Stable September sales
Domestic music sales remain stable in September.
The latest sales figures from the Norwegian IFPI indicate a 1% reduction in overall sales compared to last year.
Sales of physical units fell with 6% compared to last year while digital downloads rose with 54%.
So far in 2009, 4,8m physical units have been shifted, resulting in a turnover of NOK 312m. 5,5 digital units have been downloaded and 250 streams generated, resulting in a NOK 64m turnover.
As of September this year, combined digital and physical sales in 2009 are down 2% compared to 2008.
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Himmelkvad
Celebrated vocal ensemble Nordic Voices is currently out on its promo tour for their new outing ‘Himmelkvad’, a critically acclaimed album presenting Norwegian composer Lasse Thoresen’s unique vocal universe. MIC Norway takes a closer look at the cutting-edge vocal ensemble and ground-breaking composer.
I was the devil in my younger years
Late Feb sees Enslaved heading out on a month-long European tour. MIC Norway hooked up with Enslaved’s Ivar Peersen to talk about musical cross pollination, inspirational sources, humour and his fascination for singer-songwriter Stein Torleif Bjella.
