Ednita Nazario's 'Soy' Tallies Strong First-Week November 05, 2009
- Latin
| Retail Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario debuts on top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart with her set "Soy" (Sony Latin), notching the highest first week sales for a female Latin act so far this year. » Full Story
Carrie Underwood Likely To Top Next Week's Billboard 200 November 05, 2009
- Retail Carrie Underwood is on track to achieve her second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as her recently released album, "Play On," should debut atop the chart next week. Music industry prognosticators suggest the 19/Arista Nashville set could sell over 300,000 copies by week's end on Sunday (Nov. 8) night. » Full Story
'This Is It' Debuts Atop Euro Chart November 05, 2009
- Global
| Retail
| Rock and Pop Michael Jackson's "This Is It" (Epic/Sony Music Entertainment) debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's European Albums survey, as "Sexy Chick" (Gum/Positiva/Virgin/EMI) by David Guetta featuring Akon returns to the top of European Hot 100 Singles for the seventh week in total. » Full Story
'This Is It' Tops Billboard 200 With 373,000 First-Week Sales November 04, 2009
- Retail The companion album to the musical documentary film of the same name is Jackson's sixth No. 1 on the tally and it arrives with his best sales frame for an album since 1995's "HIStory" started atop the Billboard 200 with 391,000 copies. » Full Story
NARM Task Force To Focus On Digital Music Issues October 30, 2009
- Retail The National Association of Recording Merchandisers has launched a Digital Think Tank, a special task force of NARM members dedicated to resolving issues surrounding the business of digital music. » Full Story
'New Moon' Rises To No. 1 on Billboard 200 October 28, 2009
- Retail The Twilight Saga: New Moon" soundtrack rises to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, selling 153,000 copies (up 33%) in its first full week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. » Full Story
Google Unveils New Music Search Capabilities October 28, 2009
- Digital and Mobile Search engine giant Google has unveiled expansive new music search capabilities designed to not only facilitate music discovery, streams and sales, but also drive traffic to several digital music services selected as content providers for the newly launched initiative. » Full Story
Mixed Outlook For Michael Jackson Album Sales October 26, 2009
- Rock and Pop
| Retail The new Michael Jackson record "This Is It" hits stores around the world on Monday, kicking off a week of money-spinning events dedicated to the "king of pop," but the outlook for the two-disc album is decidedly mixed. » Full Story
HMV, Seatwave Partner In U.K. October 23, 2009
- Global
| Retail
| Touring HMV, the U.K.'s market-leading entertainment retailer, has partnered with London-based secondary ticket service Seatwave to open the first in a planned series of in-store ticket exchanges throughout the United Kingdom. » Full Story
Madonna, Robbie Williams Rule In Europe October 22, 2009
- Global
| Retail
| Rock and Pop Billboard’s new pan-European sales charts show Madonna starting a fourth week at No. 1 on European Top 100 Albums, while Robbie Williams makes a triumphant return, topping European Hot 100 Singles with “Bodies” (Virgin/EMI). » Full Story
Jay Sean Recaptures Hot 100's Top Slot October 22, 2009
- Retail Jay Sean's "Down" returns to the top slot of the Billboard Hot 100 for a second time, just one week after Britney Spears' No. 1 debut bumped him to runner-up status. » Full Story
HMV Unveils Curzon Cinema Store October 21, 2009
- Global
| Retail U.K. entertainment retailer HMV plans to screen live concerts from its own music venues at its new hmvcurzon cinema in Wimbledon, south London. » Full Story
