From Forbes this morning, you Forbes-loving Forbesers:
"Music sales this year are down again, burnt by file sharing and CD burning, among other reasons: So far this year music buyers have bought 423 million units, down 5.2% from a year ago, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Rap and R&B fans in particular have kept their money in their wallet: Both genres are down about 22%.
"But country sales are up 9.6%, and the genre's overall market share has increased to 12.7% , up from 10.9% a year ago. (The only other genre that has shown significant growth this year is Latin music, boosted in large part by the success of hip-hop inflected reggaeton.)"
Here's a chart for you chart-loving charters out there:
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Mike Orren Staff
I like country when it rocks: http://members.tripod.com/~moondawg/C...
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Chad Jones Staff
A possible explanation is that a lot of die-hard country fans don't own computers. :-D
2 years, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
kevin Anonymous
Yes Chad, they're (we're) all rednecks.
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Blair Lovern Staff
I've got a gun rack on my monitor at home.
2 years, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Chad Jones Staff
Hey guys, I'm kidding. Don't shoot.
2 years, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Blair Lovern Staff
I'm kidding, too. But I do have an 8-track drive!
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Elizabeth Eshelman Verified
How bout now?
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