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CHRIS BROWN, ADELE, BEYONCE AND OTHERS EXPERIENCE SALES AND CHART BOOST AFTER ROCKING THE STAGE AT 2011 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
New York, NY, September 1, 2011 – Several artists including Young the Giant, Chris Brown, Adele, and Beyoncé experienced a sales and chart boost on the iTunes music charts following their performances at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.
After taking to the VMA stage to perform a medley of hits, Chris Brown saw massive sales spikes on the iTunes single charts with Beautiful People soaring 904% and Yeah 3X up 149%. Adele’s “Someone like You” surged 441% to land the top of the iTunes singles chart. Beyoncé’s “Love on Top,” while not even officially a single leaped impressively to #3, a sales up of 221%, and Cobra Starship’s “You Make Me Feel”, which has performed in the pre-show as well as featured in Jersey Shore episode that same night jumped from #11 to #5. Jessie J, who served as this year’s VMA House artist, saw digital sales of her album “Who You Are” jump nearly 200%.
In addition, several other artists saw their singles spike after appearing/performing on the VMAs, including:
· Mark Ronson’s Valerie- 1375% growth on iTunes singles sales chart
· Foo Fighters’ Walk- 120% growth on iTunes singles sales chart
· Britney Spears’ Till The World Ends- 85% growth on iTunes singles sales chart
· Pitbull’s Give Me Everything- 75% growth on iTunes singles sales chart
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TMZ: Chris Brown is ETERNALLY GRATEFUL to the super honest female fan who returned his $22 THOUSAND diamond-encrusted Rolex — and he wants to show his gratitude by treating her to some pretty cool swag.
As we previously reported — Chris’ pricey timepiece got lost in a sea of screaming fans during his VMA performance. A bodyguard went looking for the watch … and shockingly, someone turned it in.
A rep for Brown tells us — Chris’ bodyguard didn’t get the name of the girl who returned the watch … but they’re hoping she’ll contact them … so Chris can personally thank her and reward her with tickets and backstage passes to his new tour.
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