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MJ Doc Fuels Reinterest in 'Whacko' Jacko’s Music

The media furor and speculation that followed HBO’s Leaving Neverland2-part doc has led to a small numbe

MJ Doc Fuels Reinterest in 'Whacko' Jacko’s Music

By David Farrell

The media furor and speculation that followed HBO’s Leaving Neverland2-part doc has led to a small number of radio stations erasing Michael Jackson’s hits from their playlists, the cancellation of a planned jukebox musical and the deceased singer’s estate volubly outraged. But here in Canada, the stink has created a cash cow with album, digital tracks and on-demand streams surging in the wake of the two-parter. The only significant evidence that The King of Pop’s influence is waning in Canada is a 27-percent drop in airplay spins since the show’s airing


Jackson’s alleged badness has created a thriller wave of good news for Sony Music and the estate.

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Here’s a breakdown of MJ’s Canada-wide metrics for the week ending March 7, 2019, as compared with the week ending Feb. 28, 2019.

  • Physical albums up a whopping 48%

  • Digital albums up 27%

  • Total albums up 39%

  • Digital tracks up 8%

  • On-demand streams up 7%

  • Airplay spins down 27%

Data provided by Nielsen Canada and SoundScan.

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Charli XCX & Troye Sivan
Jacob Bixenman

Charli XCX & Troye Sivan

Concerts

Charli XCX & Troye Sivan Brought Brat Summer to Montreal: 6 Best Moments at the Sweat Tour's Second Date

Here are the best moments from the joint headline concert at Place Bell, which brought Brat Summer energy to Laval, Quebec, complete with a rave cage under the stage.

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan brought Brat Summer to Montreal on Monday night (September 16).

The pop star duo took to the stage at Montreal suburb Laval for the second stop on their joint headline Sweat Tour (the opener took place in Detroit two days earlier), and things definitely got sweaty in the room, as they turned Place Bell arena into a private club for one night only.

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