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15 months till digital rules

Posted on August 18, 2009 at 11:17 am

An NPD Group study says the pace of growth in online music sales and the continued crumbling of the CD market will cross path by the end of next year.

When it comes to the unit-sales volume of music sold at retail – including paid digital music downloads and CDs – Apple iTunes leads in the U.S. with 25 percent of music units sold, which is up from 21 percent in 2008 and 14 percent in 2007. Walmart (including Walmart.com) remains in second position with 14 percent of music volume sold. Best Buy ranked third.

She thinks my radio station is sexy

Posted on July 27, 2009 at 6:50 pm

Country star Kenny Chesney will soon launch an online radio station called No Shoes Radio.

A local media success story

Posted on July 1, 2009 at 10:38 pm

Our brethren at MusicRow pass on some stats detailing the double-digit increases in of Country Music Television’s metrics.

Music video hours have also increased on the channel, with ratings up +17% versus the same quarter last year among total viewers, and up +14% among adults 18-49. In addition, video streams are up +23% for CMT.com for second quarter when compared to the same quarter last year.

Rascal Flatts single sets mark

Posted on March 18, 2009 at 6:53 pm

The band’s new song, “Here Comes Goodbye,” sold more than 120,000 copies during its first week on the market. It’s the best debut ever for a country single.

LifeWay launches online music service

Posted on February 5, 2009 at 1:50 pm

What started as a digital hymnal has turned “the largest known recording project in Nashville history” into an iTunes-like service that lets users customize the songs they want. From the AP’s report on the launch of SongMap this morning:

“It’s a one-stop worship shop,” Pack said. “There’s nothing of this scale that allows you to do this. There’s software that allows you to compose music, but the ability to move those blocks around, the chorus or the verses, to change the key, that’s not really out there right now.”

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