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Top Albums, Tours of 2008

Aug 3, 2008 1:39 PM CDT

Top Albums, Tours of 2008

At midway point, Lil Wayne, Bon Jovi lead respective categories

(Newser) - A tough economy may be sending album sales toward a fourth straight year of decline, but tour sales are keeping pace with last year at the midway point, reports Rolling Stone. Here's a look at both categories. The top-selling albums so far:

Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III, 1.52 million

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As Digital Gains,
Album Sales
Plunge 11%

Jul 3, 2008 6:35 AM CDT

As Digital Gains, Album Sales Plunge 11%

Music biz turmoil as CDs plummet

(Newser) - CDs continue to go the way of the 8-track, losing further ground to digital music. Another big drop in CD sales is being driven by the closure of Virgin stores and reduced shelf space at outlets like Target. CD sales are off 16% over the last 12 months and total...

Steaming Coldplay Denies Stealing Song

Jun 19, 2008 3:59 AM CDT

Steaming Coldplay Denies Stealing Song

Brooklyn band claims Brit rockers lifted Viva la Vida tune

(Newser) - Coldplay is hotly denying allegations of plagiarism from a Brooklyn-based indie band, the Independent reports. Members of the Creaky Boards say the melody of the British band's new album's title track Viva la Vida was lifted from a tune of theirs called The Songs I Didn't Write. Coldplay members insist...

Music Giant
EMI Slashing
2,000 Jobs

Jan 14, 2008 6:14 AM CST

Music Giant EMI Slashing 2,000 Jobs

Robbie Williams warns he'll withhold album to protest 'bean counters'

(Newser) - The new owners of record company titan EMI are cleaning house, starting with the elimination of 2,000 jobs—a third of its workforce—in a restructuring that could also include dumping artists, reports the Wall Street Journal. The layoffs come as new owner, Terra Firma Capital, tries to rejuvenate...