Death doesnāt have to mark the end of a musical artistās career. It might even provide a boost.
Hit songs by Eddie Money and Ric Ocasek (the frontman of The Cars) charted this week following the deaths of the two musicians earlier this month, according to Billboard.
Moneyās 1986 hit āTake Me Home Tonightā hit No. 3 on the Sept. 28 Hot Rock Songs chart. The song was boosted by a 266 percent increase in digital sales, with 11,000 downloads sold, Billboard reported, citing Nielsen Music.
That wasnāt the only Money hit to reenter the charts. āTwo Tickets to Paradiseā hit No. 4, āShakināā went to No. 10 and āBaby Hold Onā reached No. 12, according to Billboard. His album, āThe Best of Eddie Money,ā charted at No. 8 on the Top Rock Albums.
Meanwhile, The Carsā 1984 hit āDriveā saw 7,000 download sales, a 1,526 percent bump, according to the report. That pushed it up to No. 6. Meanwhile, āJust What I Neededā hit No. 9 and āMy Best Friendās Girlā reached No. 21, and The Carsā album āThe Complete Greatest Hitsā came in at No. 6 on the Top Rock Albums chart.
Itās not unusual for there to be a spike in interest in an artist after their death. Some companies have even put holographic shows of deceased artists, and the Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Friday that it was charging one of them with fraud.
That company, Hologram USA Networks Inc., falsely claimed to have exclusive rights to stage holographic shows with performers like Whitney Houston, Roy Orbison and Tupac Shakur, according to the SECās complaint. The company also lied about having a network of theaters around the U.S. to put on its āresurrection attractions.ā
The company raised $100,000 from investors with its lies as it claimed to be preparing to go public, the SEC said.
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