Seriously, though, the rapid growth of music downloading looks set to ask some interesting questions of the pop biz over the next few years. For some time now the top 40 has been a sort of de facto specialist chart detailing the musical tastes of 10-14 year olds (ie, the only people who regularly buy CD singles). But once we're all tooled up with iPods or Sony Walkmans (hell, even I've got one) and broadband connections, this could change.
What effect would this have on bricks and mortar music outlets?
What effect would this have on indie charts?
Will it increase or decrease the range of music easily available? (Does it cost more or less to keep copies of that obscure 60s classic online - or, indeed, last year's forgotten hit-that-never-was?)Statistics: Posted by Captain Howdy — Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:14 pm
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