Paid Downloads Unaffected by iTunes Radio

When iTunes Radio debuted in September, one of the hopes was that it would drive users to paid downloads (singles) in the iTunes Store. But according to recently released Nielsen Soundscan data, it may be doing just the opposite. Since the launch of iTunes Radio, paid downloads are down more than 11%, and are now around 6% below where they were at the same time last year. Read more about the state of paid downloads and iTunes Radio here.