Author: JD
RIAA Says WHAT About Jay-Z/Samsung App Sales?!
Today the RIAA posted on its blog saying Jay-z Samsung deal sales will count towards digital record sales on the day of its release. The company purchased 1 million digital copies of The Magna Carta Holy Grail to give away to Samsung customers on the Google Play Store on July 4th. At first the sales weren’t going to count and prompted the RIAA to reexamine its rules on counting sales. Liz Kennedy, Director of Communications and Gold & Platinum Program, RIAA wrote, “Today we are officially updating this rule in our G&P Program requirements. Going forward, sales of albums in digital format will become eligible on the release date, while sales of albums in physical format will still become eligible for certification 30 days after the release date.” Even though the album will now get platinum status on the day of its release, Neilsen SoundScan has yet to change its rules that would allow those 1 million sales to reflect on the Billboard charts. If you aren’t one of the lucky million people to get the free download, the album will be available on July 7th and the physical copy will be available for purchase on July 9th.
Microsoft’s New Control Pad For Flashy Rappers, Russian Oil Tycoons
OH IMA KILL YALL WITH THIS I can’t think of anyone else who would consider owning one of these ostentatious fingerprint magnets. Announced earlier today, its full product name is the “Xbox 360 Special Edition Chrome Series Gold Wireless Controller”. It’s out next month and will retail for $55 “at GameStop and Microsoft Store locations in addition to select regions worldwide”.
12 Volt Ferrari California
PULL UP TO THE CLUB WITH MY CEILING MISSING LOL
iPhone 5S coming September 20; low-cost iPhone 6 shortly thereafter
The iPhone 5S release date has been leaked as September 20, and the iPhone 6 will follow weeks later, according to Forbes. The move coincides with the launch of iOS 7, which will be available on September 18. Analysts feel that the iPhone 6 will come within weeks of the iPhone 5S. The iPhone 6, however, will be the low-cost option being made available by Apple. Previously, the iPhone 5S had been tabbed as the low-cost option. The phone will have a plastic casing, allowing users multiple colors options. The iPhone 5S will likely include a better camera, dual-LED flash, a new Apple-designed CPU, and a new fingerprint scanner embedded in the Home button that would make passwords on the device redundant. Apple would then release a new iPad and iPad mini this Christmas – and perhaps even an iWatch and/or new Apple TV.
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THE HOMIE PRINCE WILLIAMS WAS IN LA CAPTURING ALL THE BET PARTY MOMENTS, SHIT WAS KINDA CRAZY!!!
RED WING ORO LEGACY 875 & 877
LOVE THESE Red Wing’s 875 and 877s don’t need an introduction, however, you do need to know that the boots have undergone a major update that brings back the original “Oro Legacy” leather that was used 30 years ago. The material is a full-grain neaked leather that’s tanned and constructed at their headquarters in Red Wing, Minnesota and is a leather that will not only last forever, but exhibits unique characteristics in its look and feel that only gets better and better with time, as most great leathers do. $280, Red Wing
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The purpose of life is not ONLY to be happy – but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.” -Leo Rosten
Mariah BackStage At The BET Awards 13
SICK SHOT