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Originally Posted by Jam  So if I were to check the sales charts of the aforementioned outlets, your choices not mine, would I find the majority of media would be from "new model" businesses ?
That would be evidence that the old model was dead or at least DNR to coin a phrase.
If I were to find the opposite it would prove the contrary ?
James |
No. Wow. Ok...we have a fundamental problem here if you even asked that question. I think you need to start over and reread everything...but if you just watch those 2 videos from the other thread, it will actually save you a lot of time and put everything together in a nice little package.
Your question is so flawed - charts prove nothing, unless you want to look at today's charts vs. the charts of a few years ago and see how the old model is dying? Waste of time though, we know how they look.
I think only two albums this year have gone over a million sales...Taylor Swift and the Hannah Montana soundtrack...maybe Eminem has? i haven't looked since the first week of June.
In those videos you'll also find that Trent Reznor made $1.2 mill gross his first week of sales, metric debuted at #1 on the billboard charts JUST FROM ITUNE PRESALES and on their own label, etc.
Mosdef is selling his album on a tshirt, btw...you buy the tshirt and there will be a download code on it...and soundscan has decided that they will count tshirt sales as sales. it's hilarious/awesome! (oh wow it just debut'ed at #9...wonder how many were tshirt sales)
But very few bands in this new business model sell their music at walmart now. So yeah, question is flawed.
God, i'm almost tempted to throw that shill word out again...i'm sorry i know you hate it...but it's really strange how you're unwilling to accept things despite all the evidence.