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Dancehall and Reggae Music Sales Plummet in US for 2012 - Skateboard P Inner Circle
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AllHipHop.com '2 Generations of Reggae' come together Ian Lewis of Inner
Circle & Magazeen of Maybach Music Group speak on the culture of
Reggae Music , what has become of it and what can be done to help
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Jamaican Music Sales Plummet in US
AS
far as sales go, 2012 is a year players in dancehall/reggae will want
to forget in a hurry. Figures from the American sales tracking company,
SoundScan, show dismal returns from some of the big names in Jamaican
music.
While singjay Popcaan had a minor hit in the United States
with Only Man, no album by an artiste out of Jamaica had any impact in
the US. In fact, according to SoundScan statistics, as of December 9,
Sean Paul's Tomahawk Technique sold a paltry 3,979 copies. The album was
released in the US in September by VP/Atlantic Records. It fared better
in the much smaller European market.
Reggae Music Again by Busy
Signal showed sales of 4,548 while Konshens' Mental Maintenance has sold
1,263 copies. Romain Virgo, another of the much-touted young reggae
acts, also did badly. His The System has sold 1,490 copies.
It
was also a rough ride for Sweet Jamaica by Mr Vegas which had 1,963
copies sold. One Love, One Life, the recently released double compact
disc from Beres Hammond, has moved 2,198 copies to date.
Jimmy Cliff's critically acclaimed Rebirth has done better, with sales of 33,843.
Rebirth and Tomahawk Technique have been nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards.
Out of Many: 50 Years of Jamaican Music, a four-CD set compiled by former Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga and released by VP Records, has sold 2,380 copies since its release in October.
Interestingly, American reggae artistes did better than their Jamaican counterparts.
Peace
of Mind by California band Rebelution sold 52,488 copies heading into
Christmas. Jewish rapper Matisyahu continues to fall from his platinum
perch as his Spark Seeker showed a modest 49,527 in sales.
Like
Rebelution, SOJA out of Virginia has built a growing fan base in the US
through tireless touring. Their Strength to Survive has sales of 38,427.
The pathetic numbers are not unique to Jamaica. Music industry insiders say downloading
songs from the Internet is one of the factors contributing to a
remarkable slump in worldwide record sales in the last five years.
Before
the Internet boom and emergence of digital releases, many artistes sold
millions of CDs in the first week of their release.
Jamaican
artistes like Sean Paul, Shaggy and Damian Marley figured in that rush
with multi-platinum albums. Others like Shabba Ranks, Cobra and Diana
King sold gold (500,000) in the 1990s.
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