I dont think this list makes much sense these days as lots of people are downloading the music from various sources like iTunes and Amazon music store. The sales of physical media has dropped considerably. Gone are the days when a successful album used to sell few millions copies. Rahman would have got the first 100 million in 10 years but if the current trend continues the next 100 million will take 50 years. Success these days can not be measured in terms of sales anymore.
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 5:57 AM, Anil Nair <[email protected]> wrote: > This 100 million figure (Sales) has been around for quite some time now > ....at least for the past 2-3 years - it should be more than 200 million now > ;-) > Somebody update the Wiki ...am sure media will pick that up (for lack of > official numbers) and very soon, we will have that number being reported by > everyone. > > Just kidding .... > > -A > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Vithur <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 'Slumdog' Remix The Oscar-winning song 'Jai Ho' is reworked with help >> from a Pussycat Doll >> >> - >> Article<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#articleTabs=article> >> - >> Comments<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#articleTabs_comments> >> >> more in Arts & >> Entertainment<http://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-arts-movies-music.html>ยป >> >> - >> Email<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> - Printer >> Friendly<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> - Share: >> - Yahoo Buzz <http://buzz.yahoo.com/article/wsj/> [image: >> more]<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> - >> facebook<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> - >> MySpace<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> - >> LinkedIn<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> - >> Digg<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> - >> del.icio.us<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> - >> NewsVine<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> - >> StumbleUpon<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> - >> Mixx<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> - [image: >> smaller]<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> Text >> >> Size<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> [image: >> >> larger]<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#> >> - >> >> By ETHAN >> SMITH<http://online.wsj.com/search/search_center.html?KEYWORDS=ETHAN+SMITH&ARTICLESEARCHQUERY_PARSER=bylineAND> >> Getty Images >> >> Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman, above-left, will try to scale the U.S. pop >> charts >> >> A.R. Rahman triumphed at the Oscars Sunday night. Now one of America's >> biggest record labels is hoping the Indian film composer can conquer the >> U.S. pop-music charts, thanks to an unlikely collaboration with the lead >> singer of the pop group the Pussycat Dolls. >> >> The morning after Mr. Rahman's twin victories for best song and best score >> for the film "Slumdog Millionaire," Universal Music Group's Interscope >> Geffen A&M Records released an English-language pop version of his >> prize-winning song "Jai Ho." (The title means, approximately, "Be >> Victorious" in Hindi.) >> Tune In >> >> Listen to a clip from the remixed version of "Jai Ho": >> >> - "Jai Ho" >> >> Read More >> >> - *Full coverage of the 2009 Academy >> Awards*<http://online.wsj.com/public/page/oscars.html> >> >> The new version of the song adds to Mr. Rahman's original music and vocals >> a rough English translation of the Hindi lyrics, sung by Nicole Scherzinger >> of the Pussycat Dolls. "You are the reason that I breathe," she sings in the >> song's chorus. "You are the reason that I still believe / You are my >> destiny." >> >> The remix, titled "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)," was produced by Ron Fair, >> the chairman of Interscope's Geffen Records division, and a pop producer and >> songwriter who has created hits for the Dolls, Christina Aguilera and >> others. >> >> The producers were aiming to have the new song ready for release >> immediately after the Oscars whether or not the original won. The remix was >> created over about a month, from mid-January until last week, with >> contributions from three continents. Mr. Fair and a team of songwriters >> worked in Los Angeles, with input from Mr. Rahman, via Skype, in Chennai, >> India. On a concert tour with her group, Ms. Scherzinger recorded her vocal >> parts at studios in various cities around England. >> Getty Images >> >> Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls >> >> Mr. Fair enlisted several lyricists to create English lyrics that >> satisfied competing goals. "The challenge was not to make it too literal, >> too uncool," he says. "We were trying to make something that would appeal to >> contemporary music fans, yet still be true to the story of the film." >> >> Mr. Fair's new mix preserves the original's electronic dance beats, >> Japanese taiko drums, and soaring Hindi melodies. But partly because it was >> composed for a film, the original "Jai Ho" didn't conform to a traditional >> structure for a Western pop song, leading to one of the bigger changes Mr. >> Fair made in creating the remix. "We formatted it so his music would fall >> into our formats for verse and chorus," Mr. Fair says. >> >> Mr. Rahman, 42 years old, has scored dozens of popular films in India, and >> is one of the country's biggest music stars. By unit sales, he's one of the >> most successful in the world, with an estimated 100 million albums sold. A >> spokeswoman said that Mr. Rahman recently returned to his home in Chennai >> and was unavailable. >> >> This isn't Indian music's first appearance in Western pop. In the 1960s >> the Beatles and others used sitars and tablas in psychedelic rock. More >> recently, some hip-hop performers and producers, including Dr. Dre and >> Timbaland, have tapped into Indian music. >> >> Whether the attempt to create a pop-crossover version of Mr. Rahman's work >> will connect with Western fans remains to be seen. Four days after its >> release, and before the start of any significant marketing push, the new >> "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" had climbed to No. 46 on the iTunes Top Songs >> chart. The original (also distributed by Interscope) has been in the >> download service's top 10 all week. >> >> Regardless of the new song's ultimate commercial performance, Mr. Fair >> says he can learn a lot from Mr. Rahman. The executive is scheduled to fly >> to Chennai this summer so the two men can collaborate. "This is one of the >> world's great living composers in any medium," Mr. Fair says. "If I could >> have a little bit of time with A.R. Rahman, it would be like a master >> class." >> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=googlenews_wsj >> >> -- >> regards, >> Vithur >> >> >> >> > > > -- > -A > http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com > > >
