Tale Of The Tape: Ashley Alexandra Dupre Vs. The Barenaked Ladies

Peter Kafka | March 13, 2008 1:05 PM

ashley-alexandra-dupre.jpgHer MySpace page may be down, but Eliot Spitzer's alleged escort continues her rocket ascent through cyberspace. As of mid-day Ashley Alexandra Dupree's page on Amie Street, the music store that prices music based on popularity, was awfully popular.

How popular, exactly? Co-founder Josh Boltuch won't say how many tracks Ashley has sold, or how many any other Amie Street artist has sold. But he suggests that we compare Ashley's public stats with those of two of his site's most popular acts: The Barenaked Ladies and Radiohead's Thom Yorke. OK:

Ashley:

Listens: 116,534

Views: 147,207

Barenaked Ladies:

Listens: 494,090

Views: 75,710

Thom Yorke:

Listens: 2,791

Views: 2,097

And, for good measure, band-of-the-second Vampire Weekend:

Listens: 6,807

Views: 4,608

One more data point: Ashley uploaded her first song onto Amie Street on Nov. 8, 2007. Up until yesterday afternoon, you could snag it for 7 cents. Today a download of "What We Want" will cost you 98 cents.

 

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14 Comments

anon said:
We know it wins points with your boss to shit on Ben Stein, Eliot Spitzer, and anyone else that calls him a crook. But, seriously, this isn't interesting or alley news.

If you're going to do it anyway, at least have Henry step up and post this himself. It makes a mockery of those silly "disclaimers" you put up against other posts about relationships with Kevin Ryan, etc.
Henry Blodget said:
Nope--This one's Peter's call. I do think it's nice (for her) that the song is okay. I also think interesting from a business perspective how quickly something like this can explode online. Ashley has put Amie Street on the map in a major way.

(I'm the one who peed on Ben Stein. Certainly wasn't the only one.)
jonw said:
@ anon, does this mean you won't be buying her forthcoming LP - "Coming on the Mayflower"?
crawford said:
Oldest profession meets newest.
Monetization of Warhol's 15 minutes of fame.
The machine now serves the independent artist with blinding speed.

Cool.
crawford (URL) said:
Oh, and it just dawned on me (doh!), Ashley is now earning 92 cents more per download with Spitzer's "promotion" efforts. So that makes him her pimp, technically speaking, right? Too crazy fun.
DaveyPaterson said:
Henry, Why did Eliot got to a prostitute?

Because his wife was a Spitzer, not a swallower!
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