,061
Kanye West
95
199,615
335
886
Jason Derulo
96
80,885
189
1,589
Jay-Z
97
154,832
1,844
1,135
Robyn
98
36,695
6,797
1,822
Ciara
99
280,056
166,939
2
Lady Antebellum
100
47,145
211
1,761
We Are Scientists
101
39,033
4,188
1,791
Aeroplane
102
7,665
42
1,986
Blur
103
41,208
183
1,765
B.o.B.
104
28,484
5,199
1,817
The Black Keys
105
62,798
843
1,620
Born Ruffians
106
10,601
67
1,905
GOBBLE GOBBLE
107
4,048
10
1,904
Peter Gabriel
108
196,615
84,947
551
Motion City Soundtrack
109
41,611
6,663
1,647
Train
110
290,890
11,111
158
Nelly Furtado
111
129,272
81,533
949
30 Seconds to Mars
112
85,457
199
1,396
Tor
113
109,683
3,220
1,214
Figure 19 (continued): Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
50
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Hannah Montana
114
70,378
257
1,436
Camera Obscura
115
34,367
703
1,642
Yeasayer
116
25,111
89
1,670
Regina Spektor
117
89,831
221
1,283
Depeche Mode
118
210,315
2,565
540
Incubus
119
206,897
99,456
324
Mr. Hudson
120
10,895
445
1,717
Pierce The Veil
121
7,453
83
1,712
Madonna
122
252,866
3,696
232
Plies
123
45,988
7,927
1,445
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
124
165,304
45,401
643
Tennis
125
263,019
44,133
65
Josh Groban
126
57,269
6,058
1,352
Avril Lavigne
127
149,643
495
814
The Crystal
128
45,774
247
1,425
Asha Bhosle
129
283,507
6,233
0
Keane
130
146,830
10,266
799
Whitney Houston
131
147,338
127,924
514
Timbaland
132
97,166
185,204
663
Dido
133
190,205
225,366
0
Queens of the Stone Age
134
168,000
199,156
181
Demon Hunter
135
47,494
365
1,352
Guns N´ Roses
136
87,592
502
1,097
Slipknot
137
197,576
18,745
396
Apparatjik
138
25,364
262
1,444
Thicke
139
79,390
91,852
901
Foo Fighters
140
210,152
51,223
197
Kasabian
141
177,605
172,541
79
Pitbull
142
31,494
432
1,340
Pretty Lights
143
8,739
88
1,475
Plain White T's
144
81,469
24,669
985
Fucked Up
145
15,098
2,263
1,415
Julian Casblancas
146
9,016
361
1,450
The Only
147
221,775
17,914
113
David Bowie
148
154,238
21,703
496
Hot Chip
149
52,252
513
1,132
Michael Buble
150
51,428
15,511
1,075
Rammstein
151
80,322
1,387
931
Figure 19 (continued): Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
51
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
152
115,330
82,806
524
Danger
153
135,376
572
596
Alicia
154
158,268
155,611
87
Shazam
155
91,135
114,740
578
Efterklang
156
22,801
78
1,244
Kids In Glass Houses
157
6,852
32
1,337
Imogen Heap
158
56,873
1,822
998
Lil Wayne
159
102,572
782
715
Elvis Presley
160
158,003
7,382
369
Elvis
161
157,888
7,361
369
Alexandra Burke
162
5,761
29
1,279
Oscar
163
133,404
195
517
Sleigh Bells
164
16,871
26
1,206
Bjork
165
202,102
18,939
62
Cancer Bats
166
7,845
45
1,249
Crookers
167
21,812
39
1,165
Deftones
168
162,878
1,456
318
Flo Rida
169
203,864
14,053
43
t.i.
