Spitzer call girl’s music suddenly in vogue on Amie Street
A funny thing happened in the wake of the Eliot Spitzer scandal that erupted over the course of this past week—aside from the fact that a state famous for its aggressive inhabitants is now being led by an unassuming and legally blind politician. Instead, through an odd series of connections, music by the alleged prostitute that is most directly tied to his downfall has suddenly become a hot seller. The situation nicely illustrates the situation that the major labels are facing as music production and distribution becomes democratized.
It appears that someone involved in the Spitzer investigation tipped The New York Times about it several days before it broke, as the paper was ready with extensive background coverage as soon as the stories hit the media. This seems to have included a lot of information from the Emperor’s Club web site, which allowed it to identify the woman who went to Spitzer’s hotel room through her MySpace profile. It turns out that Ashley Alexandra Dupré, the woman in question, is an aspiring singer.
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Spitzer call girl’s music suddenly in vogue on Amie Street
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