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
Sade, Ke$ha Rule Euro Charts March 05, 2010
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| Retail
| Rock and Pop Billboard's new pan-European sales charts show Sade starting a third week atop European Albums with "Soldier of Love" (Epic/Sony Music Entertainment), while Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" (RCA/Sony Music Entertainment) moves into a fifth week at No. 1 on Hot 100 Singles. » Full Story
Seven & i Holdings To Acquire 21% Of Tower Records Japan March 04, 2010
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| 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
Sade's 'Soldier Of Love' Rules Euro Chart February 25, 2010
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| 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
BRITs Winner Florence Gets The Love February 22, 2010
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| Retail
| Rock and Pop Florence and the Machine was a major domestic beneficiary from last week's BRIT Awards, with a 53% week-on-week sales increase in the U.K. for her debut album "Lungs" (Island/Universal) and a No. 2 single. » Full Story
NARM Vet Granberg Dies At 83 February 18, 2010
- Retail Mickey Granberg, a driving force behind the National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers for nearly three decades, died Wednesday night at her home in Pompano Beach, Fla. She was 83. » Full Story
