According to critics, the switch to Friday would require the mass merchants to hire additional personnel to work specifically on music product over the weekends (the release date for video and books is Tuesday), resulting in increased overhead, while the back offices of both retailers and distributors would have to stay open on the weekends in order to make and process orders, respectively. More critically, opponents claim, stock problems that occur on the weekend couldn’t be remedied until sometime the following week, meaning a loss of sales, particularly affecting fast-selling and over-performing releases.
The underlying questions: Where is the pressure for this change coming from, and will the Friday street date be adopted despite these widespread protests?
THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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