Eggshells

Every newspaper, magazine and Internet site having to do with music had year end articles about the precarious state of the music industry. Lil Wayne's album was the year's best seller at 3 million which is monumental, but others are limping toward him. Stores are closing, people are finding ways around high CD prices and continuing to download illegally and the RIAA finally gave up trying to sue everyone who's doing it.
It seemed to me that in 2008 nothing stuck for long. You remember the days of the big blockbuster albums: Born In The USA or Sports. Albums that hung around, continued to sell and launched a bunch of singles. Now an album from Beyonce or Maroon 5's last one have such a short shelf life that they are forgotten by the end of the year, no matter how many singles get released from them.
All signs point to 2009 as a big year for land stores. I still buy at Best Buy and sometimes Borders, but do most of my spending online. It's cheaper and the deals are better. The Music biz will always survive, but this year something must change.