JAY-Z “Magna Carta Holy Grail” Samsung Commercial (Official)
(Found Jay Z Artwork above on nostalgic2001.deviantart.com)
Samsung paid $5 apiece for the albums, according to a person familiar with the matter. It wasn’t immediately clear if Nielsen SoundScan will count Samsung’s purchases in its sales tallies. For Jay-Z, the deal is a precious advertising opportunity and gives him $5 million in sales before the album is even released. The agreement signals the increasing importance of corporate sponsors to the music industry, which has seen sales tank over the past decade. – WSJ
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