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The rapid gains for Pandora in 2009 are an indication of music-lovers embracing the new...
Twitter is the latest and another rather interesting reflection of “perceived popularity” on the web....
Once again we have terrible and very low-grade marketing by the UK music industry. Lily...
A potential classic in the list of rock ‘n’ roll biopics will be The Runaways,...
Madonna has been named the highest-earning musician in a poll conducted by America’s Forbes magazine....
| iTunes dominant |
Early this year, iTunes became the biggest music retailer in the United States. It has sold more than 5 billion songs since it launched in 2003. The meteoric rise now gives iTunes a 70% market share, and dwarfs all other music retailers - which must hurt for the many who have been in the industry so much longer. See story and chart on main page here |
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| Britney dominates the charts - again |
Circus is Britney"s fifth No. 1 song overall and asserts the importance of Britney Spears in the global music market. Currently she holds three songs in the most important radio Top 40 charts, starting with the breakout hit Womanizer, then Circus and now the rapidly rising third single If You See Amy. Another highlight is this marks the first time Britney has scored back-to-back No. 1 singles on the radio chart. |