Updated slides - based on Level 2 lecture delivered at the University of Sunderland

1. Producers, Profit, Pirates & Peers MAC281

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14. UK music market 1997-2008 (millions) Data supplied by The Official Charts Company (BPI Press Release: 7 th Jan 2009)

15. 2008 UK singles top sellers Data supplied by The Official Charts Company (BPI Press Release: 7 th Jan 2009) Pos Title Artist DUS Label Corporate Group 1 Hallelujah Alexandra Burke 887,933 Syco Music Sony BMG 2 Hero X Factor Finalists 751,243 Syco Music Sony BMG 3 Mercy Duffy 535,664 A&M Universal 4 I Kissed A Girl K a ty Perry 479,453 Virgin EMI 5 Rockstar Nickelback 469,652 Roadrunner Warner 6 American Boy Estelle feat Kanye West 460,474 Atlantic/Homeschool Warner 7 Sex On Fire Kings of Leon 451,499 Hand Me Down Sony BMG 8 Now You’re Gone Basshunter feat DJ Mental Theo 443,534 Hard2Beat MSHK 9 4 Minutes Madonna feat Justin Timberlake 430,064 Warner Bros Warner 10 Black & Gold Sam Sparro 429,086 Island Universal

16. 2008 UK artist albums Data supplied by The Official Charts Company (BPI Press Release: 7 th Jan 2009) Pos Title Artist DUS Label Corporate Group 1 Rockferry Duffy 1.68 m A&M Universal 2 The Circus Take That 1.45 m Polydor Universal 3 Only By The Night Kings Of Leon 1.18 m Hand Me Down Sony BMG 4 Spirit Leona Lewis 1.11 m Syco Music Sony BMG 5 Viva La Via Or Death And All His Coldplay 1.09 m Parlophone EMI 6 Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna 820,584 Def Jam Universal 7 Day & Age Killers 703,213 Vertigo Universal 8 Out Of Control Girls Aloud 591,785 Fascination Universal 9 Funhouse Pink 587,984 LaFace Sony BMG 10 Scouting For Girls Scouting For Girls 574,630 Epic Sony BMG

17. 2008 UK combined albums Data supplied by The Official Charts Company (BPI Press Release: 7 th Jan 2009) Pos Title Artist DUS Label Corporate Group 1 Rockferry Duffy 1.68 m A&M Universal 2 The Circus Take That 1.45 m Polydor Universal 3 Only By The Night Kings Of Leon 1.18 m Hand Me Down Sony BMG 4 Spirit Leona Lewis 1.11 m Syco Music Sony BMG 5 Viva La Via Or Death And All His Coldplay 1.09 m Parlophone EMI 6 Mamma Mia OST 1.01 m Polydor Universal 7 Now 71 Various Artists 964,218 EMI Virgin/UMTV EMI/Universal 8 Now 70 Various Artists 865,333 EMI Virgin/UMTV EMI/Universal 9 Now 69 Various Artists 832,673 EMI Virgin/UMTV EMI/Universal 10 Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna 820,584 Def Jam Universal

18. The new marketplace? UK album sales

19. The Long Tail (Anderson 2004)

35. The Pirate Bay on trial (Feb 2009)