In The Digital Era, Hit Songs Aren’t Everything

Laura Sydell ....

Last year, American Idol winner Phillip Phillips released the song "Gone, Gone, Gone" from his debut album The World from the Side of the Moon. The song went to #1 on the Adult Alternative and Adult Contemporary charts and peaked at #24 on Billboard's pop song chart, the Hot 100. For Gregg Wattenberg, one of three credited co-writers of "Gone, Gone, Gone," the song's chart performance was of particular interest because it translated indirectly into cash.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2014/02/13/276462033/in-the-digital-era-hit-songs-arent-everything

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