Digital Sales Down in 2014

Billboard reported last week on the poor start to digital sales in 2014 – so far track sales are down 11.9 % and digital album sales are fown 13.3%. This is a major contrast to the state of digital sales at the same time last year, when track sales were up 2.2% and digital album sales were up 18.1%. No doubt that this decline is related to the rising popularity and increasing number of streaming options available. Read a full breakdown on the future of digital sales and the impact of streaming here.