Tag: CDs

Music CD sales increased in 2021 for the first time in 17 years

Friday, January 7, 2022 2:30 pm14 Comments

Sales of music CDs increased from 40.16 million units in 2020 to 40.59 million in 2021, according to a yearly report from music data…

Samsung to preinstall Spotify on phones

Friday, March 8, 2019 2:32 pmFriday, March 8, 20191 Comment

Spotify today announced that its streaming music service will be preinstalled…

Streaming services led by Apple Music account for 75 percent of the U.S. recording industry’s revenue

Friday, March 1, 2019 9:37 amThursday, March 7, 20195 Comments

Downloads represented just 11 percent of US labels’ revenue last year…

More blood on Apple iTunes Store’s play button: Columbia House owner files for Bankruptcy

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 5:11 pm24 Comments

The parent company of Columbia House on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…

Apple’s new music strategy

Friday, February 6, 2015 2:57 pmFriday, February 6, 201510 Comments

Music streaming represents one of the rare incidents of Apple losing control of one of its product’s life cycle…

No credit default swap market yet for new Apple mega-bond

Friday, May 10, 2013 2:01 pmFriday, May 10, 20139 Comments

A market has yet to materialize for credit default swaps offering protection on Apple’s…

Nielsen: More U.S. teens listen to music via YouTube than iTunes, CDs, or radio

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 5:00 pmTuesday, August 14, 201234 Comments

The accessibility of music has seen tremendous expansion and diversification…