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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Black Friday Brings Rough Sales Numbers For Music Retailers, High Notes For Vinyl And Online

Ed Christman, Dec. 4, 2014, Billboard

According to Nielsen Music, album sales declined 15.2 percent for the week ending Nov. 30, when sales were 7.28 million units, versus the nearly 8.6 million units scanned last year during the corresponding week ending Dec. 1. That decline is significantly higher than the 12.3 percent decline in album sales that the industry has experienced so far this year.

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Sunday, September 21, 2014

Iranian Youth Sentenced For Making Dance Video To Pharrell Williams' 'Happy'

By Associated Press, Sept. 19, 2014, Billboad.com

A defense lawyer in Iran says six young Iranian men and women videotaped dancing to Pharrell Williams' "Happy" and the video's director have been sentenced to suspended jail terms and lashes.

Lawyer Farshid Rofugaran said Friday the seven have been sentenced to six months in jail and 91 lashes each, though the verdict won't be carried out unless the defendants commit crimes and are found guilty in the future. He says the suspended jail term is the punishment for acting in the video and the lashes are over ignoring Islamic norms.



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