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Guitar Center Is Officially Entering Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Dylan Smith

November 17, 2020

Bandcamp Sales Have Jumped 122% Since Last Year — Here’s Why

Ashley King

September 23, 2020

eBay’s Record Store Day Promotion Efforts Continue, Despite COVID-19

Ashley King

September 2, 2020

Taylor Swift Mails Boxes of Signed CDs to Independent Record Stores

Ashley King

August 24, 2020

Bandcamp Sales Top $20 Million During the Past Month Alone

Ashley King

July 14, 2020

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An Avicii Museum Is Officially Opening Next Year

Dylan Smith

June 9, 2020

A tribute museum for late Swedish DJ and producer Avicii, the Avicii Experience, is officially slated to open in Stockholm next year, as part of an expansive, seven-floor facility called Space Sweden. Organi... Read More...

Apple Disables Every Looted iPhone While Tracking the Stolen Devices

Paul Resnikoff

June 3, 2020

An Apple Store is completely cleared out by looters on Walnut Street in Philadelphia. One of the iPhones looted from the Walnut Street location. After witnessing nearly every one of its Apple Stores getti... Read More...

Apple Stores Reopening In the U.S., Germany, and Australia This Week

Ashley King

May 11, 2020

Photo Credit: Kaiyu Wu Apple stores around the world will begin re-opening this week with new social distancing measures. Apple says its stores in Idaho, South Carolina, Alabama, and Alaska will re-open this... Read More...

California Allows Record Stores to Reopen — With Conditions, Of Course

Dylan Smith

May 8, 2020

(photo: Clay Banks) As part of its plan to gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions, California is allowing record stores to reopen. However, government officials have laid out bolstered sanitization protocols an... Read More...

Bandcamp Generates $7.1 Million for Artists In One Day After Waiving All Commissions

Ashley King

May 5, 2020

Photo Credit: Skylar Sahakian On May 1st, Bandcamp waived its revenue share with artists on the platform for 24 hours. Over $7.1 million went directly into artists' pockets. Bandcamp announced the initiative... Read More...

Seattle’s Iconic Bop Street Records Is Going Out of Business

Dylan Smith

April 30, 2020

Photo Credit: Unsplash Seattle's iconic Bop Street Records is permanently closing its retail store as a result of economic strains stemming from the novel coronavirus crisis. Bop Street founder and owner Dav... Read More...

Record Store Day Isn’t Getting Cancelled In Britain — Here’s the New Plan

Dylan Smith

April 29, 2020

photo: Jamakassi Record Store Day UK organizers are preparing to carry out their much-anticipated event while also adhering to social-distancing guidelines and assuring the safety of both employees and custom... Read More...

Amoeba Music Is Permanently Closing Its Sunset Boulevard Location

Dylan Smith

April 28, 2020

A mural painted at Amoeba Music's old Hollywood store (photo: Goofyboy777) Amoeba Music's Sunset Boulevard location won't be reopening, according to a newly published statement from the famed record store. A... Read More...

Guitar Center Suffers Major Ratings Downgrade from Moody’s: ‘Leverage Remains High and Cash Flow Is Limited’

Dylan Smith

April 24, 2020

One of Guitar Center's stores in Houston, Texas (photo: Brian Reading) Moody’s has downgraded the credit rating of Guitar Center, and the Westlake Village-based music retailer is continuing to struggle financ... Read More...

Amoeba Music Raises $160,000 In 2 Days — And Counting

Dylan Smith

April 23, 2020

Music fans and loyal customers have contributed over $160,000 and counting to the GoFundMe campaign started by Amoeba Music earlier this week. This impressive early showing of financial support has resulted ... Read More...

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Guitar Center Is Officially Entering Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Bandcamp Sales Have Jumped 122% Since Last Year — Here’s Why

eBay’s Record Store Day Promotion Efforts Continue, Despite COVID-19

Taylor Swift Mails Boxes of Signed CDs to Independent Record Stores

Bandcamp Sales Top $20 Million During the Past Month Alone

An Avicii Museum Is Officially Opening Next Year

Apple Disables Every Looted iPhone While Tracking the Stolen Devices

Apple Stores Reopening In the U.S., Germany, and Australia This Week

California Allows Record Stores to Reopen — With Conditions, Of Course

Bandcamp Generates $7.1 Million for Artists In One Day After Waiving All Commissions

Seattle’s Iconic Bop Street Records Is Going Out of Business

Record Store Day Isn’t Getting Cancelled In Britain — Here’s the New Plan

Amoeba Music Is Permanently Closing Its Sunset Boulevard Location

Guitar Center Suffers Major Ratings Downgrade from Moody’s: ‘Leverage Remains High and Cash Flow Is Limited’

Amoeba Music Raises $160,000 In 2 Days — And Counting