Adele, and vinyl dominated 2015 music sales, while album sales declined, according to Nielsen’s annual year-end report. Adele’s 25 obliterated the first week Nielsen SoundScan record that NSync’s No Strings Attached album previously held (2.416 million sales,) with a ground-breaking 3.377 million units sold during release week. It also accounted for over 41 percent of … Continue reading Nielsen Report: Adele and vinyl sales dominate, as album sales decline in 2015
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EL VY’s Brent Knopf on “Return to the Moon”, musical kinship, and Taylor Swift
For years, Matt Berninger of The National kept a secret folder on his laptop called “The Moon.” The files in that folder were bits of music from Brent Knopf, the Portland musician and producer best known for his work in Menomena and his more recent band, Ramona Falls. Berninger and Knopf struck up a friendship … Continue reading EL VY’s Brent Knopf on “Return to the Moon”, musical kinship, and Taylor Swift
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