Mariah Carey shares original demos for 'Always Be My Baby' & 'Underneath The Stars' in new Instagram post:
“Had to share a few more sound bites from the Daydream writing sessions with ya! Funny to think how it all started 🥹”.
Rest in peace, Venus Extravaganza. She was a trans woman and a sex worker who was murdered by one of her clients 31 years ago. I fear her case may remain unsolved for a long time due to negligence. I pray that it won't. ❤
A number of smaller market retailers did not have the barcode scanners implemented yet, so some labels were not happy with the timing of this switch. They waited on switching POS singles over until Nov of that year (91) likely as a result.
35 years ago today Billboard implemented SoundScan technology on their album chart.
Sales began being tracked electronically, instead of a less accurate approach that was a phone-and-fax "honor system" where retailers often reported what they thought were the biggest sellers.
Thus began the SoundScan era.
The change immediately revealed that sales for country and hip-hop had been under-reported.
35 years ago today Billboard implemented SoundScan technology on their album chart.
Sales began being tracked electronically, instead of a less accurate approach that was a phone-and-fax "honor system" where retailers often reported what they thought were the biggest sellers.
Thus began the SoundScan era.
The change immediately revealed that sales for country and hip-hop had been under-reported.