Record Sales in the Gutter
Posted by Bossip Staff
Record sales are in the gutter according to a report by Livesteez:
Record labels are approaching another financially weak year, as a minimum of 200 million albums in the last quarter is now required in order to break even with last year’s low total. According to Variety, the music industry officially closed out with a total of 297.9 million albums sold for the third quarter making it already 12 percent less than the previous year. 2007 saw a total of 500.5 million in sales with over 30 percent of the records purchased stemming from the fourth quarter. However, this year the industry would have to up that amount to over 40 percent. With a strong line-up of upcoming albums believed to drop before 2009 including releases from Kanye West, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes and possible albums from Dr. Dre, Eminem and Andre 3000, the goal may still be attainable.
Record sales are lower than ever, but boy those 100 pack of blank discs from Best Buy are selling like hot cakes. Help should be on its way with Kanye and Luda looking to drop albums this year. We would love to buy those albums, but times are so tough we might have to use one of our blank discs and go without the pretty pictures and credits on the “real album.” Sad face.
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Damn they both look Fine ***** hell! Go fellas
Luda could get it….2nite!
eh, times is hard and I damn sure cant be buying no albums to support Ludacris rebuilding his burnt down pool house which is probably bigger than my spot now.
please, they both have WACK songs out, so most likely, they’re both gonna FLOP too.
LOL
ill prolly buy Kanye.. I refuse to buy jay and bey i will buy dr dre though if it comes out in dec
Mmmm mmmm mmmm Luda look sooo good!!!! That man can get it fo’ sho’!!!
In this *****!
Can I get it Lacombe?
..but yeah times are hard, and they’re both much better off than i am…don’t know if i’ll be able to part with my dollars for this. they’re already rich.
@Aunt Viv:
Bearshare
Mobius
LimeWire
Kazaa
rhapsody
And a pack of blank Cds. Presto! Free *****f’n music!
Holla.
Luda is looking mighty fine.
Luda is lookn lushious!!! MMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
Blade, where you been baby! *wink*
*****z betta get side hustles
Luda is looking delish in that pic. That some grown and sexy ***** going on there.
No one is buying albums anymore. Record sales have been declining since 1998. The recording industry is wasting money buy m***** producing and distributing CDs. They are too expensive at $16.99. Everything should be digital. Not to mention the fact that some artists should be strictly “singles” artists and not put out full blown CD’s with all the filler and half-baked songs. You make the money now in concert tours or commercial endorsements.
“We would love to buy those albums, but times are so tough we might have to use one of our blank discs and go without the pretty pictures and credits on the “real album.” Sad face.”
What kind of idiots write this blog? Damn the ignorance of statements like that. If you can’t afford it, don’t buy it.
and lives***** is reliable source?
very questionable
“Record sales are lower than ever, but boy those 100 pack of blank discs from Best Buy are selling like hot cakes.”
You better believe it. I just bought some the other day. Damned if I’ll pay all that money for the same old tired crap. I will admit though, if I hear a song or artist that sounds unique and has a style different to all the other usual crap then I’ll pay for it. Otherwise, it’s all Limewire.
**Record sells are FAR more than just Hip-Hop. . .put the same pressure on Britney Spears, Kid Rock, Fall Out Boy, etc. to boost sales.
Of course record sells are bad, especially when we have the internet and real player download LOLOL
Still, half the songs that are in the charts nowadays I still wouldnt download ILLEGALLY, because they are crap, I am a grown as 34 year old woman, who still likes a good sound, and still can shake my booty and look good….however, I have had enough of listening to artist DRONE on about themselves, I wish I could tell them to SHUT THE ***** UP!
Record sales are in the gutter according to a report by who ?
Lmmaof!!!! That was some funny *****.
Bump both of them. I’m buying Janelle Monae, might as well listen to something that’s gonna better myself. Kanye raps about white women & I honestly dont remeber Luda rapping about anything intelligent. Yep… Janelle Monae will get my mon-ey!
Look at Jabba Jaw and Iil Camel…
eh, times is hard and I damn sure cant be buying no albums to support Ludacris rebuilding his burnt down pool house which is probably bigger than my spot now.
