Christmas Online Sales Look Good For Music
In her MediaPost email column OnLineSpin Seana Mulcahy reports on revenue growth at inline retailers from Nov 1-Mid December including some strong results for music sales. Category 2004 Revenue in. Continue reading
Rich Esra Wraps Up The Year In A&R And Predicts The Future
Rich Esra publisher of the Music Business Registry has published an extensive year end wrap up on GEMS TotalAccessLive.com web site of trends in the recording industry starting with label. Continue reading
BILLBOARD PUBLISHES YEAR IN MUSIC
Billboard has published portions of it’s year end wrap up and charts online here. "This special section will give you a peek at where your favorite artists landed on some. Continue reading
The Future Of Indy Music Stores
Across the music industry we almost seem to enjoy talking about the inevitble demise of music retail. But while it’s true that digitial distribution may make music retaiL obsolete and. Continue reading
Napster To Offer First Download Subscription
From USA Today "Chris Gorog is convinced people won’t continue to pay $1 a song for online music. That is despite Apple’s record string of recent achievements, including 200 million. Continue reading
Digital Comes To Aid Of Music’s Bottom Line
Billboard.com reports that in what some are calling a "rebound year for the music business, emerging digital formats are providing a much-needed financial boost. Music-related products for PCs and mobile. Continue reading
Jupiter Says Sunscription Services Will Outpace Downloads
(From CelebrityAccess Media Wire) JupiterResearch’s latest survey on digital and online music, Consumer Survey Report: Music, 2004, which is based on a survey of over 2,300 online adults and also. Continue reading
Music Industry Back In Slump
From The Hollywood Reporter: "…At the beginning of this year, industry observers were saying that U.S. album sales appeared to have bottomed out. Indeed, 2004 started auspiciously, and sales for. Continue reading
Jazzfest Swings To New Media
From the New Orleans Times Picayune: "When Jimmy Buffett performed at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre of the Performing Arts on Wednesday night, the New Orleans audience wasn’t the only one. Continue reading