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Record Player: Science & Society Picture Library/SSPL/Getty Images The vinyl comeback isn't just spin. In 2020, records accounted for $626 million in U.S. sales — exceeding those of CDs and contributing 5.2% of industry revenue, according to the RIAA. And MRC Data shows vinyl sales have been rising for 15 years, to 27.5 million units last year, up a staggering 46.2% during the pandemic. “It’s the movie theater,” Jack White told Billboard about the format in a March 14, 2015, cover story, “compared [with] the iPhone.”   After World War II, a music-business format fight broke o...

Dr. Oz On ‘Cloud-Nine,’ Unfazed By Haters After ‘Jeopardy’ Guest Hosting Stint Dr. Oz has just finished his run as guest host on "Jeopardy!" and it was one of the performances that received a massive amount of backlash. However, despite the hate he has been getting, the famous TV personality isn't letting the haters wreck one of the biggest accomplishments for his career. In fact, according to Page Six, Dr. Mehmet Oz seemed to be on cloud nine when he was out for dinner with his wife Lisa and their friends Tom Silverman and Donna D'Cruz just before his guest hosting stint was coming ...

Regina Czeladko Regina Czeladko of Shelter Island died at home on Thursday, March 4, 2021. She was 77 years old. Arrangements are in the care of The Shelter Island Funeral Home. Mark Alan Josephson Mark Alan Josephson of New York City and Shelter Island passed away suddenly on March 2 at age 65. Raised in New York City, Mark attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School and graduated with an M.A. from Brown University. His passion for music led him to his first position in the industry as a free-lance music reviewer for the Soho News and the Village Voice. His first official job was promoting col...

In perhaps a case of art imitating life, De La Soul will star in a new episode of the Cartoon Network series Teen Titans Go!. The episode is cleverly titled “Don’t Press Play” and revolves around a music-stealing alien who animated versions of Posdnuos, Maseo and Dave must hunt down in order to get their catalog back. The celebrated Hip Hop trio announced the episode with an Instagram post on Thursday (February 18). The clip features cartoon Pos facing the octopus-looking alien and screaming, “Yo! We can’t let them take our music! Dave, sonic blast now!” From there, Pos’ headp...

Anton Emdin Has streaming volume really peaked in the U.S., or is the current stalled growth a blip? Music streaming services have continued to add U.S. subscribers this year, according to MIDiA Research, growing by 11 million paying users from January to September, to 117.9 million. But in a potentially troubling sign for the recorded music business, the number of total streams has remained the same. For the past four months and counting, audio music streams have averaged 17.5 billion a week. That’s up slightly from the early March pre-pandemic peak, before the lockdown cut music listening...