Music is an essential and fundamental part of the human experience. Historically, new technology and music have always intersected, creating new art forms and artistic explorations. In recent years, the explosion of digital media will fundamentally reshape music as an art, as a business, and as entertainment. Each month, we’ll look at the technology, the people, and the art form to see what changes are here and just over the horizon.
Wed, Jan 14, 2009
The New York Times reported that 2008 saw the decrease of CD and full album download sales dropping 14%, making the total drop in album sales a full 45% from the peak in the year 2000. iTunes captured the majority of the download business, which saw over a billion downloads of singles in 2008 (a 27% increase over 2007). The King is Dead. Long live the King.
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