– Tower Records will close after inventory is sold over the next 6 weeks.  3000 will loose jobs. (Hypebot, Hollywood Reporter))   – Google reportedly in talks to buy YouTube. Continue reading

Why don’t teens buy more downloads?  One reason is that they can’t. Julien McArdle writing on PCWorld.ca pointed out this obvious but often overlooked fact: download purchases require a credit. Continue reading

– Starbuck’s Hear Music titles to be available via iTunes. (Reuters) – Sony Bertlesmann appeal EU commission’s move for annulment. (Washington Post) – Jump in download sales may finally be. Continue reading

Sirius topped XM in subscriber growth for the 3rd quarter of this year gaining 441,101 net new listeners for a total of 5.1 million.  Their target for the end of. Continue reading

How Live Nation and the concert industry is making more while selling fewer tickets. It’s not just higher ticket prices. (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Ludacris and Janet Jackson top the charts. Continue reading

– A new album of Beatles music mixed by original producer George Martin and described as a new "way of reliving the whole Beatles musical lifespan" will be released in. Continue reading

Today has been declared a "Day Against DRM" and here are 10 suggestions for easy protest from organizers Defective By Design: Email your friends and family, use our prepared text.. Continue reading

In a wonderful series of podcasts new LA Times pop music critic Ann Powers talks music and the music industry with her predecessor, the legendary Robert Hilburn. Episode 1: Ann. Continue reading

– Last weekend’s annual Farm Aid concert in NJ draws a positive review. (Billboard) Raises $1.5 million. (AP) – Listen to full length streams of new releases by Beck, Lindsey. Continue reading

UK based IndieStore (owned and operated by 7 Digital) offers a simple and inexpensive way for independent artists to make music available for download, connect with fans and keep most. Continue reading