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Adele “25” By The Numbers: 3.3 Million 1st Week Sales • 51/49% Physical/Digital • 67% Of Top 200 Sales

Music sales tracking firm BuzzAngle reports that Adele's "25" sold 3,327,992 total albums in its first week of release. Nielsen Music put the number slightly higher at 3.38 million. Sales were split. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/29/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Adele Sales Update: Sales Top 2.8 Million, More Records Broken

Adele's blockbuster release "25" continues to break sales record both in the U.S. and abroad.  First week album sales of more than 3 million are all but inevitable.

Bruce Houghton on 11/26/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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TUE. NEWS BRIEF: Adele Mania Roundup • Landr To Desktop • Third Man To Detroit • Sony Signs Schneider • More

TUESDAY 11.24.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web This says it all: Adele "25" is outselling the rest of the Top 200 combined. Updated continuously under our More News tab.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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MON. NEWS BRIEF: Adele’s “25” Is Breaking Records • Rdio Shutdown Begins Today • Mercury Prize Winner • More

Monday 11.23.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Are you sick of reading about Adele, yet? The mania is just beginning.  Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

Bruce Houghton on 11/23/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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SONGS Music CEO Matt Pincus On Why Music Publishing’s Two-Class System Could Be The End For New Indie Firms [OP-ED]

[UPDATE 2] SONGS Music CEO Matt Pincus writes about the threats facing the music publishing business, as larger companies work to make the shares which they control earn greater revenue from digital use. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/20/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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AM NEWS BRIEF: Adele “25” Arrives • Apple Music’s Iovine Apologizes To All Women • Orchard Acquires Shrapnel • More

Friday 11.20.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web OUTLIER ALERT: Adele's "25" has arrived. Stay calm. Nothing about this release has anything to do with the rest of the music business.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Adele’s New Album “25” Will Not Be Available On Streaming Services, Spotify and Apple Music Comment

{UPDATE 2 ] As most music industry insiders guessed, Adele's new album "25" will not be available on any of the major on demand streaming music services when it is. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/19/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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CHANGES @ Beatport • NMPA • WMG’s ADA • Universal Music • Madison Square Garden

  Antony Bruno has been named the Dir. of Communications at SFX owned Beatport. Bruno did previous stints at Beats Music and Billboard Magazine.

Bruce Houghton on 11/09/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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AM NEWS BRIEF: Will Adele Stream New Album? • ADA Expands Label Services • RIAA Likes TPP • More

Friday 11.6.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web To stream or not to stream. Adele's answer could start a trend. Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

Bruce Houghton on 11/06/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Sean Combs Moves Bad Boy Label From UMG To Sony’s Epic Records

Sean Combs has moved his Bad Boy Entertainment to Sony's Epic Records from Universal Music Group's Interscope. The deal includes two upcoming albums from Combs aka Puff Daddy. The deal was. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/05/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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