Music industry moves to Friday global album release

2015/02/26 22:39:28 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

The music industry has announced an agreement to release albums globally on Fridays, ending divergences among regions that have fueled piracy in an age of instant music. Thursday & #039;s decision, after nine months of consultation, is expected to go into effect by summer in the Northern Hemisphere, said Frances Moore, chief executive officer of the music industry & #039;s global body IF PI. & quot;What is absolutely clear is that there is nearly unanimous agreement that a global release date is a good thing, & quot; Moore told AFP. Under longstanding traditions, albums are generally released on Monday in Britain and France, Tuesday in the United States, Wednesday in Japan and Friday in Australia and Germany.
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