Music Man
Top 10 Albums Of 2010
This year gold and platinum artists did more than sell, they reinvented themselves.
Over the past few years, the music industry as a whole has seen a steady decline in overall sales of CDs. The main culprit -- illegal downloading -- has taken huge chunks of profit out of a once consistently thriving business. Record labels folding, merging or being absorbed in acquisitions due to loss in sales revenue has brought the total number of major labels to just four: EMI Group, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. In addition, the number of artists occupying the rare air of a gold or platinum disc has steadily decreased much like CD sales. However, while some are still reaching that plateau, most are not. Keep in mind sales performance is not the sole benchmark of a quality album. 2010 showed …
Saliqa Khan
12:10 pm on Tuesday, December 28, 2010
I agree Michelle! :-) more ›