Album With Olympics Opening Ceremony Music Tops Download ... - The People Speak Out

The opening ceremony for the London Olympics 2012 captivated the world. The ceremony, which was overloaded with fireworks, a large fire structure, and bicycles with wings, also impressed by its musical diversity.

Raging from the Arctic Monkeys to Paul McCartney on the piano, who sang "Hey Jude," the musical performances moved the world, and the result became evident in digital music sales, reported Pollstar.

Last Friday, minutes after the opening ceremony of the most important sports event in the world was over, the songs that were performed during the event were compiled in an album and were available on iTunes.

Hence, the songs that appeared under Danny Boyle's direction, proved once again Britain's musical excellence. The songs by artists like David Bowie, the Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Dizzee Rascal, Emeli Sande, the Pet Shop Boys, Arctic Monkeys and Paul McCartney—which are included in the album—topped charts and sales turning the album into number one in digital sales in Britain, France, Spain, and Belgium.

The opening ceremony record for the Olympic games London 2012, is listed as No. 5 in digital charts in the United States and it is also listed as No. 5 in general charts in Britain.

Despite the fact that the Olympics in London have been overshadowed by the militarization of the event as well as by the strong restrictions imposed to the assistants, it's a fact that the games are one of the most important events worldwide, and the best way to celebrate them is with music!

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Twitter Trouble for the Olympics - The People Speak Out

It's been all Twitter trouble for the Olympics in London so far. The social media site has changed how the world approaches the epic athletic event and its athletes, adding zaniness and controversy into the mix.

The social media site has taken control of the event in many ways that television could not, shaping it both for better and for worse.

Twitter has stirred up a lot of controversy because of the way people are using the site to spread news about the Olympics.

The Associated Press Wire reported that Olympic Committee Spokesman Mark Adams stated that the Committee do not seek to control Twitter because they simply cannot. Over 15 million fans are experiencing the Olympics via Twitter.

Because of Twitter posts, the Olympic Committee has kicked out two athletes for racist tweets. Additionally, Twitter has played a crucial part in TV viewers' protesting NBC for not broadcasting the opening ceremony live; in an athletes' campaign called "WeDemandChange" that has protested sponsorship restrictions; and in a fan's arrest for posting a series of threats toward athletes (one even threatening to drown a British diver).

Twitter trouble started when Hope Solo, goalkeeper of the USA soccer team tweeted an outburst against Brandy Chastain, former USA soccer player and now soccer analyst on NBC.

"Its 2 bad we can't have commentators who better represents the team&knows more about the game," posted the American goalkeeper in a response to Chastain's analytical opinion about the US defense.

Many TV viewers used the hashtag "nbcfail" on Twitter to complain about NBC's coverage on the opening ceremonies.

It seems that more and more trouble keeps arising through Twitter. It is mostly due to the fact that this social media site has been adopted as a forum for ranting and gossiping instead of promotion.

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