TV's power over the biggest bands

[Naj]

CC Mention....


In November, Madonna used a “CSI: Miami”/“CSI: NY” crossover to promote her new single, “Hung Up”; Led Zeppelin, which rarely licenses music for TV, allowed “One Tree Hill” to use “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” in the show’s May season finale; and a January episode of “Cold Case” was built around the music of Springsteen (left).

“We’ve definitely been approached by artists who wanted us to use one of their singles or even do an all-inclusive episode,” “Cold Case” co-producer Erin Mitchell told Watch!, a magazine produced by CBS.


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[TVFan]

Maybe they'll be able to get even more music now since the artists seem to be embracing CC's musical dependence. That's awesome! Thanks Naj!!

[sonny]

Thanks Naj. ;D ;D ;D

[boxman]

Huh. Maybe this is good news for those DVDs we're writing to get.

[r2k]

I was thinking about the DVD possibility too Boxman. Now that we know the artists see these shows as publicity, maybe they will realize the exposure will make them money, not postponing the DVD releases. I always thought the artists should be happy for the exposure they got on the show. There were songs I didn't think much of or knew before Cold Case and I downloaded some as a result.