RIAA optimistic despite sales slump
US music sales fell 6.2% in 2006 to $11.51 billion, with CD sales down 13%, though RIAA chief Mitch Bainwol remains optimistic.…
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Akon tops ringtone pops
Akon's album Konvicted went double platinum in the US, and US phone firm Cingular has named him the best-selling ringtone artist of all time.…
UK album sales fall in first quarter
UK album sales fell 6% in Q1 2007 year on year, the lowest first quarter since 2002, while digital album and single sales continued to rise.…
MusicNet say latest stats show subscription model still has life
MusicNet says its subscription services delivered a daily average of 6.8 million streams and downloads in January and February, adding up to over 400 million plays.…
OfCom agrees C4 needs new revenue streams
An OfCom report predicts Channel 4 will be loss-making by 2009, and CEO Andy Duncan says the broadcaster needs new forms of public support.…
BMI predicts fall in US ringtone revenues as ringback tones rise
BMI estimates US ringtone sales will fall to around $550 million this year, while ringback tones are expected to bring in about $65 million.…
Imagine tops Smooth Radio's best pop song poll of over-fifties
John Lennon's 'Imagine' tops a poll of over 3000 fifty-somethings conducted by Smooth Radio, which is relaunching with six stations after acquiring the Saga Radio network.…
US CD sales down 20% in 2007 despite digital growth
Nielsen Soundscan figures show US CD sales are down 20% year on year, and digital sales still do not compensate, with manager Jeff Rabhan calling CDs a marketing tool.…
Amy Winehouse's Back To Black enters US chart at number seven
Amy Winehouse's album 'Back To Black' debuts at number seven on the US Billboard chart after selling 50,000 copies in its first week.…
X-Factor chart battle update
X-Factor finalist Ray Quinn is expected to top the albums chart this Sunday, with Ben Mills also selling strongly according to Woolworths and HMV.…
Limewire increases in popularity
Digital Music News figures suggest Limewire is installed on 18.71 percent of computers, up from last year, despite RIAA legal action that Limewire is contesting.…
Classic Rock names Jimi Hendrix wildest guitarist of all time
Jimi Hendrix tops Classic Rock magazine's readers' and experts' poll of the wildest guitar icons, ahead of Keith Richards and Stevie Ray Vaughan.…