JB Hi-Fi Reports Strong Results, CEO To Step Down February 08, 2010
- Global
| Retail Australian music, home entertainment and electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi announced another blistering set of financial results and revealed that the executive who engineered the company's success would depart in the coming months. » Full Story
Spanish Biz Urges Reform Of Cultural Export Bodies February 08, 2010
- Global Spain appears to be far behind neighboring countries such as France in this institutional support, and there is a "need for internal coordination to improve the substance and quality" of this cultural task, according to a new report. » Full Story
Music Sales In Argentina Continue To Decline, Digital Rising February 04, 2010
- Latin Music sales in Argentina dipped for the second consecutive year, with 13.6 million units sold in 2009 compared to 16 million sold in 2008. But sales of digital formats continued to grow as part of the overall market. » Full Story
Lady Gaga, Ke$ha Rule Euro Charts February 04, 2010
- Global
| Retail
| Rock and Pop Lady Gaga maintains pole position on Billboard's European Albums chart with "The Fame" (Interscope/Universal), but loses out to a new female frontrunner on European Hot 100 Singles, as her "Bad Romance" is replaced at No. 1 by Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" (RCA/Sony Music Entertainment). » Full Story