We heard the record executives cry out from our gutters and ghettos that file sharing is hurting sales figures, eating away at their profits, driving them out of business, taking food out of their families’ mouth, leaving their children in rags and shivering in the col…oh. uh, Never mind.
Country music sales alone rose 12% in 2004. That’s after having been down 10% in 2003…so it’s a roller coaster ride.