170
163,476
10,625
285
Beck
171
100,939
1,622
666
rubik
172
167,750
32,226
195
Broken Bells
173
11,294
20
1,196
Rusko
174
12,726
71
1,185
The Gaslight Anthem
175
13,788
91
1,154
Drake
176
126,341
40,138
390
Metric
177
48,763
530
943
AC/DC
178
105,748
2,323
592
Midlake
179
24,379
3,019
1,064
Girl Talk
180
16,664
87
1,116
Tame Impala
181
10,916
164
1,148
The Pixies
182
66,357
81
816
Gogol Bordello
183
66,535
2,883
804
jamie cullum
184
106,305
87,394
368
Florence and the Machine
185
30,455
15,315
986
Daughtry
186
195,531
165
42
Grizzly Bear
187
57,906
135
843
The All American Rejects
188
93,246
39,997
531
The Beatles
189
150,810
12,874
247
Figure 19 (continued): Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
52
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
La Roux
190
24,721
119
1,024
The Jonas Brothers
191
98,266
18,135
527
Devo
192
49,911
5,455
843
Leona Lewis
193
128,688
91,507
173
Travis
194
119,228
144,403
103
311
195
105,953
93,493
301
Kid Sister
196
13,648
100
1,062
Snow Patrol
197
112,605
45,376
364
The Flaming Lips
198
129,745
16,882
326
Pogo
199
139,748
11,591
262
The Tallest Man On Earth
200
10,335
41
1,054
Megadeth
201
123,167
9,588
360
Rubix
202
165,905
32,335
47
Paul Mccartney
203
145,004
1,133
242
The Chemical Brothers
204
111,188
22,878
391
The Prodigy
205
89,816
23,094
514
OneRepublic
206
146,948
82,576
30
Fanfarlo
207
18,446
238
985
Kid Cudi
208
69,448
988
679
Taylor Swift
209
114,704
608
409
Adam Lambert
210
56,924
17
746
Spoon
211
22,614
148
944
Rio Berlinda
212
172,897
17,727
2
Ludacris
213
53,154
725
744
Miike Snow
214
8,290
98
1,009
The Antlers
215
24,873
82
908
The Gossip
216
81,080
57,531
439
Pomplamoose
217
3,778
34
1,029
A-Ha
218
72,560
43
621
WILL I AM
219
177,154
6
0
The Morning Benders
220
15,818
48
954
Coheed and Cambria
221
78,593
13,557
544
MajorLazer
222
8,111
98
982
Warpaint
223
10,711
88
961
The Temper Trap
224
13,807
1,711
937
Moby
225
129,924
27,603
185
Tiesto
226
100,521
3,195
416
Arctic Monkeys
227
90,464
7,099
465
Figure 19 (continued): Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
53
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Bruce Springsteen
228
137,994
2,017
191
Circa Survive
229
24,507
4,012
856
The Drums
230
14,956
51
915
Allure
231
97,672
3,060
416
Jordin Sparks
232
115,239
123,630
25
Belle and Sebastian
233
67,936
2,393
587
How To Destroy Angels
234
11,539
16
927
Envy on the Coast
235
35,125
40
780
Robin Thicke
236
14,519
298
899
Wilco
237
112,445
484
315
The Ting Tings
238
104,988
60,233
216
Portishead
239
83,192
4,706
475
Mike Posner
240
29,006
10,976
780
Beach House
241
24,386
42
833
Bob Marley
242
157,590
2,204
24
Breakbot
243
6,920
21
918
A House
244
21,112
61
833
Freelance Whales
245
6,516
74
918
McFly
246
93,403
632
390
Johnny Cash
247
130,568
1,690
166
Autechre
248
19,228
30
829
Kings of Convenience
249
29,433
133
763
Modest Mouse
250
51,781
10,137
602
Evanescence
251
115,358
285
241
Daft Punk
252
146,587
298
54
David Guetta
253
76,271
21,767
407
Marilyn Manson
254
116,766
886
213
The Love Language
255
3,297
33
879
Brittany Murphy
256
4,037
185
871
The White Stripes
257
99,708
1,288
299
Silversun Pickups
258
33,162
282
683
Caspa & Rusko
259
6,017
45
844
Vegas
260
58,983
13,816
491
Figure 19 (continued): Top 250 Artists by Internet Reach
54
Appendix D - All Publishers by Internet Reach
This section presents the top 200 Music News publishers ranked by their Internet Reach. Reach is
determined by analysing the incoming links to the publisher's website (links), the average
number of pages the publisher has indexed on popular search engines (index) and the number of
articles shared on Twitter from this publisher.
