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Adele’s One-Week Album Sales Now Projected to Hit 3 Million

November 24, 2015

Adele's 25 is now on track to sell 3 million albums in one week, based on recently-updated figures this morning from Nielsen Soundscan. After just three days, Nielsen is now counting 2.45 million units, a ... Read More...

Nearly 80% of Americans Are ‘Unlikely’ to Pay for Streaming Music, Study Finds

Paul Resnikoff

September 23, 2015

The finding, released by Nielsen to Digital Music News on Wednesday night, raises more questions about a streaming industry that simply isn't attracting enough paying subscribers. According to a just-concl... Read More...

YouTube Music Is Growing 60% Faster Than All Other Streaming Music Services Combined

Paul Resnikoff

September 14, 2015

Does this make any sense? Spotify is struggling to add paying subscribers, while YouTube music video views are surging on greater selection and totally free content. In fact, according to stats compiled b... Read More...

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Adele’s One-Week Album Sales Now Projected to Hit 3 Million

Nearly 80% of Americans Are ‘Unlikely’ to Pay for Streaming Music, Study Finds

YouTube Music Is Growing 60% Faster Than All Other Streaming Music Services Combined

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