Old Music Outsells New In 2015

Nielsen's latest music report is out and, as always, it's very revealing about what we listen to in the U.S. Perhaps it's bigg...

Will Music "Windowing" Become The Norm?

When Adele released her latest album 25 , it wasn't officially available on most streaming services, which certainly helped her attain ...

Adele Fastest To 1 Billion YouTube Views

While everyone has marveled at Adele's physical sales power, her online video views are nothing to sneeze at either. Her "Hello...

Old Albums Now Outsell Current Ones

According to the latest Nielsen report on the music business of 2015, catalog albums (defined as any album more than 18 months old) outsold...

Physical Album Sales Actually Increased Last Year

After years of decline, physical album sales actually increased 1.1% in the U.S. in 2015, according to Nielsen . There's a caveat there ...

An Attempt To Reel In Concert Ticket Scalpers

When you buy an Adele concert ticket in the UK, you'll get a notice that "The resale of tickets will not be tolerated." Team ...

As Always, Female Buyers Still Fuel Pop Music Sales

What do Adele, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith have in common? Most of the buyers of their albums are female, according to an artic...

Adele Foregoes Streaming In A Last Dash For Cash

Adele’s new album 25 was released last week and, as many predicted, it won’t be on any streaming services, as she and her record label mak...

Adele Sets A Record For Downloads

Who says that downloads are dead? That's not the case for Adele's new song " Hello ," which set the record for most downl...