The 3 Most Popular Musical Artists in the Digital Age

These are surprising if you ask me, but Gracenotes has a way of tracking this worldwide.

The Top 3 Most Popular Musical Artists in the Digital Age are...

1. Michael Jackson
2. Bob Marley
3. Tupac

Incidentally, Michael wasn't on the list while he was still alive. This is a post-death phenomenon. Come to think of it, all three of those guys are dead.

In this country and Europe the Beatles would have made the list, but worldwide they aren't as strong as those three listed above.

Click on the link for further analysis and a discussion of methodology.

Sammy Hagar

I met Sammy Hagar a couple of times--the first time was backstage at Farm Aid in 1985. That was the first time he played together with Eddie Van Halen, just before he officially joined the band. I met him again years later at the Loop. He is a totally approachable, totally cool dude.

This interview about his new book is awesome if you're a Sammy fan.

Sex, drugs, rock and roll, and alien abduction.