As Downloads Dip, Music Executives Cast a Wary Eye on Streaming Services

After enjoying double-digit growth in the years after Apple opened its iTunes store in 2003, song downloads began to cool several years ago. But the rate of decline this year — weekly sales began to lag in February, and the drop has accelerated rapidly in recent months — has caught the business by surprise. - Ben Sisario

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