Where Do You Buy Your Music?
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Does anybody buy music anymore? I know I do. In Toronto I’ll often hit a Sunrise or HMV. For my more eclectic stuff I’ll stop by Soundscape near College and Bathurst. I also buy my music online, often from Amazon or a great website called CD Universe.
A lot of artists have been going the exclusive route these days with regards to where they’re selling their music. The Rolling Stones sold their last 2 DVD sets only at Best Buy. The most consistent exclusive retailer of choice - Wal-Mart. Over the past year The Eagles, Journey, and Genesis have released product exclusively through the store, and in the case of the Eagles and Journey seen some amazing sales stats.
Now the big news is that when ACDC release their new album, tentatively titled “Black Ice” on October 28th, it will be a Wal-Mart exclusive. A lot of fans are surprised by this, but in a climate when everyone is struggling to sell albums, this move virtually guarantees huge sales for a band that probably doesn’t need any help.
I’ll make the trip to Wal-Mart when the album comes out. How about you? Any thoughts on the idea of stores selling material exclusively? Let us know and then use WAL as today’s bonus code.