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Music has been and will
continue to be a top selling category online.
Furthermore, music DVD videos continue to help
music sales see outstanding growth in the music
category.
And DVD music videos are expected to
become a major growth contributor to music sales
in general. Music videos saw a growth in value as well which
was driven by strong growth in DVD. The figures
were published by IFPI, the organization
representing the record industry worldwide.
And to make matters better, album sales are up
as well, due to digital download distribution.
Research firm Nielsen SoundScan announced that
the industry recorded an increase in
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Digital music helped power
the gains as sales of digital tracks rose and
grew at a healthy 19 percent. And some experts claim that new music and new
artists are two of the main contributing factors
for bringing in all the music fans and
increasing music sales. This becomes a major
influencing factor on music sales worldwide.
Russ Crupnick, NPD's senior industry analyst,
said people seem to be interested in music again
as well. For this he too credits some of the hot
new acts as well as better music-discovery tools
(Pandora, YouTube, and Slacker), listening
devices (smart phones) and other factors as
well.
However, regardless of digital media
distribution, people still want music CD's.
"We talk about young people and the lost
generation but some of these younger music
buyers are telling us 'I want that thing I can
hold, the liner notes and album cover and the
other ancillary materials that come with
physical products" said Russ Crupnick of NPD.
It’s actually a very exciting time for music
fans, with these industry-changing music
services that will only continue to expand
functionality and integration with existing web
and mobile wares. Not to mention the fact that
many sites are making music discovery easier and
more exciting, which in turn leads to users
going out and buying more tracks and more
albums.
The industry has also stepped up its fight
against music piracy worldwide, with intensified
legal actions against infringing peer-to-peer
services and a global education campaign aimed
at online piracy among corporations, government
and colleges and universities. This too is a
positive sign of potential growth in the music
sales industry. |
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Top Selling Music
Categories
Music
Music CDs, Music DVD Videos, Box Sets,
DVD-Audio, DVD & Blu-ray, MP3 Downloads, MP3
Albums, MP3 Songs, Vinyl, Used and Rare Vinyl,
Used Music CD's and Records, Sheet Music,
Specialty Music, MP3 Players, Headphones, Car
Audio, Home Audio, Music Instruments, Music
Accessories, Band T-Shirts, Concert and Event
Tickets, Music Magazines
Top Selling Music Genres
Alternative Rock, Blues, Broadway & Vocalists,
Children's Music, Christian Music, Classical
Music, Classic Rock, Country, Dance &
Electronic, Folk, Gospel, Hard Rock & Metal,
Indie Music, Jazz, Latin Music, Miscellaneous,
New Age, Opera & Vocal, Pop, R&B, Rap & Hip-Hop,
Reggae, Rock, Soundtracks, World Music |
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