Record Sales Rise as Lady Gaga, Adele Find a Future With Spotify
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Music lovers are doing something they haven’t done in years: They’re buying more albums.
The number of albums sold this year has increased for the first time since 2004, led by deep discounting and releases from the likes of pop priestess Lady Gaga, British singer and songwriter Adele and rapper Lil’ Wayne. That’s an accomplishment in an industry that’s been in steady decline, even though total revenue is still slipping.