One hit, I wonder?

828
0

 

48% of kids did not buy a CD last year. iTunes is now the number two music retailer behind WalMart. The times they are a changin’.   
 
I just spend 2 days at Digital Music East in NYC and there were a bunch of people walking around with nervous stomachs. Here’s an example of why: one panel on marketing to teens and tweens comprised 30 and 50 year olds, drawing analogies and making references to Led Zeppelin and terrestrial radio. It was silly. The industry has lost touch, it seems. 
 
Back to digital downloads. The real problem with digital downloads, and I’m sorry for sounding like a broken MP3 on this subject, but it’s just too easy to pay for one song — the so-called good song. Fans can’t get to know bands and create affinity with bands through one song. One song is the short story. The album, the novel. Record companies need to sell full albums not single songs. That’s how you build up a fan base. Single songs sales lead to burn-out and one hit wonders.