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lmbao!!!!! too damn funny to me!!! I only purchased MJB cds,,I go to I-tunes and just purchase everything else I like.
MAXELL CDS ARE THE BEST YO..BeTTER QUALITY AND DURABLE!
IF I AINT GIVE A FUC I’D JUST GET A FEW SONGS…BUT SINCE I DIG KANYE AND LUDA I PROMISE TO LIMEWERE ALLLL THE SONGS OF BOTH ALBUMS DOWN TO THE LAST TRACK!
Limewire & itunes are the music biz. I did however go and buy that new Robin Thicke,& T.I. . Really liking Robin Thicke CD, and T.I.’s is okay.
I’m not buying a whole CD to hear 2 good songs out of 16 tracks. I want a variety of all the artists on one on CD.MARY J., USHER, JAZMINE SULLIVAN, ALICIA KEYS,T.I.,NEYO.You catch my drift. Start selling Cd like that and I’ll buy.
PEOPLE SHOULDNT BUY ANY OF THEIR CDs, period.
These are are rich enough as it is. They need to shut up and go on tour, and earn the money that we pay them.
And, it’s going to get worse.
LAST TIME I BOUGHT A CD WAS 11 YRS AGO.
THESE *****s aren’t getting my money for their CDs.
They only get my money when they go on tour and perform for me (us).
I got a MAC and I get all my music FREE.
I used to buy Albums and C*****ettes. Paid my dues. Not buying *****. Full time jack.
Why buy an album when you can download it for free off the Internet? Back in the ’90’s, with a dial up connection, it would take around 20 minutes to download one song. Nowadays, with a high speed connection, it takes less than 10 minutes to download a FULL album with cover art (pretty pictures and credits). When you buy your blank CD’s, buy a pack of CD labels to print your cover art.
You can make approximately 15 CD’s with that $16.99 you would spend on one “legitimate” CD. And with the way the economy is today….shoot, it’s a no brainer.
Pirate Bay and torrents…a beautiful combination!!!
My bad Doe. Been jacking music since Ice Cube was with the Lynch Mob.
But Guys,
Don’t you feel a little guilty of depriving your favorite artists and their record companies of revenue?
My problem is many times there are only a few good songs on these albums. The singles are good, but the rest of the album is filler. With things being so tighter right, I can’t afford to buy something like that whether I want it or not though.
@ Al-Anon
No
Do artists feel guilty about taking your money for a CD that has maybe 2 – 4 good songs?
LUDACRIS ” THEATRE OF THE MINDS” COMING NOVEMBER 11TH!!!!
@ Al-Anon
Nope, it actually makes me feel great when I don’t buy their CDs and still can listen to their songs, in high quality, for free. Why should anyone feel guilty at all – it’s not our fault that the song is out there for free.
Even if their album is filled with good songs – I would still not buy their album – Why buy it when it’s free? – I’d probably only buy it if the artist would not be able to put food on her/his table if I didn’t pay for it…but clearly, that’s not the case.
Realplayer Download. Sorry i would have to hear the whole album first (On rhapsody or somethin) before coppin it… I can’t remember the last album I actually paid for…. Might have been M.A.D.E. by Scarface… yup… lol bout 10-11 months ago
Nope…
The Idea of actually paying my hard earned money for an Album is ABSURD in today’s world
Bittorrent and torrentz.com are the *****! If they were women i’d make love to them… and if they refused i’d rape them lol
I don’t think these artists are hurting for money and all making the forbes list. They’re pockets are good.
They had to have seen this coming. When everyone has the same sound and image what did they think was going to happen. You flooded the market with garbage and now the market is responding.
HELP IS COMIN MY NIGG*****SSS!!!!!! I AM GETTIN PAID REAL SOONNN AND ALLLLLLLLL I BUY IS CD’S!!!! I do not ***** with I-Tunes…I-Pods..none of that mess.
these rappers cds aren’t worth buying..downloading and bootleggin was the BEST thang that coulda happened!
Since when are reports by Wacks***** legit?
