Grammys

Analysis: Amy Winehouse and The Benefits of Good and Bad Publicity

Authored by Robin Goad on February 12, 2008 - 8:25am.

“Camden Town is burning down” claimed Amy Winehouse during her Grammy acceptance speech and, unfortunately, parts of it actually were. The fire that ravaged through Camden Market at the weekend received a lot of coverage in the press, and as a result searches for ‘camden’ increased by 250% last week. The top two destinations for searchers were the Camden Lock Market homepage and the Camden local government page, both of which experienced a significant spike in traffic on Sunday.

Kanye West & Amy Winehouse Lead Grammy Nominations

Authored by Scott Goldberg on December 6, 2007 - 8:11am.

Kanye West has grabbed 8 nominations for this year’s Grammy Awards, the most of any nominees. Amy Winehouse is second with 6 nominations. West’s album Graduation is one of the best selling of 2007. It sold nearly 1 million units its first week, an alarming number given today’s music environment. Graduation was nominated for Album of the Year, along with Winehouse’s Back to Black, which was also nominated for song of the year.

LA Times Opens User Voting Pool for Grammys, Golden Globes and Oscars

Authored by dmw on January 4, 2007 - 11:32am.
The Los Angeles Times yesterday launched an online voting pool for the Grammys and Golden Globes titled The Road To Gold. The interactive feature allows awards enthusiasts to test their “insider” knowledge against actual award voters and other online participants. In addition, private pools can be created for friends, family and coworkers. An Oscar-oriented game will launch once the Academy Awards nominations have been announced on January 23rd. Participants can fill out a ballot to vote for their favorite movie, TV and music nominees by logging onto The Envelope.