Release Windows on Online Singles Narrow

Singles are being released the same day as they are released on radio, prior to the CD release…”It seemed silly not to give listeners the opportunity to purchase, and for them only to have an opportunity to steal,” said Amanda Marks, senior VP of eLabs at Universal Music Group. Protests from retailers about early downloads have been minimal, she said, in part because some major outlets, like Tower Records, FYE and Wal-Mart, have their own download stores.

A record: Eminem’s offshoot group, D12, recently set a new benchmark by selling 20,000 downloads of its single, “My Band,” in one week this spring…

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