Los Angeles - While U.S. CD
shipments were down 17.5% in 2007, digital formats now account for 23% of U.S. recording revenues,
up from 16.1% in 2006 and 9% in 2005, according to year-end shipment data
calculated by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). A total of
809.9 million digital song downloads were sold in 2007, a 38% increase from
2006, along with 42.5 million digital albums, up 54% from the prior year.
Mobile
music shipments, which includes master ringtones, ringback tones, music videos,
full-length song downloads and other content, were up 14.6% in 2007, compared
with an 85% increase between 2005-2006.
When combined, total U.S. digital and physical shipments
were up 11.6% in 2007, although the total retail value of these shipments was
down 11.8% from 2006.
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Struggling?
23% digital. I'm almost
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