Did You Hear?
:: Gotye‘s smash hit “Somebody That I Used To Know” was the most-streamed song of 2012 based on Spotify’s global numbers. He beat out Carly Rae Jepsen‘s “Call Me Maybe,” with fun.‘s “We Are Young” in third. As for album streams, David Guetta‘s Nothing But The Beat came out on top, followed by Gotye’s Making Mirrors and Drake‘s Take Care. [Rolling Stone]
:: A Pussy Riot documentary is headlining the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Pussy Riot — A Punk Prayer will depict the arrest of three of the Russian punk group’s members and their trial. [HitFix]
:: Kanye West‘s “Clique,” featuring Jay-Z and Big Sean, has gone Platinum. This is the second single from G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer to hit that landmark, with lead single “Mercy” having gone double Platinum. [HypeTrak]
:: Snoop Dogg and Rita Ora star in an animated re-telling of “A Christmas Carol” for Adidas, because, the holidays? Check it out, if only to hear Ebenezer Snoop say “Bah humbizzle.” [NME]
:: Maybe this whole Music Industry thing will live on after all! Music video streaming service Vevo claims to have brought in $200 million for artists since its inception in 2010, with its 2012 royalty payments expected to eclipse the previous two years combined. [Complex]
After the jump, find out which music acts you can find on the tube today.
Music on TV:
:: Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) — Lianne La Havas (repeat)
:: Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) — Il Volo
:: Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) — Flo Rida (repeat)
:: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) — The Wallflowers (repeat)
:: Live with Kelly & Michael (syndicated) — Rod Stewart
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