US album sales down even more
US album sales fell 15% in 2007 to 500.5 million units, though digital album sales rose 53%, lifting the overall recorded music market 14%.…
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Billboard partner with AEG on new music awards
Billboard is developing a new music awards show with AEG Live to launch in 2008, replacing the Billboard Music Awards that was not staged this year.…
People like the video functionality, but don't use it much
Nielsen research found video accounted for just 1% of content consumed on iPods surveyed, though video iPods still sell well.…
Gaming overtakes music in male entertainment spend, Nielsen Soundscan finds
A Nielsen Soundscan survey suggests video games have overtaken music in popularity and monthly spend among male consumers, with only DVDs ranking higher.…
Nielsen to monitor Yahoo launch
Nielsen will monitor the music played on Yahoo's Launch service and publish the top tracks in its regular stats report.…