Friday’s Music Brief: imeem Starts Charging, UK Indie Goes Digital, Apple, Ads & More

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• Previously ad supported imeem has begun charging users to upload more than 100 songs and 10 videos. For $29.99 they can upload up to 1,000 songs and 100 videos a year. Those who pay $100, can upload a maximum of 20,000 songs and 500 videos. (cNet)
• UK indie label Highpoint Lowlife known for their tastemaker status in electronica is going all digital. The label had some success with their first digital only release late last year in contrast to diminishing sales on physical releases. (more)
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  Apple beat Q1 revenue predictions. The company sold a record 22,727,000 iPods during the quarter, a 3% increase from the previous year and 4,363,000 iPhones an 88% increase. (FMQB)
• Mobile music will grow to $16.8B by 2013. (mocoNews)
• From tape to CD to MP3 Kenyan musicians now join the digital era by selling music and merchandise online. (The Standard)
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  Plight of Sony and Microsoft shows pain hitting tech sector. (Financial Times) Welcome to the club.
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