Music Sales

Rammstein

Old 97's

Spinning the Black Circle

Is the music industry stabilizing?

Do Hit Singles Still Help Sell An Album?

J: Cole: Zero hit singles, 218K first-week sales.​​The music industry has been reeling from a host of ailments, none more severe than crippling record sales. Fortunately, 2011 has been a strong year so far, with CD sales on the rise. Spearheaded by the likes of Adele, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayn ... More >>

5 Ways Apple Revolutionized the Music Industry

No other company has changed the music industry as much as Apple. For the better part of the last decade, the late Steve Jobs and his co-conspirators have empowered music consumers in ways no one would have ever imagined. The monstrous iTunes store made it possible for anybody to buy music without ... More >>

What's The Leading Cause Of Poor Record Sales?

​Last week, the music world laughed up a hiccup as Lil Wayne pranced around the VMA stage in nut-suffocating, Le Tigre-inspired jeggings. While that performance affirmed that Wayne is no fashion guru, his chart performance a week later reminded us that he's very good at something else-selling ... More >>

Hustle Town

Hustlers Brass Band brings hometown joie de vivre.

Music Sales Down 2.5 Percent In 2010

​Nielsen SoundScan released its annual report on music sales Monday, and the results were less than surprising. Physical sales continued to decline, digital sales continued to rise, and crap pop continues to reign supreme both at the cash register and on the airwaves. During the period of Jan ... More >>

Dave Matthews Band

​Nielsen SoundScan released its annual report on music sales Monday, and the results were less than surprising. Physical sales continued to decline, digital sales continued to rise, and crap pop continues to reign supreme both at the cash register and on the airwaves. During the period of Jan ... More >>

Big Rip of Amen Recordz Breaks Down The Convenient-Store CD Economy

The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place - lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good - so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email it to introducinglisto ... More >>

George Strait

The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place - lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good - so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email it to introducinglisto ... More >>

Rotation: Plies' Da REAList

Plies, Florida's 32-year-old snarl with a rapper hidden underneath, is nothing if not a work horse. Over the last 16 months he's released three(!) full-length albums: The Real Testament ("Shawty" feat T-Pain), Definition of Real ("Bust it Baby Pt. 2"), and, most recently, Da REAList. (That's three ... More >>

Sayonara , Matt Sonzala

Talking SXSW and rap's current malaise with a soon-to-be ex-Houstonian

One Small Step for Billboard, One Giant Debut for the Eagles

Talking SXSW and rap's current malaise with a soon-to-be ex-Houstonian

Willie D's Birthday Party

Talking SXSW and rap's current malaise with a soon-to-be ex-Houstonian

Off the Wall

Talking SXSW and rap's current malaise with a soon-to-be ex-Houstonian

Acoustic Alchemy

Acoustic Alchemy performs Sunday and Monday, April 1 and 2, at Sambuca Jazz Café, 909 Texas Avenue, 713-224-5299.

DISConnect

Sales of CDs are falling faster than you can say iPod

Live

Live appears Friday, September 29, at Verizon Wireless Theater, 520 Texas, 713-230-1600.

Softy Supergroup

Live appears Friday, September 29, at Verizon Wireless Theater, 520 Texas, 713-230-1600.

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