Digital Retail Warfare
DIGITAL WARFARE: Last week’s Amazon MP3 $2.99 special on Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange—which won’t get counted on SoundScan, but will on HITS Album Sales chart today—has industry lips flapping overtime. It is clear that Amazon’s pricing move on July 16 was in retaliation for Ocean’s previous one-week iTunes digital exclusive, the same reason Target offered for not carrying the physical album to date. As noted, Amazon will generate about 15,000 downloads of the Ocean album at $2.99 apiece. This cat-and-mouse game between labels and retailers is obviously escalating. If SoundScan hadn’t implemented what many see as an arbitrary four-week $3.49 limit on counting sales in an attempt to protect “the integrity” of their chart, the Amazon promotion wouldn’t even be an issue. (7/24p)
STAGECOACH: THE FINAL DESERT EXCURSION
Our weary travelers reflect on their adventure. (4/30a)
HIPGNOSIS BOARD APPROVES UPPED BLACKSTONE BID
But it ain't over till it's over. (4/29a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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BILLIE'S BACK WITH BIG WORLD TOUR
