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MIDiA Chart Of The Week: The Steady Decline Of The CD Buyer

Mark Mulligan

8 Feb 2016

cd buyers

cd sales

Chart Of The Week

As much as we may be in the era of streaming, nearly half of recorded music revenue globally is still derived from physical sales, with the CD making up the vast majority of that. So, for all the understandable...

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YouTube Just Broke The Chart’s Back

Mark Mulligan

3 Feb 2016

Artists

charts

Music

Or rather the music industry just broke the chart’s back with YouTube, although it doesn’t realise it yet. And here’s why… It is normal when switching between old and new worlds to use equivalents,...

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Will Adele Be The Last Hurrah Of The Album Era?

Mark Mulligan

23 Oct 2015

adele

adele '25'

album sales

The much anticipated Adele album ‘25’ will go on sale on November 20th and its lead single ‘Hello’ hit the airwaves and Vevo today , with Adele doing an impressive number of near-simultaneous radio...

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