PSY’s “Gangnam Style” Earned Him Roughly $8 Million: Morning Mix

Carl Williott | December 6, 2012 5:00 am

Did You Hear?

:: PSY earned at least $7.9 million from iTunes sales and Youtube clicks for his viral hit “Gangnam Style.” The more astonishing fact, though, is that the tune raked in a paltry $60,000 in his native South Korea. [AOL Music]

:: Jay-Z is not a fan of the unauthorized biography Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z went from Street Corner to Corner Office. Author Zack O’Malley says when he bumped into Hova at an event and introduced himself as the book’s writer, Jay responded thusly: “That book was horrible.” [MTV RapFix]

:: The Wanted were supposed to drop an album late this year to go head-to-head with One Direction‘s Take Me Home, but we now know they delayed it because it just wasn’t ready. “It was meant to be this Christmas, but it wasn’t ready yet so… we’re thinking around April, we’ll have something ready,” Jay McGuinness said at the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball. [Billboard]

:: Snoop Dogg‘s reggae project is happening, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. The Snoop Lion album Reincarnated will be distributed by RCA in early 2013. [Complex]

After the jump, find out which music acts you can find on the tube today.

Music on TV:

:: Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) — Vintage Trouble :: Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) — Paloma Faith :: Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) — Alicia Keys (repeat) :: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) — Tanlines :: Conan (TBS) — The Gaslight Anthem :: Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) — Walk The Moon