As reported in today’s Variety, "The Federal Communications Commission will investigate Sony BMG’s recent settlement with New York state authorities over the conglom’s radio promotion practices to see if any. Continue reading

An LA Times article chronicles the growth of the legal free trading of live shows on the internet and provides some examples of how this phenomenon has fueled legal music. Continue reading

According to various sources including The Wall Street Journal and DigitalMusicNews.com, "…Amazon has been in active discussions with top labels over a download and subscription offering. The store, which is. Continue reading

Digital Music News reports that, "as the dust settles on a recent payola decision involving Sony BMG, other major labels are awaiting their fate…Spitzer has indicated that the recent Sony. Continue reading

A slate of second quarter earnings announcements were released this week. RealNetworks posted respectable subscriber, revenue and profit gains, with music helping to bolster gains. Sirius Satellite Radio also posted. Continue reading

A new book The Art Of Digital Music is getting some buzz and seems worth a read.  We have not seen a full copy yet, but here is an overview. Continue reading

OUCH ! (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) – Pop star Michael Jackson’s dreams to make an impressive comeback after being cleared of child abuse charges last month, have been shattered with his new. Continue reading

According to ZDNet "Yahoo recently debuted a beta version of its audio search engine, available at audio.search.yahoo.com. The engine carries an index of over 50 million tracks, and retrieves results. Continue reading

Coalition of Independent Music Stores’ Top 200 for Week Ending 7-31-05 Label Pos. Artist|Title VRGN 1 GORILLAZ|DEMON DAYS ASK 2 STEVENS*SUFJAN|ILLINOIS CAP 3 COLDPLAY|X&Y EEG 4 MRAZ*JASON|MR. A-Z UPST 5. Continue reading