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2011 Guardian Music Power 100

You may not know the artist’s name or the team behind the promotion of the song that you cannot seem to stop whistling or humming, but with the Guardian Music Power 100 list as to who the top players in the music industry are. By looking at their listings and the reasoning behind who has the most influence in the music industry at present, the public become familiar with the industry leaders who set new trends in music and those that enable artists to top the charts with new hit singles. The 2011 Guardian Music Power 100 therefore reveals who are the people becoming richer, promoting, managing and creating the music we come to love.

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Wealthiest Players in UK Music Industry

There are a number of people in the United Kingdom music industry that certainly do not feel the pinch when the price of living increases. The names of the top fifty richest music industry members of the United Kingdom were recently released by The Sunday Times. The most talked about industry member who has managed to increase his wealth tremendously over the last year is Simon Cowell. Even though he has not found himself at the top of the list yet, his earnings have increased by a staggering £35 million, pushing his worth up to £200 million.

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2011 Billboard Awards Nominees

The finalists of the 2011 Billboard Music Awards have recently been announced. Of the star-studded line-up of finalists, a few artists stand out from the crowd, artists such as Rihanna. When the finalists were announced, Rihanna’s name came up no less than eighteen times, including the Top Hot 100 list, Top R&B Artists and Top Female Artist, making her a front runner for the Billboard Music Awards. Close on her heals are Eminem, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars.

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Sad Farewell to Ferlin Husky

Ferlin Huskey was born on 3 December 1925 and found his calling in life during World War II while serving as a United States Merchant Marine by entertaining the troops. His love for music, performing and bringing joy to the audience confirmed that music was the career path he should follow. Huskey was active in the music industry from 1945 until this year, but tragically passed away on Thursday, 17 March 2001, due to congestive heart failure. He was 85 years of age, and it is a sad loss for family, friends, fans and the music industry.

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Adele on Top of Digital Sales

Hearing that your album has reached the number one slot in the United States is any artist's dream. For Adele to have the top selling album is an achievement on its own, but it was due to her staggering number of digital album sales that she managed to reach this peak so early in her career. Even if not one album had sold in the stores, she still would have had the winning album just by her digital sales numbers. Her second album, 21, has made an even greater impact on the music industry than her debut album, 19.

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