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Taylor Swift & ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Led Cassette Sales in 2023

The Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack franchise and Taylor Swift unspooled big numbers on cassette tape in 2023, as the combined sales of the two accounted for 29% of all cassette albums sold in the U.S. last year, according to data tracking firm Luminate. Further, the top five-selling cassette albums of 2023, as well as six of the top 10, were all Swift and Guardians titles (see list, below). 2023’s […]

todayFebruary 19, 2024

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Best Buy Cutting Off DVD + Blu-Ray Sales in 2024

If you're looking for DVDs and Blu-Rays in 2024, your best buy may come somewhere other than Best Buy! That's because the retail giant recently confirmed that they will be phasing out their DVD and Blu-Ray sales this year.Rumblings had started to surface that Best Buy would be exiting the digital media landscape, with The Digital Bits first reporting in the fall talks that the retailer was planning to make […]

todayJanuary 3, 2024

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Boise Music Festival Announces Early Bird Ticket Sales For 2024

It is the question that everyone on the internet seems to be asking today:Who's performing?It didn't take long for the Treasure Valley to notice that Boise Music Festival has announced tickets are on sale starting next week for the real early birds ahead of the June 22nd concert date. Yes, we're talking June 22nd of 2024.Many major shows for next year are already lined up with tickets on sale or in […]

todayDecember 6, 2023 5

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Here Comes The Sun music festival announces headlining artists in lead up to ticket sales

Get ready to ride the waves down south because Ocean Alley is back to headline the Margaret River festival.In its fifth year, Here Comes The Sun has announced its epic line-up for the 2024 event.So far the list of artists to feature alongside the Aussie psychedelic group include Ball Park Music, Ruby Fields, Jack Botts, South Summit and Clews.Timed perfectly to coincide with the World Surf League Margaret River Pro, […]

todayDecember 5, 2023 3

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Joey Bada$$ Argues First-Week Album Sales ‘Don’t Matter’

Joey Bada$$ has come out of his X hiatus with some thoughts about first-week album sales.The Brooklyn rapper took to the social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday night (November 20) to claim that first-week figures “don’t matter anymore.”Joey argued that Billboard charts don’t reflect the reality of the streaming era and told fans to “shut the fuck up and enjoy the music.”“It’s been a minute, hey guys. […]

todayNovember 21, 2023 3

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Sony maintains PS5 sales target despite operating profit sliding on chip slump

Open this photo in gallery:The Sony logo outside the company's headquarters in Tokyo, on Jan. 31.PHILIP FONG/AFP/Getty ImagesSony’s SONY-N operating profit fell 29 per cent in the July-September quarter as the company was hit by a weaker performance at its image sensor and financial divisions.Profit for the quarter was 263 billion yen ($1.74-billion). That compared with a 306 billion yen estimate from 10 analysts polled by LSEG.The Japanese tech conglomerate […]

todayNovember 9, 2023 3

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Universal Music shares down 6% as streaming sales edge lower

Universal Music Group generated revenue of €2.75 billion in the third quarter, a 3.3% increase compared to the same period last year despite a slide in streaming sales, according to its latest financial results.  The music recording giant said that sales were underpinned by “healthy constant currency growth” across all of its business segments.   That was not enough to impress the market, as its share price had fallen by 6% […]

todayOctober 27, 2023 2

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Ed Sheeran Donates ‘Autumn Variations’ Sales to Save The Music

Ed Sheeran is donating a portion of the proceeds from sales of “Autumn Variations” — both the original release and the newly-released “Fan Living Room Sessions” — to music education non-profit Save The Music. The announcement comes on the heels of “Autumn Variations (Fan Living Room Sessions),” an extended version of the album that arrived today and features live performances from surprised fans’ homes. The takes were filmed during the […]

todayOctober 2, 2023 3

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Losing value in a digital world…musicians contemplate the merits of albums as sales plummet

The Sunday News Bruce Ndlovu , Sunday Life Reporter WHEN his fans told him that they wanted a new album from him, Martin Sibanda of Ndolwane Super Sounds was reluctant to go back into the studio. In their plea, he could tell that his followers still had the burning desire to hear new music, almost three decades after they first came across Ndolwane’s unique brand of social commentary-fuelled rhumba. However, […]

todayAugust 27, 2023 5

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