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  • July 2008

    • As Digital Gains, Album Sales Plunge 11%

      Variety  |  Jul 3, 08 6:35 AM CDT

      As Digital Gains, Album Sales Plunge 11%

      (Newser) - CDs continue to go the way of the 8-track, losing further ground to digital music. Another big drop in CD sales is being driven by the closure of Virgin stores and reduced shelf space at outlets like Target. CD sales are off 16% over the last 12 months and total album sales have dropped 11%, Variety reports. More »

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      music industry  • Madonna  • digital music  • Universal Music Group  • Target  • Best Buy  • CDs  • Mariah Carey  • EMI  • Lil Wayne  • Coldplay  • Usher  • Lenny Kravitz  • Leona Lewis  • Virgin Records

  • June 2008

    • Wal-Mart Looks for Better Return on CDs

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 9, 08 11:49 AM CDT

      Wal-Mart Looks for Better Return on CDs

      (Newser) - As the country's leading brick-and-mortar CD seller, Wal-Mart occupies a special place in the music industry, earning perks like exclusive releases of CDs by bands like Journey and, soon, AC/DC. But with sales of physical CDs in freefall, even Wal-Mart is considering cutting the number of titles and artists its stores stock, reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      Wal-Mart  • music industry  • music downloads  • iTunes Store  • CDs

    • Musicians Plug Upgrades to Flat-Sounding Digital

      USA Today  |  Jun 4, 08 7:23 AM CDT

      Musicians Plug Upgrades to Flat-Sounding Digital

      (Newser) - Musicians dissatisfied with the sound of digital media are releasing albums as higher-quality downloads, on high-definition DVDs and even on vinyl, USA Today reports. Last year, Amazon and iTunes agreed to boost the quality of their MP3s, but some groups are using even better versions to eliminate what Neil Young calls "unacceptable quality compromises" made for CDs and the like. More »

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      music  • music downloads  • CDs  • Neil Young  • MP3s  • vinyl  • quality control

  • April 2008

    • Files May Be Fleeting

      Boston Globe  |  Apr 7, 08 1:29 PM CDT

      Files May Be Fleeting

      (Newser) - Cuneiform tablets have kept information safe across millenia, but hard drives have lifespans of just a few years. Even if your CDs survive the century, their players might have become obsolete, warns the Boston Globe . "Who knows how long they're going to last—how much time before the information on a zip disk just goes into cyberspace heaven," said one archivist. More »

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      book  • DVD  • CDs  • information technology  • digital media  • digital storage  • cassette tape

  • February 2008

    • iTunes Store Now No. 2 Music Retailer

      Ars Technica  |  Feb 26, 08 3:00 PM CST

      iTunes Store Now No. 2 Music Retailer

      (Newser) - iTunes is the world's No. 2 music retailer, a ranking that includes stores that sell CDs. The reason is a combination of a modest increase in digital music sales and a sharp dive in CD sales, so the news isn't much to celebrate for the music industry. And kids are leading the way in abandoning the CD format, Ars Technica reports. More »

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      Wal-Mart  • music downloads  • iTunes  • digital music  • iTunes Store  • CDs

  • December 2007

    • Record Industry Changes Tune on Copying CDs

      Washington Post  |  Dec 30, 07 6:25 AM CST

      Record Industry Changes Tune on Copying CDs

      (Newser) - The recording industry has argued in a court brief that individuals who copy music from CDs for personal use are breaking the law, the Washington Post reports. The claim by the Recording Industry Association of America is a dramatic rejection of what had long been considered a Fair Use right for consumers—and has driven the massive popularity of portable MP3 players. More »

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      music  • copyright  • CDs  • RIAA  • download

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • Connie Francis Battles Family for Suicide Fan's Bequest

      New York Daily News  |  Aug 20, 07 2:08 AM CDT

      Connie Francis Battles Family for Suicide Fan's Bequest

      (Newser) - An obsessed female fan of Connie Francis put $300,000 in assets in the Sixties singer's name—then shot herself days later. Now Francis, known for her old hits "Who's Sorry Now"  and "Where the Boys Are," is suing the fan's family to collect the money. Relatives claim Francis, 68, exerted undue influence over the retired convenience store manager .    More »

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      musician  • CDs  • Connie Francis

    • The CD Turns 25

      Wired  |  Aug 17, 07 5:06 PM CDT

      The CD Turns 25

      (Newser) - The compact disc, which Wired calls an "obsolete form of optical media," has been spinning for 25 years today, according to a press release from Philips. The first disk, a recording of ABBA’s “The Visitors,” was produced in Hanover, Germany in 1982. A stunning 200 billion CDs have been produced since, and the technology and form have been adapted for next-gen media like DVD and Blu-Ray. More »

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      music  • Sony  • digital music  • CDs  • Philips  • data storage  • compact discs

  • July 2007
  • March 2007

    • CD Sales Drop 20%

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 21, 07 11:33 AM CDT

      CD Sales Drop 20%

      (Newser) - CD sales plunged more than 20% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, and online music sales didn't come close to making up the difference. Closing stores, weak albums, and over a billion songs shared illegally every month combined to deliver the sharpest downturn yet to the slumping music industry. More »

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      music  • music industry  • music downloads  • consumer  • CDs  • brands  • merchandise  • compact discs

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