infoneer-pulse: Platinum Is So Passé. In iTunes Era, the Singles Count For decades, the music industry has been looking to the album charts to establish what made a hit. In the past 10 years, though, album sales have plummeted, sales of singles have surged and new sources of revenue have emerged — like fees for music streamed online and ringtone purchases — that are changing the definition of a hot artist. » via The New York Times Click for high-res photo

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Platinum Is So Passé. In iTunes Era, the Singles Count

For decades, the music industry has been looking to the album charts to establish what made a hit. In the past 10 years, though, album sales have plummeted, sales of singles have surged and new sources of revenue have emerged — like fees for music streamed online and ringtone purchases — that are changing the definition of a hot artist.

» via The New York Times

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