Record Store Day Declared Big Sales Success
It was a great day for recorded music as sales surged during America’s third annual Record Store Day on April 17th. Compared to the prior week, overall U.S. album sales. Continue reading
Share Your Favorite Record Store Memories
Record Store Day is this Saturday April 17th and most stores have lots of great things planned. This year there are signs that with a little help from vinyl and. Continue reading
Video: A Look At Record Store Day Exclusives
What does your local record store have planned to celebrate this Saturday's Record Store Day? This video on hosted by Chris Brown of the New England indie chain Bull Moose. Continue reading
CIMS Indie Store TOP 20 Debuts
For the week of 4.4.10 1 JONES,SHARON & THE DAP-KINGS I LEARNED THE HARD WAY DAPTONE (CIMS-LS) 2 DR. DOG SHAME SHAME ANTI/EPITAPH 3 JONSI GO XL 4 HIATT,JOHN OPEN. Continue reading
Interest Growing In April 17th’s Record Store Day
Given the ongoing decline in record stores, it's exciting to hear that April 17th's Record Store Day is shaping up to be the biggest yet. Biggest, not just in terms. Continue reading
Amazon’s Daily Deal Skirmish Offers Reminder Of Apple’s Power Over The Major Labels
According to recent reports, Apple has been aggressively discouraging labels from participating in Amazon MP3's Daily Deal. Feature a new release there, the labels have been told, and your release. Continue reading
Apple Finally Notices Amazon MP3 & Declares War
(Updated) iTunes has always done things its own way. What its competitors did was not Apple's concern. After all, ITunes controls the vast majority of the download market. But that's. Continue reading
The Orchard Ups Navin From Interim To Full CEO
Digital distributor The Orchard announced on Monday morning that interim CEO Brad Navin has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and a director of the company. Navin was selected after Board. Continue reading
Survey: 30% Of U.S. Never Use The Net
Can the music industry afford to ignore 30% of its potential customer base? A new survey by The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration shows that 30% of. Continue reading
What Is Indie? Soundscan Reclassifies 217 Retailers
Since its inception Sounsdscan, the dominant retail music sales measurement service in the U.S. has classified a number of small to mid-size independent music retailers along with the larger chains. Continue reading
