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
Grammy Acts To See Boost On Next Week's Chart February 05, 2010
- Retail Grammy winner and performer Lady Antebellum looks likely to remain on top of the tally for a second week with "Need You Now," and Grammy exposure will also help many other artists and albums on the list. » 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
Australian Music Market Up 4.8% In 2009 February 03, 2010
- Global
| Record Labels
| Radio Australian full-year 2009 trade figures issued by labels body ARIA show a 4.8% gain in wholesale revenue to $446.1 million Australian ($395 million), powered by a booming digital music sector and solid CD album sales. » Full Story
Grammy 2010 Sales Boost Off To Slow Start February 02, 2010
- Retail While online stores are claiming the majority of the sales pop as a result of the Grammy Awards on Jan. 31, brick and mortar merchants are observing rising sales from winners and performers -- but the results so far are not as high as last year. » Full Story
Lady Antebellum, Bon Jovi See Grammy Sales Boost February 01, 2010
- Retail Following the Jan. 31 airing of the 52nd Grammy Awards, music merchandisers are saying that tracks by some of the ceremony’s winners and performers are experiencing a pick-up in sales. Lady Antebellum, Pink, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Kings of Leon, the Black Eyed Peas, Zac Brown Band and Dave Matthews Band were among those benefiting. » Full Story
Amazon Blows By Estimates, Sees Strong Q1 January 29, 2010
- Global
| Retail Amazon.com Inc blew past analysts' profit estimates in its closely watched holiday quarter and forecast revenue for early 2010 that topped already-high Wall Street expectations. » Full Story
