Album Sales Drop Again

[XHipHop]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=16&cs=1

[defjamm]

thank you for the link, quite interesting!

[danasti]

Originally Posted by XHipHop

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=16&cs=1

Is it that time of the year again already?

When the big 3 releases their "poor me" numbers on the public. The numbers that their high paid, "poor me" accountants / marketing people / lawyers create. I feel sorry for them like I sometimes feel sorry for a bum sitting their with his hat out. Yep, it's that time of the year again.

[XHipHop]

Originally Posted by danasti

Is it that time of the year again already?

When the big 3 releases their "poor me" numbers on the public. The numbers that their high paid, "poor me" accountants / marketing people / lawyers create. I feel sorry for them like I sometimes feel sorry for a bum sitting their with his hat out. Yep, it's that time of the year again.

If you've noticed, Google is paying all the big labels some big bucks to pretty much give their stuff away on youtube...

What if Microsoft or Google really got into bed with the labels and just decided to give them a mega deal so they could just sell a billion zunes or whatever. I mean, microsoft could easily cut the labels a check bigger than all the revenue they make at the itunes store in the course of a year. If it ever comes to that, I don't even know what effect that would have on the industry.

[beachhunt]

Originally Posted by XHipHop

If you've noticed, Google is paying all the big labels some big bucks to pretty much give their stuff away on youtube...

What if Microsoft or Google really got into bed with the labels and just decided to give them a mega deal so they could just sell a billion zunes or whatever. I mean, microsoft could easily cut the labels a check bigger than all the revenue they make at the itunes store in the course of a year. If it ever comes to that, I don't even know what effect that would have on the industry.

They'd still complain that people weren't buying enough albums, but at least they'd be able to get that fourth Rolls.

[GearBit]

Originally Posted by danasti

Is it that time of the year again already?

When the big 3 releases their "poor me" numbers on the public. The numbers that their high paid, "poor me" accountants / marketing people / lawyers create. I feel sorry for them like I sometimes feel sorry for a bum sitting their with his hat out. Yep, it's that time of the year again.

Looked to me like the article was quoting soundscan figures.