2011 MTV Music Awards spiked sales for performer Lupe Fiasco After Fiasco performed “Out of My Head” with Trey Songz/”The Show Goes On. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story.

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2011 MTV Music Awards spiked sales for performer Lupe Fiasco After Fiasco performed “Out of My Head” with Trey Songz/”The Show Goes On, the album and single experienced significant jumps on iTunes:

· Album jumped from #60 to #25
· #1 rap album
· “The Show Goes On” single jumps from #18 to #11
· Significant jumps “Out of my Head” and “Words I Never Said” on the hip hop singles chart
· Website traffic jumped 100% as well

“This performance came at the perfect time for Lupe. Just as “The Show Goes On” hits #1 at radio, & we begin the campaign on “Out Of My Head” w/ Trey, the Movie Awards comes in with a sledgehammer! Lupe Fiasco is having an incredible summer with his third album, Lasers. Many thanks to MTV.” —David Saslow, Atlantic Records / SVP Video Content, Programming, & Production.