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Mellencamp's 'Life' Goes Hi-Fi With Hear Music
May 09, 2008 - Retail | Rock and Pop
John Mellencamp's "Life, Death, Love and Freedom," produced by T-Bone Burnett and due July 15 via Hear Music, will be released in a new high-definition audio format dubbed CODE. » Full Story
HMV Reports Q4 Growth, Positive Outlook
May 09, 2008 - Global | Retail
HMV Group today published a healthy report card. The British-based retail giant confirmed a period of double-digit growth to close its financial year, while boasting its revitalizing program was ahead of schedule. » Full Story
Amazon Named NARM's Large Retailer Of The Year
May 08, 2008 - Retail
Amazon, based in Seattle, has emerged as the top merchandiser to beat as it picked up its second consecutive retailer of the year award for the large-size division at the National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner. » Full Story
Label Execs Talk Digital Sales At NARM Closing
May 07, 2008 - Retail
At Sony BMG Music Entertainment digital sales are running at 40% of overall U.S. sales volume pace this year, and Thomas Hesse, president of global digital and U.S. sales predicts that the company will achieve a 50/50 split next year. » Full Story
Madonna Leads Busy Billboard 200
May 07, 2008 - Retail | Record Labels
It's a busy week at the top of the The Billboard 200, with Madonna's "Hard Candy" leading the action at No. 1. » Full Story
Diamond On Track For First No. 1 Album
May 07, 2008 - Retail | Rock and Pop
Forty-one years after he first appeared on The Billboard 200, Neil Diamond looks to be on course to earn his first No. 1 album as "Home Before Dark" (Columbia) leads the Nielsen SoundScan Building chart released May 7. » Full Story
Coldplay Track Hits 2 Million Downloads
May 07, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Retail | Rock and Pop
Coldplay's "Violet Hill" was downloaded more than 2 million times while available for free, according to EMI. » Full Story
NARM Panel Debates Copyright Issues
May 07, 2008 - Retail
A panel on copyright issues at NARM featured many of the usual arguments, as both sides disagreed on how to best monetize free content and make sure royalty rates are equitable. » Full Story
Social Networks, Managers Discuss New Biz Models
May 06, 2008 - Retail
At the National Association of Recording Merchandisers convention in San Francisco, speakers on the "Music and Social Networking" and "Artist Managers" panels declared the old CD and major label models all but dead. » Full Story
NARM Panel Talks Digital Music Retail
May 06, 2008 - Retail
During the Digital Landscape panel at the NARM convention, digital merchants sounded very much like their peers in the brick-and-mortar world as they wrestle with pricing issues, profit margins and competition from other forms of entertainment software. » Full Story
UMGD Displays Video, Live Performances At NARM
May 06, 2008 - Retail
At the 50th anniversary convention of the National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers, the Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD) kept alive the product presentation, an extravaganza that was well attended by conventioneers. » Full Story
IRIS Inks New Deals, Brand Partnerships
May 06, 2008 - Indies | Retail
Indie distributor IRIS announced a slew of new signings and partnerships at NARM today, in an effort to combat rumors of their demise in the wake of layoffs. » Full Story
Music, Movie And Book Sales Up 6.8% in Q1
May 05, 2008 - Retail
So far in 2008, music accounts for 427 million sales units, according to Nielsen SoundScan numbers presented at the NARM convention today in San Francisco, Calif. » Full Story
NARM Panel Discusses CD Revitalization
May 05, 2008 - Retail | Digital and Mobile
At NARM session today, researchers from the NPD Group presented focus group feedback on ways to make the CD more appetizing to consumers. But the panel failed to address the larger issue: Is there any hope of getting teens interested in purchasing discs again? » Full Story
Donio Outlines Key Challenges At NARM
May 05, 2008 - Retail
NARM president Jim Donio kicked off the 50th anniversary of the conference today by stressing that, even in the face of a rapidly changing retail marketplace, NARM remains vital. » Full Story
IODA Launches Label Stores
May 05, 2008 - Retail | Indies
Independent digital distributor IODA has launched Label Stores, a download storefront that enables labels and artists to sell digital music directly to consumers. The offering was announced at the Digital NARM conference in San Francisco. » Full Story
Morissette Kicks Off NARM Conventon
May 05, 2008 - Retail
The National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers annual convention kicked off in fine fashion in San Francisco on May 3 with a WEA showcase featuring Alanis Morissette » Full Story
First Day Sales Put Madonna On Track For 7th No. 1
April 30, 2008 - Retail | Record Labels
Madonna is on track to net her seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as "Hard Candy" (Warner Bros.) tops Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart, released this afternoon (April 30). » Full Story
Mariah Carey Remains Atop Billboard 200
April 30, 2008 - Retail
Despite a 61% decline in sales, Mariah Carey's Island Def Jam set "E=MC2" remains atop The Billboard 200 for a second straight week. » Full Story
Digital Ups Total '07 Shipments To 1.7 Billion
April 29, 2008 - Retail
While the 8-year decline of physical configuration has seen total unit shipments cut in half to 543.9 million units last year, according to the RIAA, 868.4 million digital units blew up total units to 1.77 billion units, the largest unit shipment number in the history of the U.S. music business. » Full Story
HMV Forecasts A Physical-Meets-Digital Future
April 28, 2008 - Global | Retail
Britain's leading music and entertainment retailer HMV will launch an MP3 digital download store later this year as part of a broader company refocus on technology, product and store designs. » Full Story
Mariah Debuts At No. 1 After Monster First Week
April 23, 2008 - Retail
Mariah Carey earns her sixth No. 1 on The Billboard 200 as her "E=MC2" bows on top. » Full Story
Pulse Links With Fontana
April 22, 2008 - Indies
Fontana, the independent distribution arm of Universal Music Group, signed an exclusive distribution deal with Pulse Recordings. » Full Story
Digital Music Body Calls For Reforms
April 17, 2008 - Global | Record Labels | Digital and Mobile
The digital arm of British retail trade body ERA is pushing for a series of reforms which it says are essential for continued growth in the market. » Full Story
Leona Lewis Makes Big Splash Atop Billboard 200
April 16, 2008 - Retail | Rock and Pop | Global
British import Leona Lewis' "Spirit" bows atop The Billboard 200 this week, making her the first U.K. solo artist to start at No. 1 with their debut effort. » Full Story
 


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