This happened over the summer. In July. It took me a few weeks to notice it because I was busy being in the summer.
In 1989, the recording industry settled on Tuesday as the day every retailer could start selling new releases at the same time — but that was just in the U.S. Albums came out on Mondays in the U.K. and Canada, Fridays in Australia and Germany. Recently, the industry decided it needed a global standard. And just like that, the change was made. Not sure if this really affects anyone else but a few stodgy old radio people.
And in fairness, the change threw me off a bit for a second. Like I should have been notified? Hubris indeed.
One of my favorite places for new music? Spotify. More on the magic of streaming coming up later.
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