CD sales are down again. Legal downloads are up but not as much as in the past. Labels are getting hooked on ring tone sales to help make up for the short fall in CD sales. Music is as stale as the latest innovative idea from a big four label. Desperation is setting in as labels try to get more merchandising rights in artist contracts. Even hit albums are not dominating the charts. Big artists start with big sales and then decline rapidly. Christmas sales figures are not in, of course, but barring the unforeseen, it will be another down year for record labels and trouble aplenty ahead. Here are some good ideas I've heard to turn&hellip
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