Say Goodbye to Record Stores and Physical Albums [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Music is widely free on the Internet. In seconds, web surfers can access millions of song on YouTube or an unlimited live stream with digital services such as Spotify. With smartphone apps, free music is even available to-go. So, with free all-you-can-stream services, have people stopped paying for music? The numbers say yes. By 2016, record stores sales are [...]
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