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'Idol' bump is a reality

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    Songs performed on hit show help increase sales for even the biggest stars in music industry

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In its eleventh season American Idol continues to churn out hit makers and generate huge ratings helping past and present artists get their music heard.

There is such a thing as the I don't -- You perform a song on idol and your sales go up -- Songs performed on the show reach a -- TV Johnny helping even the biggest stars in the business.

I can't because I just.

Rolling in the deep Adele has performed by Haley Reinhart weeks later it was -- number one.

But even this year with more recently -- film.

Piano man sales of that single went up 266%.

According to Nielsen sound scan.

After it was performed on the show up for these veteran artist to.

-- they have catalog sales this is a nice -- you know.

And it and it puts -- -- just on people's consciousness.

Most record labels and artists have opened their catalogs knowing -- song performed on I don't can create a whole new generation of fans.

The obscure artists have forgotten -- veterans.

They see a benefit from having their songs performed on idol.

-- and white line with those like them late eighties early ninety's -- metal band that Colin Dixon Portland and -- songs.

Did sold about 200 copies a week and that's song they jumped -- hundred you know.

That's a significant.

Split -- for an artist like that publicity like this is almost worth more than the actual royalties that they.

Can.

Some in Hollywood Anita Vogel Fox News.

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