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Ultimate Guitar
1
5,631,248
0
623
Noisecreep
2
4,541,863
13,371
1,142
thestar.com - music
3
4,085,197
0
1,211
New York Times Music
4
4,144,621
11
176
Artist Direct
5
1,945,384
2,972,108
59
brooklynvegan
6
1,038,496
51,258
20,821
NME - Reviews
7
2,581,156
1,001,949
120
Contactmusic
8
1,547,223
1,913,271
5
Deezer
9
2,095,546
0
516
Orange Country Register - music
10
1,478,174
752,104
103
KROQ
11
0
0
17,590
AbsolutePunk
12
910,497
1,069,291
242
stereogum
13
1,509,116
2,195
95
Global Grind
14
0
401,608
12,125
ShowHype
15
1,310,838
0
27
SF Weekly - Music
16
1,016,373
295,163
239
Pitchfork
17
776,674
76,699
3,530
NPR Music
18
998,900
0
1,762
Boston Herald
19
976,732
142,300
4
Hip Hop Blips
20
1,037,856
0
0
Guardian music
21
128,317
0
7,994
AllHipHop.com
22
713,477
248,519
283
betterPropaganda Reviews
23
824,486
12,400
36
Listen Before You Buy
24
725,388
1,800
60
ListenBeforeYouBuy
25
725,388
1,800
60
Paste Magazine
26
690,696
0
157
earmilk.com
27
687,001
0
29
Figure 20: Top 200 Music News Publishers
55
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Largehearted Boy
28
620,680
0
93
MeFi Music
29
626,110
0
0
Drowned In Sound
30
562,511
0
490
NME - Blog
31
0
1,001,949
120
NME - News
32
0
1,001,949
120
CCM Magazine
33
379,346
293,175
22
HIPSTER RUNOFF
34
365,591
13,884
1,297
HitFix
35
461,468
70,486
86
Blabbermouth
36
201,487
458,660
423
aquarium drunkard
37
458,681
11,156
164
An Aquarium Drunkard
38
458,429
11,156
164
2dopeboyz
39
443,918
43,815
2
La Blogoth que mp3blog
40
405,829
10,707
483
:: The Playlist ::
41
387,045
28,860
326
Discobelle.net
42
362,068
26,248
372
The Music Slut
43
382,906
25,395
109
Chromewaves
44
393,091
12,541
37
Discobelle
45
362,068
0
372
Beatportal
46
222,763
257,746
252
ArjanWrites.com Music Blog
47
367,364
11,706
138
Nashville Scene
48
388,107
0
0
ABC Radio National - The Music Show
49
262,006
206,953
2
Pretty Much Amazing
50
0
0
3,503
Pigeons and Planes
51
314,785
0
464
said the gramophone
52
328,651
0
316
Metal Underground
53
258,932
129,465
21
fluo kids
54
230,173
0
797
bigstereo
55
271,788
21,640
196
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
56
244,073
98,679
0
soul sides
57
286,754
0
101
DJ Booth
58
0
265,613
1,405
17dots
59
290,852
6,733
3
Dallas Observer - Music
60
0
390,739
693
Muzzle of Bees
61
278,032
11,159
46
Daily Telegraph - music
62
285,545
0
0
CHARTattack
63
150,361
80,342
837
Chart Attack
64
150,361
80,311
837
CultureBully
65
262,479
11,935
33
Figure 20 (continued): Top 200 Music News Publishers
56
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
goldenfiddle
66
267,033
0
0
Culture Bully
67
262,454
0
33
Blender.com - Blog
68
223,048
59,020
45
Blender.com - Guide
69
223,048
58,994
45
Epic Records
70
259,579
1,756
0
PCL LinkDump
71
243,198
13,796
43
Dancing Astronaut
72
249,025
0
10
Rolling Stone: Features
73
0
145,533
1,587
SOULBOUNCE.COM
74
237,736
15,810
22
Awesome Tapes from Africa
75
137,702
1,545
1,037
AudioPorn Central
76
221,866
25,674
105
The Smoking Section
77
204,934
55,680
0
Tiny Mix Tapes
78
219,956
0
146
The Lefsetz Letter
79
231,649
0
16
Hype Machine
80
0
0
2,202
Clash Music
81
147,845
100,642
242
Alternative Press Magazine
82
138,193
84,495
414
Alternative Press
83
138,166
84,448
414
GIMME TINNITUS
84
138,740
1,879
808
MetalSucks
85
191,049
0
310
Nialler9.com
86
177,133
11,067
380
Xclusive Zone
87
204,868
18,543
30
muzic.net.nz
88
128,928
156,740
0
Billboard Biz
89
183,404
43,784
42
WE ARE THE MASCOTTE
90
204,792
3,795
42
The Wire
91
198,443
0
88
aurgasm
92
149,487
1,588
538
CMJ New Music Monthly
93
176,528
26,443
77
yvynyl
94
190,697
6,238
37
The Volume
95
194,620
0
4
Matablog
96
186,345
0
33
Black Cab Sessions
97
47,131
1,309
1,304
Fuel/Friends Music
98
171,521
0
116
4AD
99
141,700
64,058
48
Dusted Magazine
100
164,225
9,871
44
Chart Rigger
101
170,127
5,109
4
Friends Or Enemies
102
0
146,490
853
donewaiting.com
103
164,329
0
73
Figure 20 (continued): Top 200 Music News Publishers
57
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
The Passion of the Weiss
104
169,235
0
4
Rolling Stone
105
0
0
1,587
Rolling Stone: Album Reviews
106
0
0
1,587
nicko
107
157,881
1,712
80
redthreat
108
157,881
0
80
PopEater
109
0
231,004
328
No Rock&Roll Fun
110
145,483
30,054
13
Popdose: Popular Culture News
111
143,574
0
161
*Sixeyes
112
156,714
3,016
8
can you see the sunset from the southside?
