The death of CD and download ownership
June 15th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Okay, so maybe that headline is a little severe, but there’s no doubt that sales of CDs are cratering. The
Browsing the "Downloads" Tag
Ongoing History of New Music Podcast Hits 1 Million Download Milestone
January 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
I confess to sitting at home Friday night clicking refresh as I tracked the download numbers for the podcast version
Is Apple Planning to Kill the iTunes Music Store by 2019?
December 12th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
At one point, Apple’s iTunes music store accounted for 70% of all online music sales. That, however, was in the
Random Music News for Wednesday, August 2, 2017
August 2nd, 2017 | by Alan Cross
A thought: a revolving door leading into the West Wing of the White House. It would make staff changes easier
It’s Now Official: Music Streaming Is Too Big to Fail
April 6th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Streaming is now making more money than we ever saw with downloads. This is from Music Business Worldwide. It’s a
iTunes: Not Dead Yet
February 15th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Back before the world discovered streaming, 70% of us got our digital music video downloads from Apple’s iTunes store. Quaint
Another Indication that Paid Downloads are in Big Trouble
November 2nd, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Once upon a time not that long ago, iTunes ruled the music universe, controlling about 70% of the paid download
Are Paid Music Downloads Headed for Extinction by 2020?
July 12th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Remember when downloads were going to be saviour of the music industry? “Sure CDs are falling,” said music industry execs,
About Apple Shutting Down the iTunes Music Store in a Couple of Years…
May 12th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
…yeah, no. Not gonna happen. At least not anytime soon. This goofy story has roots in a report from Digital
Apple Preparing for the End of iTunes
May 9th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Look, iTunes is not going anywhere anytime soon. But with the world moving away from downloads and into streaming, Apple
Are You into Streaming or Are You Still Downloading?
April 12th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Digital Music News reports on a survey of 1,113 American consumers on their thoughts about streaming. The headline is that
Vinyl Sales Are the Best They’ve Been Since 1988. Sales of Everything Else Sucks.
March 30th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Looking at this week’s sales stats from Canada, vinyl sales are up more than 26% than at this point last
Streaming Now Makes More Money for the Music Industry Than CDs and Downloads But Vinyl Rules. Wait–What?
March 23rd, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Wow. Really? Yes, according to Music Business Worldwide: Driven by streaming services like Spotify and the introduction of TIDAL and
Will Streaming Kill Downloading in 2017? (Parts 1, 2 and 3)
January 6th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
It’s been a long time since I’ve bought a CD; in fact, I probably bought more vinyl in 2016 than
Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 25 November 2015
November 25th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
How many years have I been doing this now? And how many weeks have things been dismal? Most of them–but
Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 17 November 2015
November 17th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Just a couple more sleeps until Adele’s 25 comes out. What’s that going to do to the marketplace? The next
The Reason You Can’t Find Ongoing History of New Music Shows Online for On-Demand Listening or Podcasts
October 12th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
I’m about to start writing the 733rd episode of The Ongoing History of New Music, the radio documentary I’ve hosted
Digital Song Sales Suck. I Mean, REALLY Suck.
September 6th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Remember when we were told that the rise in sales of digital songs would eventually make up for the cratering
Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 01 April 2015
April 3rd, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Apologies on the lateness of this week’s report, but it’s been another week of traveling. Let’s start in Canada where
Halftime Report for the US Music Industry [Spoiler: It’s Not Great]
July 4th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Half of 2014 is in the bag. How do things look for the music industry? The New York Times reports:
How SoundCloud Changed Music Forever
June 17th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
I’m a big fan of SoundCloud. Gizmodo looks at the rise of what has become one of the best things
Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 23 May 2014
May 23rd, 2014 | by Alan Cross
I’m a bit late again, but this time my excuse is that I’m on the other side of the International
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