With the economy in a slump and the pirating of music rampant, Taiwan's record companies have been cutting fewer albums. These companies used to release at least 600 albums a year, but last year released only about 300 Mandarin albums and 60 Taiwanese albums. The market is in crisis, and record companies have been making huge cuts in their staffs to keep themselves afloat.
經濟不景氣、盜版猖獗，近年來台灣的流行音樂發行量大量萎縮，相較於過去每年動輒六、七百張的發片量，去年發行的國語歌曲專輯僅約三百張，台語歌更萎縮到只剩六十張，市場如臨隆冬，各大唱片公司的大幅裁員風暴只能以「哀鴻遍野」來形容。