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Billboard takes a closer look at bundling

Erika Beras Jun 11, 2019
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Billboard takes a closer look at bundling

Erika Beras Jun 11, 2019
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Billboard has long been the industry marker for which records — or these days albums or streams — are the most popular in the country.

But increasingly, artists are tying album sales to purchases of concert tickets or a keychain or an energy drink. This tends to inflate record sales and, subsequently, an artist’s place in the charts. This controversial practice is known as bundling.

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