New Music Fridays Starts Tomorrow, Whether You Like it Or Not…

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New music will officially come out on Fridays in 45 countries, starting tomorrow July 9th. The switch is the result of a decision made by the IFPI.

While most independents agreed that we need a global release day in this digital world, many didn’t think Friday was the best choice. The IFPI was accused of coming to a decision with the major labels and RIAA, ignoring the opinions of independents.

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“Whilst I acknowledge the needs of a digital world for coordination, it seems to me to be crazy to throw away one of the trading week’s two peaks, and the ability to re-stock and rectify errors before the week’s second peak.

A2IM:

“A2IM supports the concept of a Global Street Date but for a variety of business reasons as spelled out in our previous comments there are a number of business hurdles that make Fridays less than an optimal date for the United States marketplace and Independents in particular.

Lohan Presencer, CEO of Ministry Of Sound:

“As far as we can tell this is an initiative driven by the US majors, it doesn’t even necessarily have the support of some of their UK counterparts. Yet again major biased initiatives are driven through our business without proper consideration of their impact, we are not surprised.

Martin Goldschmidt, founder of Cooking Vinyl: “That was only a ‘consultation’ if the new dictionary definition of ‘to consult’ is ‘to tell to f*ck off’.”

 

Nina Ulloa covers breaking news, tech, and more: @nine_u

Image by Nicolas Raymond, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0).

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