CD Trading Site LaLa Takes Off
If you want to learn what a satisfying web experience feels like spend a few minutes on CD trading site LaLa.com. LaLa delivers on it’s singular promise – to cheaply. Continue reading
Download Buyers Less Hit Driven Than Record Store Sales
Click on image to enlarge. Download music buyers are less hit driven than their brick and mortar counterparts according to a study by Wired editor-in-chief Chris Andersen for his upcoming. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 4-16-06
Label Pos. ARTIST | TITLE WAR 1 BUILT TO SPILL|YOU IN REVERSE WAR 2 FLAMING LIPS|AT WAR WITH THE M . Continue reading
CD Baby Releases Indie Download Sales Analysis
Digital Audio Insider did a nice analysis of figures posted by CD Baby on revenue received from various download services for the indie label product: Download Store Total Sales Percent. Continue reading
Study Shows End Of “Hit” Music Era
Wired Editor Chris Anderson coined the term "The Long Tail" to describe how the net is causing the end of the mass mega-hits in all media and the opportunities for. Continue reading
Can The Music Industry Get Beyond P2P And Piracy?
"Although about 3 million computers get sold every year in China, people don’t pay for the software. Someday they will, though. And as long as they’re going to steal it,. Continue reading
Three Niche Sites Swim Upstream Against The iTunes Tsunami
Three online stores that are fighting the iTunes tsunami and hoping for long lives by finding their own niches and serving them well, according to an article in the Village. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 3-26-06
Label Pos. ARTIST | TITLE COL 1 GEIGER*TEDDY|UNDERAGE THINKING VRGN 2 HARPER*BEN|BOTH SIDES OF THE G UNIV 3 PRINCE|3121 ANIT 4 CASE*NEKO|FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS EPIC 5 MATISYAHU|YOUTH NWLR 6 SOUNDS|DYING. Continue reading
Album Sales Slump Continues
According to Nielsen SoundScan album sales have dropped 3% so far this year though digital single sales have increased 96%. This preliminary first quarter outlook is part of a larger. Continue reading
New NARM Study Gives Music Retailers Hope
A new NPD Group study for NARM (National Assoc. Of Record Merchandisers – aka record stores) surprisingly found "opportunities in the near-term to increase sales among an active group of. Continue reading
