why are profits from cd sales down for the music industry ?
88003
Because the prices are outrageous. I can spend $15-$20 on a CD, where I'll probably only like or know 3 songs, or I can download the songs singly for 10 - 99 cents from the web.
64405
As far as stations buying their music.. If the station is in a higher ranking market the record labels will provide the music for free.  They are happy to get the exposure. Every station that plays music is required to pay a flat licensing fee to ASCAP/BMI (they are the companies that pay the artists "royalties" each time their song airs.)  Some smaller stations sometimes need to actually go out and purchase their music, stations can also subscribe to music services that will provide a basic music library, along with weekly updates.  They will not actually charge the stations for this service, they will do a "barter" service with the stations to place comercials on the stations in leu of chash payments.  I hope I am not confusing you more!  As far as CD's go, a vast number of stations don't even use them anymore.  A lot of stations use a "hard drive" music delevery doing away with all of the clutter of cd's.  Most stations are computer operated these days, a lot of the stations dont even have "live talent" in the studio anymore.  They accomplish this by a process of "Voicetracking".  The DJ does not even have to be in the same city as the station he or she is on.  Talent can e-deliver their voice-tracks to basically anywhere Via a computer.  I hope this helps you out a bit.... If it leaves you with more questions... feel free to e-mail me.  I would be happy to help out.
979244
Many stores decide to choose music that will either relax their customers and make it easier to shop (for the older crowd) and other stores choose music that is more upbeat and recognizable, which puts the younger crowd in a better mood.  Have you ever been in a store without music, or when it stopped playing for awhile?  It is kind of boring.  The music makes the atmosphere more enjoyable, thus keeping more people in the store.  This increases the chances of them making purchases.  Hope this helps!
764414
The lowest selling number one was Eric Prydz - Call On Me with 15.000 in one week. At the moment I think it is around 50.000 but still it's nowhere near the amount of 10 or 20 years ago when groups would easily sell in the hundreds of thousands in  one week. However it isn't helped by downloads now counting towards the sales figures and singles are available to download the week before they are on physical release, so effectively their first week sales are split between the download and physical amounts over the two weeks.
115071
In many ways.  One, it's a popular form of music (although it is much more than music, hip-hop is a culture in itself)so there will be lots of record sales.  Here are some examples of how Hip-hop works on the economy.  \n\nSince it is really popular, there will be demand for the technical staff to produce and record the music (jobs).  There will also be demand for the tech staff for the music videos (more jobs).  Advertisers will latch on and promote their merchandise with the help of artists and see their sales increase.  Demand for items associated with hip-hop will cause suppliers to hire more people to create the merchandise (more jobs).
628116
Well, I dont think so. I think if it's a good album, and you're a fan, you're going to buy the record anyway. I like owning CDs. But generally, the artists I listen to take the time to make great records. It's the artists that make crappy stuff that have to worry. Usually, you do download their stuff instead of buying it and then you just end up deleting it when you realize it's crap.
114450
they are pop music right now.\n\nit's just a phase that the industry is going through.  it'll pass, just be patient
1034447
They are re-recorded in English so that the songs can reach a bigger audience.  Think about it would you go and buy a cd ina language that you don't understand.  Buy doing this more people understand the music and can appreciate it more.  It's all just to make more money really.\n\nGuys also please remember that the world does not just consist of America, there are other countries too that speak english as their main language or even second.
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elvis.........many uncredited sales, literally hundreds of recycled albums put him top closely followed by the beatles in terms of sheer volumes sold. \n\nIn the fifties, still post war, rationing era; singles and EPs sold as the teenagers could not afford long players. As a result, many rashly put together albums were released, with several a year by Elvis for example. This explains why artists like Sinatra and soundtracks like Oklahoma or West Side Story or The King and I spent months/years at the top of the charts. It changed in 63/64 with artists like the Beatles and Dylan as albums became more accesible to teenagers with more disposable income\n\nCreatively, its relative.\n\nNow its completely different where an album is the mainstay of an  aritist. A complete shift in buying as sales figures clearly show. \n\nIn terms of a body of work, Pink Floyd, Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Marley and Marvin Gaye would be up there in my opinion.
257856
You need a truckload of money. If you are looking to make money, forget it. The record industry as we know it will soon die as a result of the internet and new media. There is just too much overhead and not enough income, and people have plenty more options for entertainment.\n\nLook into developing new media avenues instead.
232152
1. Their music can reach more people faster than it would by just doing concerts and selling CDs alone.\nA great case study is the Grateful Dead.  Fans were always allowed to record shows and now that they have the internet, you can download hundreds of those shows free and they STILL have excellent sales on their studio-recorded CDS and band-issued live CDS.\n2. It can actually increase music sales...for example, if they make their songs available individually on a site like iTunes, people who would not pay for a whole CD can then just purchase the songs they want for a lot less than the cost of that whole CD.\n3. There is a savings in packaging and production fees.  The music is being downloaded so the musicians don't have to pay for packaging of as many CDs
304333
I don't think Nirvana sold any of their mainstream albums personally.  That's what a music company is their for, to sell the albums.  And their starting out stuff that they would have sold at gigs would probably be very hard to figure out.  Also, I have no idea who this nevermind character is.
85669
The real answer is that copying software and music or movies is not stealing. It is copyright infringement, which is not a criminal offense. Stealing a CD or DVD from a store is actually stealing. It is a criminal offense. Stealing a CD deprives the artist, store owner, and label of the profit that they would have gotten by selling the CD. Copying music and downloading the file only deprives them of money if the person downloading would have purchased the music otherwise, which is almost never the case.\n\nSo don't equate copyright infringement with stealing, because it is a much lesser offense. The music industry likes to use the terms "stealing," "piracy," and "theft," because it uses language to subconsciously alter how people are thinking about the problem. Don't fall into that trap.\n\nThat said, copyright infringement *is* a civil offense that is illegal. I don't think people are closet thieves, I just think that the actual value of the products that these people are producing is far less than the cost, and people feel justified in downloading it because they feel somewhat overcharged for the music they do purchase.
897185
I think its the Artist with approval from the record lable. If you were an artist why whoud you not want your music on i tunes? So if the record label thinks is gonna sell they approach i-tunes and if the people over at i-tunes like it they buy it from the record lable and when the song gets dowloaded the charge is split between all the 3 parties involved...i dont know the percentages though.
914176
Selling songs is a business. If people get it for free by downloading by the thousands, then how do they stay in business if no one is buying?
225805
Well, it's not that I like it, but I do understand why they did it. If I was an artist, I think I would prefer my CDs to have a copy-protection (all the artists don't get paid as the ones we see on TV shows).
673769
My A owns a CD manufacturing business.. so sorry I cannot tell you ths secrets of the trade.    ;)