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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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Holly Cole

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New & Upcoming Album Releases: Jazz Veteran Holly Cole, Montreal Duo Sarah Pagé & Patrick Graham, & More

This week also brings new releases from Morgan Toney, Lou-Adrian Cassidy, new announcements from cleopatrick and more. Find it all on our calendar of upcoming albums..

There's a new slate of new Canadian music releases out this week, and we're adding them to our ongoing calendar of new and upcoming albums.

Prominent artists with new releases out this week include the adventurous Montreal duo of Sarah Pagé and Patrick Graham, veteran jazz stylist Holly Cole, acclaimed Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Tariq, Ottawa-based blues-rock combo Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin and Quebec singer-songwriter Lou-Adriane Cassidy(a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee).

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