"Total [US] Album sales were up for the first time since 2004 (1.3%) with sales totaling 330.6 million, compared to 326.2 million in 2010." You have Adele and the internet to thank for that.

A 12.5% conversion rate already. Remember how long it took to reach that in Europe?

Forrester analyst Mark Mulligan on the new wave of cloud-based music services: "Now that Amazon and Google have both shown their hands, the last hope for a 360 Degree Music experience this year lies with that being a royal flush that Apple is holding close to its chest ... In the meantime the winner in all this is? Illegal free of course."