Web Activity Picks Up For Grammy Acts

Digital music services report that many of the artists who appeared on the Grammy Awards experienced a spike in online activity the day after the awards.

In the wake of the Grammy telecast Feb. 23, Norah Jones, Eminem, Bruce Spingsteen, John Mayer, Nelly, and Dixie Chicks all saw boosts in streaming and downloading from the likes of Pressplay and Rhapsody.

Pressplay reports that 31 of its top 50 downloads on Feb. 24 were Grammy winners from the night before, and overall usage increased five-fold that day. Close to half of the downloads were songs from Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me," named album of the year. In fact, Jones locked up the top 14 downloads for the day on Pressplay-the first time a single artist has claimed the entire top of the service's chart.

While Pressplay declined to provide specific figures, the service reports that Jones also saw a 400% increase in streaming consumption of the track "Don't Know Why."

Dozens of songs from the catalogs of Grammy performers Bruce Springsteen and Dixie Chicks experienced increases of up to 200% in streaming and downloading on Monday, Pressplay reports.

Meanwhile, Lycos says its version of Listen.com's Rhapsody subscription service saw a significant spike in CD burns and streams for Jones. From Feb. 24-26, CD burn activity for Jones rose 532%, while the number of streams of her material increased 443%. Specific figures were not disclosed. Coldplay saw the second-highest increase on Rhapsody, with a 68% bump in CD burns and a 77% increase in on-demand streams. Also experiencing increases were Eminem, up 35% in burns and 42% in streams, and Faith Hill, up 22% in burns and 46% in streams.

Additionally, Lycos reports an increase in on-demand streams for John Mayer (163%), the Dixie Chicks (59%), Bruce Springsteen (51%), Sheryl Crow (40%), Ashanti (40%), and Nelly (35%).