President’s Message

12 January, 2012 , 11:29 am

NARM President Jim Donio highlights some of the Association's accomplishments of the past 12 months and encourages members to "continue to engage on every level possible to help make your association work for you." Read More...

NARM Chief Blogs At TheComet.Com

16 February, 2011 , 10:34 pm

Jim Donio shares his thoughts on the state of the industry. He asserts, while it remains unclear what the future music business looks like, there will always be a business. We need to come together as a community and find solutions. Read More...

NARM Blog: NARM Means Business!

26 October, 2010 , 12:30 pm

There are a myriad of industry events every week of the year that provide varying levels of education, information, networking, and general pontificating about either what’s wrong with the music business or how to fix it. NARM is the only place to get your business done! Take advantage of being in the same room with everyone from independent store entrepreneurs to download services, to mobile providers, to major retailers, not to mention cutting-edge marketers, as well as hundreds of other businesses from start-ups to seasoned experts that are actively engaged in ways to support sales. You’re attendance is required in Los Angeles next May 9 through 12 for the 2011 NARM Music Business Convention. Read More...

NARM Blog: Are We Leaving Ideas On The Table?

20 September, 2010 , 2:00 pm

I am as concerned as anyone else who has anything to do with selling music that we have once again broken the record for fewest albums sold in a week in the SoundScan era. But what I am much more concerned about is that this development may be yet another unfortunate and unnecessary step in fostering a dangerously self-fulfilling process that hastens the demise of the recorded music business as we now know it ... Read More...

NARM Blog: Countdown To RSD10!

12 April, 2010 , 9:08 am

It's just five days until Record Store Day 2010. NARM is once again extremely pleased and proud to be a sponsor of this auspicious event. Read More...

NARM Blog: NARM Makes A Difference

29 March, 2010 , 2:35 pm

So what does it mean to be a member of NARM and to attend its Music Business Convention? What sets NARM apart in today's world of music mayhem is that we are fostering a community of companies and individuals whose sum is unquestionably more meaningful than its parts ... Read More...

NARM Blog: Music … Still A Great Present With A Future

20 October, 2009 , 1:17 pm

Some 30 years after NARM and the industry mounted the iconic marketing campaign designed to boost sales, devoted fans around the world still love to “Give the Gift of Music” to friends and family for special occasions and holidays. In fact, I’d say that music is the best present…with a future…compared with many other forms of entertainment and regardless of the format or delivery method. Read More...

NARM Blog: When Boomers Feel The Love, So Do We

14 October, 2009 , 11:36 am

Recent sales results for artists such as Michael Jackson, George Strait, The Beatles, Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand, KISS, and Michael Buble, among many others, have brought NARM’s Baby Boomer music consumer study (which we conducted in 2007 in collaboration with NPD and AARP) back into sharp focus. Read More...