CD sales Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

52 Fascinating Things Learned in 2015

Writing in Medium.com, Tom Whitwell details 52 things he learned last year. You can read the whole list here, but

It’s late again, but what are you gonna do? Here’s what I can tell you about what music sold in

Things are still on the “suck” side of the ledger this week despite four debuts in the Canadian Top 10.

It’s been awhile–Six months? Longer?–since I bought a regular CD. If I need to possess music, I’ll head over to

If you had any doubt, that streaming was here to stay and the future of music consumption, but it aside.

There’s always going to be a market for selling songs. CDs, vinyl, digital tracks–a not-insignificant number of music consumers will

This analysis comes from Bobby Owsinski’s Music 3.0 Blog. In 2004, the largest demo of CD buyers was age 36

CD sales have been in free fall since the beginning of the century and for years, we were told that

I’ve posted something like this before, but it’s worth posting again. (Via Digital Music News)

Yeah, I know I’m really late with this week’s report–but in my defense (a) I didn’t get the numbers until

Maybe. Check out this graph of predictions of global recorded music revenues created by The Economist. While physical sales have

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver