Music Sales articles

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  Growing digital sales helped the music industry increase revenue for the first time since 1999

  By Nathan Ingraham on February 26, 2013 12:06 pm + 20 comments

  The transition from physical to digital media hasn't been a pretty one for the music industry, but Continue reading…

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  Streaming music leads boost in Sweden, accounting for 89 percent of digital music sales

  By Dieter Bohn on July 14, 2012 08:29 pm + 30 comments

  Streaming music's effect on the the industry's revenues has been a point of contention for some Continue reading…

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  RIAA: Digital beats out physical for first time in 2011, streaming services gain 300,000 subscribers

  By Dante D'Orazio on March 27, 2012 05:18 pm + 32 comments

  The RIAA has released its statistics on digital and physical music sales for 2011, and it has c Continue reading…

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  US music sales increase for the first time since 2004 on the strength of digital downloads

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 5, 2012 09:03 am + 26 comments

  While music sales shrank in the UK this year, the US fared much better: according to Nielsen Continue reading…

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  UK album sales shrank, digital downloads grew in 2011

  By Adi Robertson on January 2, 2012 03:29 pm + 49 comments

  Despite some high points, it wasn't a great year for the UK music industry. About 27 percent more Continue reading…