The Daily Loop - 12/22/08

The Daily Loop covers Visvim x Supreme, Oprah’s journey to DC, and a good stabbing. By the way Happy Hannukah from Cameraman Gabe.

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Songs in the key of Time-Life.

Mixtape Monday

50 Cent And G-Unit Are Mixtape Act Of The Year In 2008’s Mixtape Monday Awards

Plus: Other honors go to T.I., Nas, Kanye West, DJ Drama, Green Lantern, Whoo Kid and more.

“We’re Gonna Make It Legal.”

John Mayer didn’t joke around with the paparazzi this time after leaving the Olive Tree Cafe & Comedy Cellar, where he was seen with Jennifer Aniston. Hopping into the car, John quickly left to escort Jen to his New York home. Either it was way too cold or John has (yet again) lost his jolly repartee with Splash!

Despite tough competition from Will Smith’s “Seven Pounds”, Carrey’s “Yes Man” was tops at the box office.

The weekend box office got iced by terrible weather, and the result was anything but a merry start for Jim Carrey laffer “Yes Man” and Will Smith drama “Seven Pounds.”
Warner Bros.’ “Yes Man” grossed $18.2 million from 3,434 runs to win the crown, while “Seven Pounds” took $16 million from 2,758, according to Rentrak. Both titles were expected to come in at least $5 million higher.

The opening for “Seven Pounds” is the lowest for a Smith pic since 2001’s “Ali.” Film, which reunited Smith with drama “Pursuit of Happyness” director Gabriele Muccino, also received generally bad reviews.

Universal toon “The Tale of Despereaux,” the frame’s other new entry, grossed an estimated $10.5 million from 3,104 runs on the strength of tots and their parents.

Friday’s crippling storm in the Northeast dragged down grosses dramatically in a menacing start to the Christmas holiday. Weekend was down by as much as 44% over last year. In Boston, Friday’s B.O. dropped a whopping 81% from the previous Friday, while it fell 45% in Gotham.

There were, however, some strong players at the specialty box office: “The Wrestler” saw a boffo opening, while “Slumdog Millionaire” continued to gain strength. (Both pics are from Fox Searchlight.)Question now is how much “Yes Man” and “Seven Pounds” can rebound over the two-week Christmas holiday stretch. There are also five wide releases opening on Christmas Day that may have to contend with more winter weather.

The good news for Hollywood is the domestic box office continues to run even with last year, which saw record-breaking revenues. And Warner Bros. is on the verge of grossing the most of any studio in a given year, unseating crown holder Sony ($1.705 billion). Through Friday, Warner’s box office revs clocked in at $1.68 billion.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. “Yes Man,” $18.2 million.

2. “Seven Pounds,” $16 million.

3. “The Tale of Despereaux,” $10.5 million.

4. “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” $10.2 million.

5. “Four Christmases,” $7.7 million.

6. “Twilight,” $5.2 million.

7. “Bolt,” $4.3 million.

8. “Slumdog Millionaire,” $3.2 million.

9. “Australia,” $2.3 million.

10. “Quantum of Solace,” $2.2 million.

[Credit: Variety / Media By Numbers]

Aerosmith made more money off the June release of “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” than either of its last two albums, according to Kai Huang, co-founder of RedOctane, which first developed “Guitar Hero.”

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Artists who have released songs on its “GUITAR HERO” platform have seen separate sales of those tracks triple on average, according to ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC. Here’s a sampling of how some songs have fared after appearing in versions of ACTIVISION’s “GUITAR HERO” and “ROCK BAND,” from VIACOM INC.’s MTV GAMES and distributed by ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., that were released late last year.

Download figures compare the week ending DECEMBER 30 2007, with the final week of DECEMBER 2006.

* GUNS N’ ROSES, “Welcome to the Jungle” (1987), GEFFEN, released on “GUITAR HERO III” OCT. 27, 2007: 38,000 downloads, up 153%.

* PAT BENATAR, “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” (1980), CHRYSALIS, released on “GUITAR HERO III,” OCT. 27, 2007: 9,800 downloads, up 180%.

* AEROSMITH, “Dream On” (1973), COLUMBIA, released on “GUITAR HERO III,” OCT. 27, 2007: 10,000 downloads, up 15%.

* RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, “Suck My Kiss” (1992), WARNER BROS., released on “GUITAR HERO III,” OCT. 27, 2007: 3,900 downloads, up 200%.

* NIRVANA, “In Bloom” (1992), DGC, released on “ROCK BAND,” NOV. 20, 2007: 9,000 downloads, up 543%.

* KISS, “Detroit Rock City” (1976), CASABLANCA, released on “ROCK BAND,” NOV. 20, 2007: 3,400 downloads, up 89%.

* DAVID BOWIE, “Suffragette City” (1976), RCA, released on “ROCK BAND,” NOV. 20, 2007: 1,700 downloads, up 55%.

* R.E.M., “Orange Crush” (1988), WARNER BROS., released on “ROCK BAND,” NOV. 20, 2007: 3,200 downloads, up 256%.

* SMASHING PUMPKINS, “Cherub Rock” (1993), VIRGIN, released on “ROCK BAND” on NOV. 20, 2007: 6,600 downloads, up 843%.

[Credit: AllAccess]

I know what you’re thinking… it’s not my office.

LOS ANGELES—The group representing the U.S. recording industry said Friday it has abandoned its policy of suing people for sharing songs protected by copyright and will work with Internet service providers to cut abusers’ access if they ignore repeated warnings.

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*5 NEW ENTRIES THIS WEEK

((((ISSUE DATE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2008))))

1. BEYONCE – DISAPPEAR
2. BUSTA RHYMES FT. RON BROWZ, DIDDY, SWIZZ BEATZ, AKON & T-PAIN – ARAB MONEY-RMX
3. KANYE WEST – STREET LIGHTS
4. SLIM THUG – I RUN
5. LUDACRIS FT. LIL’ WAYNE – LAST OF A DYING BREED
6. KANYE WEST FT. KID CUDI – WELCOME TO HEARTBREAK
7. KANYE WEST FT. MR. HUDSON – PARANOID
8. JAMIE FOXX FT. T-PAIN – BLAME IT
9. JADAKISS FT. LIL’ WAYNE – DEATH WISH
10. LUDACRIS – MVP
11. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE FT. T.I. – IF I*
12. JAY-Z FT. SANTOGOLD – BROOKLYN (GO HARD)
13. JAMIE FOXX FT. KANYE WEST & THE-DREAM – DIGITAL GIRL
14. J. HOLIDAY – IT’S YOURS
15. PLIES – PLENTY MONEY*
16. DJ DRAMA FT. AKON & SNOOP DOGG – DAY DREAMIN’
17. CLINTON SPARKS FT. THE CLIPSE & PHARRELL – STILL GOT IT 4 CHEAP
18. BUSTA RHYMES FT. RON BROWZ, JUELZ SANTANA, JIM JONES & JADAKISS – ARAB MONEY-RMX PART 3*
19. FABOLOUS, RED CAFÉ & PAUL CAIN – THERE HE GO*
20. R. KELLY – I BELIEVE*

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Carmen Electra on The Ellen DeGenres Show (12/19/08)

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Carmen Electra on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (12/15/08)