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NEWS ABOUT: CD sales

CD sales stories: 5 news summaries

 Susan Boyle's 
 Album Already 
 a Best-Seller 

November release tops presale chart

Sep 4, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Beat it, Beatles, here comes Susan Boyle. Hours after the Scottish singer's upcoming album was announced, it hit No. 1 on the Amazon.com presale charts—putting her ahead of Whitney Houston and the Fab Four. I Dreamed A Dream comes out in late November, the Scottish Daily Record reports.... More »

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entertainment • music industry • Scotland • Beatles • record sales • Amazon.com • CD sales • Whitney Houston • Susan Boyle

 95% of Music
 Downloads
 Illegal: Industry

40B tracks shared illegally, group claims

Jan 19, 09 3:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Nearly all—95%—of music downloads globally are illegal, at least according to the industry, Techdirt reports. The numbers come from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and indicate that even a 25% increase in online music purchases last year couldn’t overcome the effects of piracy. According to... More »

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music • music industry • music downloads • piracy • RIAA • illegal downloading • CD sales • IFPI • International Federation of the Phonographic Industry

(Newser) - The music industry ends 2008 in familiar territory: Sales are down for the seventh time in eight years, the Wall Street Journal reports. CD purchases dropped by 20% to 360.6 million as labels continue to adapt to the digital revolution. Apple's iTunes store moved ahead of Wal-Mart to become... More »

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music industry • digital music • CD sales

 Pumpkins'
 Single to
 Debut on
 Guitar Hero

Bands seeking new ways to market music in tougher market

Sep 3, 08 4:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Smashing Pumpkins will release their next single, G.L.O.W., as a download for the video game Guitar Hero: World Tour, reports the  ChicagoTribune. Band front man Billy Corgan will also appear within the new version of the popular game, which is due out in a few... More »

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Guitar Hero • Activision • Billy Corgan • CD sales • G.L.O.W. • Jimmy Chamberlin • Guitar Hero: World Tour • Smashing Pumpkins

 Jay-Z to Sign Record $150M Deal 

Live Nation deal sign of industry upheaval

Apr 3, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Jay-Z is about to decamp from record label Def Jam and sign a $150 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation, reports the New York Times. The deal, Live Nation's biggest to date, will give the superstar financial backing for tours, his own record label and other related... More »

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music industry • concert • hip-hop • Atlantic Records • Madonna • rap music • Live Nation • American Gangster • Mary J. Blige • Def Jam • Jay-Z • The Black Album • Rocawear • CD sales

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