Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Week In Review:
> Our sources report that Sony BMG is dropping all DRM on downloads within a few weeks. The means that all four major label groups enter 2008 DRM-free. > Overall. Continue reading
UPDATE: Sony BMG Drops All DRM
DRM IS OFFICIALLY DEAD Sources tell Hypebot that Sony BMG is taking its entire catalog DRM free. The decision was actually made last month and only reformatting the tracks as. Continue reading
Next Week Is Future Week On Hypebot
BECAUSE OF ALL THE ACTION AT CES WE’VE MOVED HYPBEBOT’S FUTURE WEEK TO NEXT WEEK FEB 1-20. Now that everyone is done looking back at 2007, in addition to our. Continue reading
Sony BMG To Drop DRM
READ A MAJOR UPDATE TO THIS STORY HERE. BusinessWeek is reporting and our sources confirm that Sony BMG will offer at least part of its catalog available DRM free in. Continue reading
Overall Music Sales Down 9.5% Despite Digital Jump
U.S. music sales dropped another 9.5% last year compared to 2006 despite a 44% increase in digital track sales according to Nielson Soundscan. 500.5 million albums sold in various formats. Continue reading
Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: EU Wide Music Market, iTunes Anti-Trust, Napster UpPrices
UPDATED: > WMG shares fell to a new low of $5.31 yesterday as flight from the stock continued. Track the stock today here. > The European Union Commission has announced. Continue reading
Top 10 Songs On P2P In 2007
1. Shop Boyz, "Party Like A Rock Star" 2. Akon, "I Wanna Luv U" 3. Sean Kingston, "Beautiful Girls" 4. Mims, "This Is Why I’m Hot" 5. Akon, "Don’t Matter". Continue reading
Is Jay-Z Launching A Label With Apple? A Closer Look
The blogs are buzzing with a rumor "confirmed" only by Boy Genius Report that rapper and mogul Jay-Z is starting a record label backed by Apple. Jay-Z just left his. Continue reading
WMG Stock Hits All Time Low. Future Appears Bleak.
Warner Music Group stock dropped another 4.21% present yesterday to hit an all time low of $5.81 off a 52 week high of $23.92. Yesterday was a bad day on. Continue reading
