Digital Sales are falling almost as quickly as CD sales

[JusKeepBreathin 19,311]

So I have been saying this for a while now, digital single sales are pretty much a thing of the past. If you are watching Kworb right now the #4 to #7 songs are averaging about 50k to 74k a week. That's not very promising for the future of digital sales. Last year those same spots were moving 80k to 115k. Here is an article that goes more in depth. 

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/01/buying-music-is-so-over/384790/

Basically popular music is becoming less popular thanks to streaming. Apple made a smart choice moving to streaming, my guess is Apple Music will continue to grow and iTunes will die as soon as the website become to expensive to operate, but that is probably ten years down the road. 

[ViviLittleM 3]

Not when Adele is here now

[The Professor 1,060]

If i make a song it'll be 1:30 so people have to play it over and over again to get their fix

 

[GloZell Green 11,723]

I feel like this is going to cause artists to stop streaming like Adele and TS

[JusKeepBreathin 19,311]

7 minutes ago, ViviLittleM said:

Not when Adele is here now

Even Adele cannot keep an entire format of music alive once every three years.

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

YouTube and Souncdcloud are the death of the music industry sales...

I can play whatever WHENEVER without having to pay for anything

I do buy physical albums but only if I like AT LEAST more than half the album

Otherwise bye

The last album I bought was ARTPOP...that says something especially with the crap music that's come out lately...

[Sizzily 14,543]

 

[JusKeepBreathin 19,311]

2 minutes ago, TimisaMonster said:

YouTube and Souncdcloud are the death of the music industry sales...

I can play whatever WHENEVER without having to pay for anything

I do buy physical albums but only if I like AT LEAST more than half the album

Otherwise bye

The last album I bought was ARTPOP...that says something especially with the crap music that's come out lately...

They really need to find a way to make Youtube more profitable for music. 

[Hexxx 2,244]

I buy music whenever i can but when i don't have the money, i pirate. it's not something i am proud of or like doing, i just don't have the money. they should have a discount thing for low income people. I do however buy albums though but for singles i get them illegally

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

9 minutes ago, just4fun said:

They really need to find a way to make Youtube more profitable for music. 

It's crazy cuz technically Youtube is offering a paid subscription for no ads etc but who would pay? You can skip most ads after 5 seconds...

Plus...YouTube would have to separate music videos from other videos uploaded 

Then YouTube Music could be a music service where you specifically pay for music so it can be unlocked...otherwise...it's been YEARS where people have been enjoying music for free and would be too late to try and restrict it...

It would be damaging to YouTube

[LePetitGAGABLover 21,234]

nb4 the FBI comes to my house for being honest on that poll

[Bellatrix 34,811]

That's so sad. I miss the time when CDs/vinyls was the thing

[LoveandMagic 1,731]

3 hours ago, Hexxx said:

I buy music whenever i can but when i don't have the money, i pirate. it's not something i am proud of or like doing, i just don't have the money. they should have a discount thing for low income people. I do however buy albums though but for singles i get them illegally

I know lots of people that do the same. I'm not saying it's "right," but you aren't alone. I myself will pirate an album or single to sample because I have difficulty streaming stuff on my computer (which is weird). If I like what I hear I eventually buy it and delete the pirated copy. I like to listen to things a few times because sometimes things take a while to grow on me or I may grow tired of it after the fourth or fifth listen. I'd wager about 3/4ths of what I've pirated I've wound up buying, but for that fourth I'm glad I didn't waste the money. I do try to support the artist though by purchasing their work. 

[ThisGuyTony 31,019]

I don't use streaming (and am not a fan of it) since I'm on a limited data plan and my phone doesn't have much memory space. 

I don't think physical albums will go away or that digital music retailers will go either...

Until then I'll continue to legally buy music and put it on my iPod. 

[Raikov 183]

I buy CDs for albums, digitally buy singles, download some singles, am subscribed to Spotify, and watch on YouTube. Only thing I don't use is satellite radio.