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# Hypebot’s Music Industry QuickNews For Friday April 21, 2006
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/news_1-3/
- Published: 2006-04-21T06:02:00.000Z
- Updated: 2006-04-21T06:02:00.000Z
- Description: A variety of sources are reporting that the major labels seem ready to temporarily give up on their fight for variable download track pricing at iTunes. Its a big reversal. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2006/04/news_1-3.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

[![Applelogo_13](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/applelogo_13.jpg "Applelogo_13")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/applelogo%5F13.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

A variety of sources are reporting that the **major labels** seem ready to temporarily **give up** on their fight for **variable download track pricing at iTunes**. Its a big reversal for the labels who have been demanding the option for almost two years, but should come as no surprise since Steve Jobs’ company controls 80% of the download market. ([NY Post](http://www.nypost.com/business/64711.htm?ref=hypebot.com))

**Opie & Anthony will replace a departing David Lee Roth** in NYC and some other CBS radio markets in Howard Stern’s former slot. Stern is now heard only on Sirius satellite and CBS’s move would be a coup for rival XM since O & A have and will continue to be heard daily via XM as well. ([via Rain](http://www.kurthanson.com/archive/news/042006/index.asp?ref=hypebot.com))

[![Cds_color_2](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/cds_color_2.jpg "Cds_color_2")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/cds%5Fcolor%5F2.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

CD sales in general may be down, but US shipments of **Latin CD’s jumped in 2005** to 53.1 million or a 14.4% increase according to the RIAA. Music DVDs were 5 % of the total. Regional Mexican and Tejano music accounted for about half of the purchases and new sub-genre Reggaeton helped fuel much of the growth. ([Digital Music News](http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/?ref=hypebot.com#042106portal))

Just in case you wondered how important Apple is **shares of PortalPlayer dropped 50%** on Thursday after it said Apple Computer Inc. would not use its chips in some new iPod Nano devices. ([Reuters via Yahoo!)](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060420/wr%5Fnm/portalplayer%5Fstocks%5Fdc?ref=hypebot.com)