With all the talk of music piracy clouding the airwaves these days, it’s rather refreshing to hear some positive news about music in the digital age. And despite what the RIAA or anyone else may have you believe, music sales are still happening. Just not in the same way that they were when your mother was buying records. According to a new report, compact discs only accounted for 65% of US music sales in the first half of 2009, while digital downloads are expected to “nearly equal CD sales” by the close of 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With all the talk of music piracy clouding the airwaves these days, it’s rather refreshing to hear some positive news about music in the digital age. And despite what the RIAA or anyone else may have you believe, music sales are still happening. Just not in the same way that they were when your mother was buying records. According to a new report, compact discs only accounted for 65% of US music sales in the first half of 2009, while digital downloads are expected to “nearly equal CD sales” by the close of 2010. Continue reading