This marks another change in the name of the company that provides us with weekly music sales and streaming stats. First, it was BDS/SoundScan. Then it was MRC. Now the company has been
Read MoreWith the end of Q1 in sight, how’s the Canadian recorded music industry doing so far in 2022? Let’s compare last week with the same week in 2021. Total album sales, -8.9% CD
Read MoreAs the Canadian recorded music industry inches towards the end of the first quarter, here’s a report card on how things are going with both sales and streaming. Year-over-year figures: Total album sales,
Read MoreHow are things going with the Canadian recorded music industry this week? Let’s start by comparing last week to the same week in 2021. Total albums sales, 05.1% CD sales, +13.2% Digital albums,
Read MoreHere’s how the Canadian recorded music industry faired this week, starting with comparing last week to the same week in 2021. Total album sales, -3.7% CD sales, +11.7% Digital albums, -18.3% Digital tracks,
Read MoreJust before supper ET last night, the weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats arrived from MRC. Let’s begin by taking a look at the year-over-year numbers. How were we doing one year
Read MoreYou’d think that an album that has sold somewhere beyond 45 million copies would have at one point reached #1 on the Billboard album charts. Nope. An interesting piece of trivia about Meat
Read MoreIf you’ve ever heard me speak on music somewhere, there’s inevitably an audience question that goes something like this: “Why is today’s music not as good as when we were young?” My standard
Read MoreIf you’re the kind of industry watcher who likes to follow along with Canadian music sales and streaming, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s start comparing last week with the same week
Read MoreHere are the Canadian music sales and streaming stats for Week One of 2022, starting with the year-over-year comparisons. Total album sales, +5.8% CD sales, +36.9% (NOT a typo!) Digital albums, -19.3% Digital
Read MoreWith the calendar flipping to a new year, it’s time to look back on what music Canadians bought and streamed in 2021. Here are the official year-end stats from MRC Data. Total album
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