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Hot Topic Revenue, Profit Drops In Q4, 2009
March 11, 2010 - Retail
Hot Topic earned $8 million in its 2009 fiscal fourth quarter (ending January 30) and $12 million for the full year. » Full Story
Sade Soldiers On Atop Euro Chart
March 11, 2010 - Global | Retail | Rock and Pop
Sade's "Soldier of Love" (Epic/Sony Music Entertainment) secures a fourth week atop Billboard's European Albums chart. » Full Story
Taio Cruz Cruises To Record Jump On Hot 100
March 10, 2010 - Retail
British newcomer Taio Cruz sets the record for largest jump to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 by an act with its first charting single. » Full Story
Lady Antebellum Returns to No. 1 On Billboard 200
March 10, 2010 - Retail
Six albums debut in the top 10 this week as Lady Antebellum returns to No. 1. » Full Story
Second Wave Of Job Cuts At Borders Inc
March 09, 2010 - Retail
Borders Inc has made a second round of job cuts, following the redundancies in which 164 positions were culled at the end of January. » Full Story
Belgian Singles Surge 20%, Market Value Dips
March 09, 2010 - Global | Retail
The Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), representing 90% of the country's entertainment industry companies, has announced an increase for music sales by volume but confirmed a fall in value for 2009. » Full Story
Ellie Goulding Debuts Atop U.K. Albums Chart
March 08, 2010 - Global | Retail | Rock and Pop
Critics' Choice BRIT Award winner Ellie Goulding made a winning start to her U.K. album chart career, debuting at No. 1 with her first set, "Lights" (Polydor/Universal). » Full Story
Trans World Continues Losing Streak
March 08, 2010 - Retail
Total sales dropped 14% to $295.4 million in the fourth quarter for the retailer. » Full Story
Sade, Ke$ha Rule Euro Charts
March 05, 2010 - Global | Retail | Rock and Pop
Billboard's new pan-European sales charts show Sade starting a third week atop European Albums with "Soldier of Love" (Epic/Sony Music Entertainment), while Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" (RCA/Sony Music Entertainment) moves into a fifth week at No. 1 on Hot 100 Singles. » Full Story
Blake Shelton's 'Bone' To Debut Big On Billboard 200
March 04, 2010 - Retail
"Hillbilly Bone" may sell in the range of 60,000 to 75,000 by week's end. » Full Story
Seven & i Holdings To Acquire 21% Of Tower Records Japan
March 04, 2010 - Global | Retail
The Tokyo-based retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co., which operates the 7-11 brand of convenience stores and the Ito-Yokado supermarket chain in Japan, will acquire 21.58% of the retail music store chain Tower Records Japan. » Full Story
HMV 'Could Be Target For Private Equity Bid'
March 04, 2010 - Global | Retail
U.K. entertainment retailer HMV's share performance could make it a target for private equity bidders, an influential retail analyst has claimed. » Full Story
Music Unit Sales Up In Austria, Revenue Dips
March 03, 2010 - Global | Retail
The Austrian music market reached a total turnover of 182 million euros ($248 million) in 2009, down 1.6% from the 2008 total of 185 million euros ($252 million). » Full Story
Sade Clocks Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200
March 03, 2010 - Retail
The album sold 127,000 (down 34%), according to Nielsen SoundScan, as Lady Antebellum holds down No. 2 position and Johnny Cash bows at No. 3. » Full Story
Analysis: The Potential In Mini-Albums
March 02, 2010 - Retail
This mini-album experiment could help fix two important problems facing the industry. » Full Story
Jason Derulo Scores First U.K. No. 1
March 01, 2010 - Global | Retail | Rock and Pop
Jason Derulo's "In My Head" (Warner Bros.) became the American singer's first U.K. No. 1 single, as Lady Gaga's "The Fame" (Interscope/Universal) started a new stint atop the album chart. » Full Story
Black Eyed Peas Back On Top Of Hot 100 With 'Imma Be'
February 25, 2010 - Retail
The quartet becomes the first duo or group in 19 years to plate three Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles from one album. » Full Story
Sade's 'Soldier Of Love' Rules Euro Chart
February 25, 2010 - Global | Retail | Rock and Pop
Sade's "Soldier of Love" (Epic/Sony Music Entertainment) starts a second week atop Billboard's European Albums chart, while Ke$ha leads European Hot 100 Singles for a fourth week with "Tik Tok" (RCA/Sony Music Entertainment). » Full Story
Sade Stays Put At No. 1 On Billboard 200
February 24, 2010 - Retail
'Soldier of Love' slips 62% in week two but moved enough to remain on top for a second week. » Full Story
NPD Group: U.S. Record Industry Lost 24 Million Customers Over Two Years
February 24, 2010 - Digital and Mobile
Despite a 21% decrease in music buyers, the average amount spent by each buyer rose just 2%. » Full Story
Beatles, Jackson Honored At Japan's Gold Disc Awards
February 24, 2010 - Global | Rock and Pop | Retail
The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has handed out its Gold Disc Awards, with boy band Arashi and the Beatles among the winners. » Full Story
HMV Ups Mel Armstrong
February 24, 2010 - Global | Retail
U.K. entertainment retailer HMV has promoted Mel Armstrong to head of music. » Full Story
'Glee' Tops U.K. Album Chart
February 22, 2010 - Global | Retail | Rock and Pop
"Glee The Music Season One Vol. 1" (Epic/Sony Music Entertainment) raced from No. 68 to top the new U.K. album chart. » Full Story
Tesco Snags U.K. Simply Red Exclusive
February 22, 2010 - Indies | Retail | Rock and Pop
Retail album exclusives have arrived in the U.K.: mass merchant Tesco will release a Simply Red set this month only in Tesco stores and via its Web site. » Full Story
RIAJ: Japanese Digital Market Holds Steady
February 22, 2010 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Retail
The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) released figures showing that sales of digital music were steady in 2009, with revenue the same as the previous year. » Full Story
 




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