Ongoing History: What is “SoundScan,” anyway?
If you follow the business side of the music, you may have run across the term “SoundScan.” This is the
Read moreIf you follow the business side of the music, you may have run across the term “SoundScan.” This is the
Read moreNice to be quoted by American rapper Talib Kweli on Instagram. He used me to bolster his argument about record
Read moreSoundScan is the system by which the sales physical music formats are tracked. When it was implemented in 1991, it
Read moreOn this day in 1972, Eugene Cernan became the last person to walk on the moon. Why haven’t we been
Read moreWith both physical and digital record sales hitting new levels of suckage, the industry has to be freaking out over
Read moreWhat happened near Roswell, New Mexico, on this date in 1947? We still don’t really know. But I can tell
Read moreHere’s another terrific infographic from Completely Ignored. A hard scour through Wikipedia suggests these 61 artists have sold more than
Read moreHere’s what happened this past week starting with Canada. Overall album sales are up 2% over the same period in
Read moreIn all the time the record industry has been keeping track of global revenues, things have never, ever fallen below
Read moreThe other day I posted about how rock sold more than any other genre in the US. Of all the
Read moreNot much improvement this week with overall album sales still lagging 2013 by 7% with physical CDs down 7%, digital
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