EMI Adds Norah Jones & More To MP3 Experiment
Unrestricted mp3’s of new EMI singles from Norah Jones and Christian rockers Relient K are now being sold via Yahoo! Music. Last It week we broke the news of EMI’s. Continue reading
Zune Slips To #5 As Player Wars Heat Up
Zune slipped to 5th place in the race for portable player sales in the all important shopping week after Thanksgiving. It’s not good news for Microsoft and comes after deep. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Wednesday’s December 6th, 2006
> IODA digital distribution has added Dave Mathews owned ATO, Koch, Barnaby, Ecstatic Piece and blues label Blind Pig to it’s growing label roster. (press release) > Veteran Philadelphia area. Continue reading
Azureus Leads BitTorrent In Broadly Competitive Field
The controversial official BitTorrent application was found on only 2.76% of desktop computers worldwide in October while BitTorent client Azureus could be found on 3.2% . The rest of the. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Tuesday December 4th, 2006
> WMG‘s head Edgar Bronfman Jr. admits his seven kids download music illegally. (video and transcript via Reuters Second Life) Please, please send the RIAA police to his house. Pretty. Continue reading
Windows Media, iTunes and Limewire Remain Music Apps Of Choice
Windows Media Player hit a global installation level of 67.5% in October up from 64.1% a year ago and iTunes was on 26.3% of desktops up from 19.7% last year.. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Monday December 4th, 2006
> "Anecdotal evidence suggests we’re entering the tail end of the recent indie-rock boom.." (LA Weekly) > Artists are up in arms as the UK (and most of Europe) seems. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday December 1st, 2006
> The file-sharing service BitTorrent announced some major deals in its bid to transition to selling licensed online content including films, TV shows and music, starting in February. (LA Times). Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Thursday November 30th, 2006
> Universal expects MySpace to settle their lawsuit. "I think it will settle. It would be a horrible case for them to lose," music head Doug Morris said at the. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Wednesday November 29th, 2006
> The Creative Common folks were less than happy to learn that Zune attaches it’s three play limited to all songs shared wirelessly even if the artist wanted gave away. Continue reading
This Week’s UK Indietore Picks
Viva Machine – "My Jet Set Radio"This teenage quartet hailing from South Wales have served up the best first 12 seconds of a song we’ve heard in long time. And. Continue reading