113
146,659
5,720
85
HipHopDX
114
0
242,687
215
ARTHUR MAGAZINE
115
121,353
10,101
297
Billboard.com
116
151,233
24
62
Coilhouse
117
109,870
6,575
366
Brain Gell
118
88,870
101,876
13
Analog Giant
119
138,729
6,402
24
GRANDGOOD
120
128,277
20,694
6
Covert Curiosity
121
78,276
2,500
566
captain's dead
122
131,188
11,241
17
The FADER
123
0
0
1,289
Ohh So Famous!
124
77,336
0
546
Classic Rock Magazine
125
113,632
32,378
30
Daytrotter.com
126
0
0
1,266
Pasta Primavera
127
124,554
0
25
motor.de Musikmagazin
128
0
226,312
0
Buzz Grinder
129
96,010
38,351
52
Bradley's Almanac
130
122,822
1
0
MBV Music
131
90,719
8,404
228
Some Velvet Blog
132
117,089
0
18
DJ Magazine
133
104,927
0
132
Electrorash
134
117,498
0
11
Bumpershine.com
135
109,490
15,498
0
Earsucker
136
117,943
0
0
FACT
137
115,679
0
17
mp3hugger
138
111,206
0
55
Kevin Hugger
139
111,166
0
55
HARD CANDY
140
106,127
0
97
TheLineofBestFit
141
108,532
0
72
Figure 20 (continued): Top 200 Music News Publishers
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Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
SleepWalKing Magazine
142
0
0
1,071
Cable and Tweed
143
108,947
3,869
0
New Music Monday
144
0
0
1,034
Oh Word
145
109,357
0
0
Jam Bands
146
108,593
0
0
Epitaph Records
147
90,391
26,940
24
Indie Rock Cafe
148
87,984
6,130
156
Cowbell.fm
149
0
190,428
13
Capital Inicial
150
1,091
1
1,006
Spin
151
0
148,261
221
club fono grama
152
56,234
1,144
453
Heart on a Stick
153
99,743
8,234
0
The Rising Storm
154
100,389
4,957
7
f&art
155
99,453
2,406
4
3hive
156
97,841
7
23
Buzzbands.LA
157
94,811
4,902
8
THERECOMMENDER
158
32,985
1,439
599
Gorilla Vs. Bear
159
0
0
914
White Folks Get Crunk
160
76,904
3,236
164
Antiquiet
161
69,959
18,756
141
Triple J - Home and Hosed
162
0
0
897
zonaindie | just a music blog
163
94,413
0
5
Andamos Armados
164
32,593
14,831
508
Each Note Secure
165
82,167
0
112
Audio Perv
166
85,641
14,358
0
Anti Music
167
91,982
1
10
Jazzwise Magazine
168
0
0
876
Gotta Dance Dirty
169
84,795
1,834
58
stytzer
170
87,299
3,707
21
Planet Mondo - Atomic Blog
171
88,323
3,282
11
Indie For Bunnies
172
84,613
8,474
12
Destination: Out
173
75,833
0
125
OnSmash
174
0
228
819
This Recording
175
86,584
0
0
nyctaper
176
63,749
0
212
inkiostro
177
84,020
0
15
The Hood Internet
178
0
1,402
789
Mudd Up!
179
83,162
0
10
Figure 20 (continued): Top 200 Music News Publishers
59
Publisher
Rank
Links
Index
Tweets
Merry Swankster
180
77,678
0
58
Cuchara Sonica
181
0
50,588
518
Metal Hammer
182
0
0
782
:: arjanwrites music blog ::
183
66,695
10,785
93
AWmusic
184
71,600
7,486
53
Modular
185
40,674
0
383
78s - Das Magazin für bessere Musik
186
65,850
20,491
31
78s
187
65,836
20,491
31
Blackdown
188
65,524
2,038
125
Bass Music Blog
189
66,856
2,041
108
American Athlete
190
61,986
2,418
148
Electric Zoo
191
78,607
0
0
The 405
192
69,209
2,208
75
Star Maker Machine
193
75,104
3,215
11
The Music Ninja
194
0
0
735
Knox Road
195
72,516
0
40
Silence Is A Rhythm Too
196
74,418
3,317
4
RealTalkNY
197
0
0
724
Captain Obvious
198
73,654
3,010
10
More Cowbell
199
76,249
0
0
Slowcoustic
200
73,737
0
14
Figure 20 (continued): Top 200 Music News Publishers
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