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U.S. Music Sales Tumble

January 1. 2009

eek! it's like looking directly into the sun - not a good idea!

U.S. music sales continue to tumble. Piracy online and copyright infringement by artists is so rampant, neither is helping record sales.

The public will support a well promoted act they like, but if an artist engages in conduct they deem disappointing, sales will drop even further.

Music album sales tumble further in 2008

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. album sales slid for a seventh time in eight years in 2008 as growth in the digital arena, one of the few bright spots in the ailing music industry, slowed, according to data issued on Wednesday.

Total album sales fell 14 percent to 428.4 million units during the 52-week period ended December 28, according to retail data collected by tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan.

http://www.reuters.com

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