KOAR Industry News
Posted March 21, 2007 — in Music News
MTV’s “Total Request Live” is no longer totally live. It’s another sign of how both the audience and cultural juice have faded for “TRL,” once the most influential program on television for music superstars from the Backstreet Boys to Beyonce. Two weeks ago, MTV began taping “Total Request Live” two days a week in an effort to save money. After live shows air Monday and Wednesday afternoons, shows are then taped for the following day.
At its peak in 1999, “TRL” had 757,000 viewers a day, with 346,000 of them aged 12 to 17, according to Nielsen Media Research. So far this year, the show — now seen at 3:30 p.m. ET — averages 351,000 viewers a day, Nielsen said. The 12-to-17-year-old audience is only 113,000, half what it was only two years ago.
New Found Glory have split with their label Geffen Records.
Fiction Plane, the British alternative-rock band featuring Sting’s son Joe Sumner, has signed with hard rock indy label Bieler Bros Records. They will be releasing their new album, “The Left Side Of The Brain” on May 22, 2007. They are also tapped as the direct opening on The Police world tour.
One Less Reason is almost cracking the TOP 50 Album Chart in Jackson, MS.
about the end of a decade we would see the “next big thing”80’s new wave,hair bands,90’s alt rock, new metal.are we missing something?or is this it…i can see that no one watches MTV or could careless about some rock stars kid getting a record deal and wow..getting to open on the big venues.and if small sales # get you up the charts in Jackson MS (as we all know the “hot bed”of new music) then……huh ??
Comment by larry anderson — March 22, 2007 @ 4:26 am
“small sales # get you up the charts in Jackson MS (as we all know the “hot bed”of new music) then……huh”
Have you ever even listened to the band One Less Reason? Maybe you should go spin you The Gossip Cd bhahahah!!! LOL Maybe the song writing from OLR is way over your head anyway,you probably wouldn’t understand the music anyway.lol Hell before you make your ignorant comments about bands that are on the road grindin thier asses off selling out venues,something you wouldn’t know anything about I’m sure,from your staements you’ll be the first in line to buy “The Gossip” LOL says a whole lot about your “trained” ears lol.Meanwhile i’ll be grindin this road as well hopefully not meeting posers like you.
Comment by Full Devil Jacket — March 22, 2007 @ 6:02 am
Full Devil Jacket….i work for a national radio station.
Comment by larry anderson — March 22, 2007 @ 4:54 pm
“Full Devil Jacket….i work for a national radio station.”
Maybe that is why radio and record sales are at an all time low. Sounds to me like you need to be replaced.:)
Comment by Cris — March 25, 2007 @ 8:03 pm