This article spilling the true tea. The Beatles can rule in the West, but we know who the rest of the world (the parts that don't count album sales) is here for.
Wow. He was one of the last artists I ever stanned for. I stanned hard for him in the early 90s Bad/Dangerous era. Probably the most legendary entertainer EVER.
Wow. He was one of the last artists I ever stanned for. I stanned hard for him in the early 90s Bad/Dangerous era. Probably the most legendary entertainer EVER.
Michael Jackson Named Biggest Act of the Digital Age
Still the reigning King of Pop, the late & great Michael Jackson has been named the biggest act of the digital age.
Information collected from Gracenote, which pieces together data from billions of searches on popular services like iTunes, Google lyrics and through Sony products, indicates that MJ is the most looked-up artist in the world.
Artists that followed behind Jackson were Tupac Shakur and Bob Marley.
Michael Jackson 'most popular artist of digital age'
While the likes of Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber slug it out over how many 'likes' they get on YouTube and Rebecca Black struggles to be remembered just weeks after viral dominance, the late Michael Jackson has emerged as the most popular artist of the digital age.
According to data gathered from Gracenote, the late King of Pop is the most looked-up artist on their database -- and he's managed to knock Bob Marley and Tupac Shakur into second and third place respectively.
Music Week reports that Gracenote's metadata is used to compile artist, album, song title and artwork searches across numerous services such as iTunes and Google -- and Jackson remains the most searched-for artist almost two years after his death.
Gracenote added that The Beatles ranked highly in Europe and North America but failed to reach the same search levels in areas beyond those territories. Jackson's placing is hardly surprising. Given the volume of media attention in the wake of his death and the fact that the story is yet to reach closure, his high ranking is assured for some time to come.
