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Awards Ratings Showdown: CMAs Trump AMAs

The American Music Awards pushed ABC to a third-place finish in last night’s TV ratings race. By comparison, the Nov. 9 CMA Awards […]

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Brick and Mortar Retailers Struggle With Smartphone Shopping

The growing prevalence of smartphones is changing the holiday shopping game this year. The old school of thought that getting the consumer in the door at a retail shop practically guaranteed a sale is gone […]

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Google Music Open For Business

Service launches with millions of songs, and several advantages over iTunes […]

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Round-Up: Katy Perry Gives Fans Ultimate Thank-You

Plus, Erica Farber gets a new gig, and Ad cost for 2012 Oscars […]

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Apple Launches iTunes Match

Apple unveiled its anticipated iTunes Match service yesterday (Nov. 14), a move that aims […]

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NARM: Back Announcing Could Improve Music Discovery And Sales

NARM recently unveiled new research on how consumers discover music… […]

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Consumers Finding Extra TV Content Online

NPD says, TV-service providers would be in a better competitive position if they could expand their content offerings […]

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Nashville For Sale: Albums, Labels and Publishers

Country albums aren’t the only thing selling out of Nashville. Labels and publishers are also placing the For Sale sign in the front yard […]

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Sales Report: Blame It On Taylor And Sugarland

Whooooa! Are you feeling dizzy from the slide this week? As a quick look at our graph shows, country YTD sales tumbled from 9.3% ahead last week to a more modest 5.6% now. Why? (…)

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Tuesday Tips: Hunter Hayes, Jimmy Wayne and Thompson Entertainment

New book for Jimmy Wayne; Hunter Hayes joins a milk campaign; and Thompson Entertainment Grp moves to new offices…

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Google Reader Update Dumps BossRoss WebRead In Pumpkin Patch

Perhaps it was fitting that Google updated its Reader RSS tool on Halloween Eve, because the results have been positively ghoulish. (…)

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