CRTC Issues Annual Report on the Health of the Canadian Radio Industry
Despite what some may think, radio in this country is still in very good shape and a very profitable business. The CRTC issued their annual report on the state of
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Why the State of Japan’s Music Industry Worries the Rest of the World
This week, we’re seeing all kinds of deep analysis of music sales figures from 2013. And the big story is how much things sucked in Japan, the world’s second largest
Read MoreThe 2013 Rich List: Yes, Some Musicians Still Make a LOT of Money.
Every year around this time, Billboard publishes the incomes of the top earners in music. Here’s the Top 10: 1. Taylor Swift – $39,699,575.60 2. Kenny Chesney – $32,956,240.70 3.
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Final Canadian Music Sales Numbers for 2013
Here’s what happened in Canada last year according to Nielsen Sounscan: Digital album sales: Up 9% (10.5 million units to 11.4). Digital track sales: Up 2% (114.3 million to 116.1
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Grandpa Simpson Would Approve of This 2013 Musical Mashup
Clever. (Via Holy Kaw)
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The Top 10 Best-selling Vinyl Releases in the US in 2013
Let’s be clear: vinyl still represents at tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny slice of all the revenues from the sales of recorded music. Barely a spit in the ocean, really. But
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Vinyl Sales Up 33% in the US in 2013–But Don’t Get Too Excited
It’s nice to see more people getting (back) into vinyl. According to Nielsen Soundscan, sales were up 33% over 2013–but that figure is a little misleading. Out of all the
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Music’s Biggest Douchebags: 2013 Edition
This handy list comes courtesy of the Houston Press. You can read the rationale for the picks here, but this is your top-line summary: 1. Ian Watkins: Ex-lead singer of
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And the Most-Pirated Artists of 2013 Were…
This chart was complied by Music Metric, a company that analysis online music activity. While the numbers are big, none of these thefts are enough to crack the Top 50
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Can You Find All 25 Easter Eggs in This YouTube Rewind Video?
You have to do more than watch closely, too. This video uses YouTube’s annotations feature to embed stuff within the video. This means the hidden footage can only be uncovered
Read More2013: The Year Without Blockbusters
Grantland looks back on 2013 as the year that failed to deliver any true musical blockbusters–or as I call it, The Year of Meh. When historians look back on pop
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