Digital Sales On The Rise and Spotify!



Good news in the music world! Digital music sales have increased for the first time in 7 years, according to Nielsen SoundScan data. The mid-year report shows that digital album sales are up 19% and digital track sales are up 11%. With 8 years in the business, it is without question that IRIS's retail marketing and distribution efforts have contributed to this. :) More information about the report can be found in the Washington Post article: http://wapo.st/oOVqTL


In other news, our retail partner Spotify has finally announced that they will launch in the US "very soon". The extremely popular music service has been operating in Europe for the past few years (often considered iTunes' biggest competitor in Europe), offering free streaming for users. Worried your music won't be available at Spotify in time for its much-anticipated launch? Don't fret! IRIS has been working with Spotify for almost a year now; and everything that is currently live in their European database will be available in the US once they open up shop here. Be one of the first to get Spotify by signing up for an invite at spotify.com. As an industry insider we were able to use Spotify for a few months now, and let us tell you: it's amazing!