Further down the spiral (Fergie to place products)
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Well, I don't know who Fergie is, and somebody has probably already posted about this, and I'm really stepping out of my modus operandi here, but, you got to shake things up once in a while. So, "wwtdd":http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=2511 reports that somebody else has reported that Fergie has signed a deal with some shoe outfit to actually include references to said company in her songs:God only knows why, but Candies has agreed to pay Fergie 4 million dollars to promote their shoes inside of her songs. Meaning this furry bitch will slip lyrics about shoes and shoe related products into her songs. The 32-year-old Black Eyed Peas singer, who has become the first star to agree to product placement in her songs, will write and perform tracks endorsing fashion company Candie's on her second solo album.An executive at Fergie's record label Interscope said: "With record sales in decline, you must find novel ways to make money out of the music. The trick is to make the brand part of the song so that it slips down easily rather than chokes the fan."Candie's will have no say over exactly what Fergie will sing, or when. Fergie does not sing jingles so it will have to work unobtrusively in the song."Fergie has also agreed to allow Candie's advisors to style fans at her shows.Now, I don't know about you, but I think this is pretty rad. It is high time that paid advertisements made their way into the songs instead of languishing in the seven minutes gaps between the three and a half minute songs. We may now, finally, be rid of the constant complaints from the radio listening public regarding the lack of ads on commercial radio. I may not have much to offer, but if nothing else I give at least my gratitude to both Fergie and Candie for taking this bold, but nonetheless long-overdue, first step.Oh, and in other celebrity news, don't miss "this":http://www.boxofficepsychics.com/?p=238
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