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Best Buy Winding Down CD Sales Pounds Another Nail Into The Format’s Coffin

Best Buy CD Sales on the Music 3.0 blog

On July 1st, Best Buy was supposed to end its long history with the Compact Disc (better known as the CD). The company had announced months ago that it had set that date as its deadline for ending sales completely, but according to several reports, is still is selling them, although with greatly reduced inventory and floor space. […]

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September 12, 2017

Are You Owed Money You Don’t Know About? – The Topic Of My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

AFM SAG-AFTRA Fund

Are you owed money for playing on a record that you don’t know about? That’s what the topic of my latest podcast is about. My guests today are PR and marketing manager Brian Stewart and Chief Operating Officer Shari Hoffman from the AFM SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund. The fund distributes over $60 million […]

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Happy Days – US Music Growth The Most In 20 Years

Music sales growth

In record label executive offices across the U.S. there’s rejoicing as the latest RIAA numbers show a double digit increase in revenue for the first time in almost 20 years. The latest figures show that the recorded music market in 2016 brought in $7.7 billion, up a bit more 11% over the previous year. And […]

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