Music Biz News: Apple Launches Mac App Store, We7 Hits Ireland, Nielson Stats, HMV Shutters & More
Apple Debuts Mac App Store With 1,000 Free, Paid Apps. (DMW) MUSIC STATS 2010: Nielson Soundscan offers an in depth look at the stats that define the music industry in. Continue reading
Slacker Radio Previews On-Demand, New iPad App
At CES 2011, Slacker previewed their Premium Radio with on-demand access. Paid users will be able to stream any song from the entire Slacker music library, top charts, station playlists,. Continue reading
Your iTunes Account May Be For Sale Online
Thousands of hacked accounts for Apple's iTunes are now for sale on China's largest retail website Taobao. For an average of $4.50 (30 Chinese yuan) users are promised downloads of. Continue reading
Rdio COO Believes “Sense of Community” Will Differentiate Their Music Service From Rivals
This is part two of my interview with Carter Adamson, who is the COO of RDIO. In this segment, Adamson talks about the challenges of raising awareness for a music. Continue reading
Coming To A Library Near You: Free MP3s!
Residents of Seattle are in for a treat. They can now download free MP3s via their local library. Through Freegal Music, an online database of songs from Sony Music, patrons. Continue reading
US Music Sales Drop Again In 2010, Digital Flat
According to Nielsen SoundScan, total album sales in the US were down 13% in 2010. 326 million albums were sold in all formats vs. 374 million in 2009. Overall music. Continue reading
Suicide Notice: Would A U.S. Launch Kill Spotify?
Had Spotify launched in the U.S., recent reports argue it would've bled them dry. Allegedly, the major labels demanded such large minimum guarantees that Spotify began to question if the. Continue reading
Follow-Up: Paramore – “We’re Not A Fake, Manufactured Product Of A Label… We Promise.”
Just as the music industry slowed down for the holidays, drama hit the Paramore camp and hard. Two of the founding members of the group referred to Paramore as a. Continue reading
Chart: How Amazon Can Afford To Lose Money Selling Music plus Why Facebook & Google Won’t
(UPDATE 2) Amazon offers some great deals on music downloads, often selling hit albums for $3.99 – $5.00. Sometimes the labels participate with lower wholesale pricing, but often Amazon sells. Continue reading
Music Biz News: @CES, Radio + Sonos, Vevo’s “Lift”, Mac App Store, Kickstarter, RootMusic & More
@ CES: RDIO announced integration with Sonos home music systems (Evolver.fm) and Clear Channel extended the reach of it's iheartradio online channels into Toyota and other auto stereos. (FMQB) Integration. Continue reading
