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Album Sales Continue to Drop – Down 18% In May

Posted on 05. Jun, 2009 by refe.

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This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone at this point, but album sales were down 17.8% in May over the same month in 2008, and 37.7% lower than May 2007. Not a great start to the weekend. This is bad news for the recording and music retail industries because there are still precious few within them who have truly begun exploring business models that rely less heavily on the sale of CDs and digital downloads.

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Resurgence of Vinyl Could Be Just What the Industry Needs

Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by refe.

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A pair of Wired stories recently reported evidence of a significant uptick in the sale of vinyl records, showing that while CD sales have declined 11.7 percent this past year, vinyl sales have increased 36.6 percent. This recent resurgence of vinyl is beautifully ironic. This is the digital age! Music is cheap, convenient and portable. Innovations [...]

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Coldplay Offers Free Live Album to Fans

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by refe.

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A band like Coldplay doesn’t need to give anything away. They’re already doing quite well for themselves - Viva la Vida went double platinum without breaking a sweat, and the band consistently sells out arenas across the known world like they’re U2. Yet, it was announced a while back that Coldplay would be releasing a live [...]

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Is the Album Dead?

Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 by refe.

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I have often heard people say that the Album has become an unintended casualty of the post-iTunes era. I have tended to agree. It used to be a sign of greatness when a band was able to craft a cohesive album that was more than a simple collection of songs. Now, listeners pick and choose [...]