Thursday, July 5, 2012
A familiar music biz tune: Album sales down, digital tracks up
New albums from superstar artists Justin Bieber, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and Nicki Minaj haven't helped the music business get back in tune with consumers' wallets, at least when it comes to album sales. Mid-year Nielsen SoundScan results released Thursday show that album sales thus far in 2012 trail those of the same period last year by 3%. What's more, the top-selling album of 2012 is Adele's "21," an effort that was released way back in January 2011.�
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