C’mon people
“Record Sales in the Gutter”???
HOW ABOUT “MUSIC IS IN THE GUTTER”!!!!!!!
MOST OF THE STUFF OUT NOW…, ESP. RAP & HIP-HOP IS SOME HORRIBLE MESS!!!
MAKE BETTER MATERIAL AND YOU WILL SELL MORE!!!
PERIOD.
I AINT BUYING *****.IMA BURN IT OF MY *****S.THATS THE REASON RECORD SALES ARE IN A SLUMP.
YOU are out your mind DA TRUFF.
people in my hood will rob a ***** with the quicknes…let along buying something they can get for free..
I WILLL NOT BUY CDS, I DONT CARE HOW GOOD IT IS,
IF I CAN GET IT FOR FREE.NEVER ever ever.
IF THE ***** IS SO TERRIBLE…i dont know why everybody burning them to blank disc.
its a good thing. at least they won be spreading all them bad messages in their music!
BEATS ME WHY KANYE IS LOOKIN’ LIKE THE HOMO VERSION OF “SHAFT” FROM THE 70s
It,s a old story with a new twist. I USE TO BE A MUSICIAN BACK IN THE DAY, THEN CAME DISCO AND SPINNING RECORDS WAS CHEAPER. THEN CAME RAP AND CD,S. NOW IT,S TIME TO TAKE THE GAME TO ANOTHER LEVEL. I,M SURE IF ALL YALL PUT YOUR HEADS TOGETHER YOU,LL FIND THE ANSWER. KEEP THE FAITH, I HAVE. STAN THE MAN!!!
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**Record sells are FAR more than just Hip-Hop. . .put the same pressure on Britney Spears, Kid Rock, Fall Out Boy, etc. to boost sales.
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I think people are just tired of rap and (some) r&B artists continuously showing off and literally throwing money our tv screens. They have gotten away with that behavior for way too long.
the music isn’t as good any more it’s just not
Luda look good in a suit! he should always dress like that!!!!
You can clearly see why: Artists dropping cds every 6 months, and the quality is not good, i get tired of supporting these arrogant a$$es that don’t put out good music, rushing out sh** to stay relevant cause they scared someone is going to steal their spot (Beyonce for instance). Give me the old sh** anyday!! Artists today are in it for the glorification, not the love of music!!
I can’t improve on the last comment.
No-talent “pop tarts” (pretty, but
utterly umimpressive voices), and
arrogant, pompous jack***** dudes who
think that posturing and posing is
a viable substitute for talent —
let SOMEBODY ELSE MAKE THEM RICH –
no way in hell I’ll pay for their “music”.
Well how about they start promoting folks not named SOULJA BOY? I don’t remember seeing any ads for Mario, Lloyd or Nelly cds.
A lot of folks put out albums, but if the media is only to showcase folks that get arrest (TI), do stupid dances (Soulja Boy), start fake beefs (50 Cent), do sex tapes (Ray J), drama queen (Bow Wow) and w***** themselves to anyone (Lil Wayne) what do you expect? Low sales from a lot of artist.
And some folk bomb because they won’t stop delaying the release of their cd. Some of the folks that have put out cds, I never heard of and many of them have better stuff then the aboved mentioned.
Rumor has it that THE ROCKSTARS are producing some of the baddest artists in the game today. I had to checkit for myself. The verdict? The kids are LEGIT! I listened to their remix of Rihanna’s “Disturbia” and Kanye’ “Love Lockdown” and was BLOWN AWAY!!!! Music lovers, y’all gotta check these producers out!!!
http://www.my*****e.com/musicbytherockstars
Bossip is funny… and Dre is never coming out
They need 2 do real music!! Sick of music industry. almost all the singers sound the same thats crazy.
And I agree stop releasing an album each year (Kanye-Jay-Luda-Bey-Rihanna-Lil weezy,ect..)We can’t buy each year when the songs quality is so bad. Until The change= GOD Bless Peer2Peer
This is a damn shame the white man ain’t gotta say one word on a cd and it sells. DAMN now that’s spittin.