March 19, 20205 yr Artists will lose a lot of money because of gigs cancelations on the other hand, the prices of physical versions will go down and I hope they will cut the shipping prices to make music more available to the masses.
March 19, 20205 yr It's the tour cancellations that I'm most gutted about personally. I've got two gigs lined up next month and I'm pretty sure that both will be cancelled/postponed :(
March 19, 20205 yr I really think this will be the end of HMV and other physical music-focused retailers. Golden Discs are the Irish equivalent, in a much better financial position, and they've temporarily closed here. I'd be shocked if HMV has enough liquidity to stay afloat if they've to close their doors.
March 19, 20205 yr It's the tour cancellations that I'm most gutted about personally. I've got two gigs lined up next month and I'm pretty sure that both will be cancelled/postponed :( I'm genuinely so glad I got to go see Embrace even if it wasn't the best gig just because if it had been a few days later it would almost definitely have been cancelled. Caribou will almost definitely be cancelled though which is a shame :(
March 19, 20205 yr yeah I bought tickets for gigs this summer and Alanis' concert this Autumn - I hope at least her gig won't be canceled and world will cope with the virus till Autumn
March 19, 20205 yr HMVs only hope is if its business rates are cut completely, that might actually help them out right now as they can make a bit of profit without having to pay huge amounts of business rates. I guess it really depends if we go into full lockdown or not.
March 19, 20205 yr Coronavirus hits physical music supply chain and release schedules https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/cor...1qD6aHRT6BXQ1HM
March 20, 20205 yr coronavirus already having a negative impact on streaming of music too as people opt to watch tv instead https://edm.com/news/streaming-decrease-during-covid-19
March 20, 20205 yr A lot of brits stream on the commute to work and their night out playlists. With people being inside all the time, those streams start thinning out. Sunday’s are normally the weakest day of the weak streaming wise so I expect more streams following those levels. Even then, not everyone looks for new music. As that article Bjork posted suggests, expect the top 100 to get more older tracks coming back *waits for Mr Brightside, Perfect and Shotgun to re-enter the top 40*
March 20, 20205 yr I predict that a charity single is coming. I hope The Knack let them use My Sharona "Ooh it makes my body rock, my body rock, ooh you know you'll never stop, m-m-m my corona!" Sorry I know it's dark humour which won't appeal to everyone, and my thoughts are very much with every person and family affected, but I've found myself singing these alterntive lyrics I made up to this song during my last week in self-isolation (precautionary at this stage, due to a cough, no other symptoms and no diagnosis or anything).
March 20, 20205 yr I use to sing that "version" as well back in uni days cos one of my flatmates absolutely loved the stuff.
March 20, 20205 yr I've also heard that "version" sung at school in the last week :lol: I think I actually prefer the Royal Blood Live Lounge cover.
March 20, 20205 yr I use to sing that "version" as well back in uni days cos one of my flatmates absolutely loved the stuff. The fizzy drinks that were popular in the 70s and 80s, or the unpleasant Mexican lager that, to make it half palatable, you have to drink through half a lime wedged on the neck of the bottle?
March 20, 20205 yr A lot of brits stream on the commute to work and their night out playlists. With people being inside all the time, those streams start thinning out. Sunday’s are normally the weakest day of the weak streaming wise so I expect more streams following those levels. Even then, not everyone looks for new music. As that article Bjork posted suggests, expect the top 100 to get more older tracks coming back *waits for Mr Brightside, Perfect and Shotgun to re-enter the top 40* This seems accurate as streaming was down a lot too this week.
March 20, 20205 yr Sorry I know it's dark humour which won't appeal to everyone, and my thoughts are very much with every person and family affected, but I've found myself singing these alterntive lyrics I made up to this song during my last week in self-isolation (precautionary at this stage, due to a cough, no other symptoms and no diagnosis or anything). You don't need to justify your self-isolation to anyone!
March 22, 20205 yr HMV closed as of today so anyone wanting physicals need to order online. Not a huge shock and I don’t really know what affect it’ll have but we will see over the next few weeks.
March 22, 20205 yr Imagine if we were still in the people buying physical cds / albums age though of like Early 00s and late 90s. Wtf would’ve happened then. At least we still have charts to be announced now thanks to streaming. One good thing for me To look forward too each week.
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