Labels Fight For #1: Hits’ Q1 Market Share Report

Record industry trade Hits Daily Double dug through the Q1 major label sales numbers and found some major shifts in the label landscape. For the first time in recent memory, Sony essentially tied Universal for #1. Also striking is how much just a few releases dominate each label's overall sales. In fact, Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" seems to have been almost entirely responsible for EMI's placement anywhere close to the other three label groups. Hits has more analysis.  (registration is required)