Sonific Sets SongsSpots Free
Sonific is making its SongsSpot song streaming music widget available at no cost to all record labels to make their catalogs available for streaming on social network sites. Ecommerce functionality. Continue reading
PassAlong Expands StoreBlocks And Partners With MedaTree
PassAlong Networks has upgraded its StoreBlocks Incentive Marketing Platform and partnered with MediaTree – a company that has designed campaigns for companies such as PepsiCo, Red Cross, Scotties Tissues, MTV. Continue reading
Wal-Mart Goes Live With EMI and Universal DRM Free Downloads.
WalMart.com has added DRM-free MP3 music downloads from both Universal and EMI at 94 cents per track and $9.22 per album. Wal-Mart is one of the first major retailers to. Continue reading
MTV, Real & Verizon Partner For New Rhapsody America Music Service
MTV today abandoned its URGE download store with Microsoft in favor of a new partnership with Real to be called Rhapsody America. The new company has also contracted with Verizon. Continue reading
Coverage Of MTV & Real’s Announcement
Click here for the archive of our live blogging of the press conference where MTV, RealNetworks and Verizon announces a new joint music service design to challenge iTunes. Click here. Continue reading
Live Blog Of MTV 8/21/07 Announcement Of New Digital Music Service
A telephone replay of the call will be available after 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT at 1-888-484-8256 and 1-203-369-3737 for international callers. We’ll are live blogging now waiting for the. Continue reading
MySpaceMp3 Hack Closed But Goes Public With Code
MySpaceMp3.org, a hack we wrote about late last week that enabled users to easily download mp3’s from the hundreds of thousands of songs streamed on MySpace, has been closed. But. Continue reading
MTV To Shut Urge And Partner With Real
UPDATED: According to various sources, MTV is ending its Microsoft parternership URGE and relaunching the download store as part of a new intiative with RealNetwork’s Rhapsody. Details are expect in. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Free Eagles From WalMart, Universal’s Cheap Mixtapes, Virgin Stores Sold & Much More
>>> WalMart will give away a free mp3 download of of the new Eagle’s single to everyone who pre-order’s the CD. (press release) >>> With illegal mixtapes being targeted by. Continue reading
Merlin Names Board For Global Indie Trade Group
Merlin, the global independent music trade group has named its board of directors. Collectively indie music accounts for 80% of new releases and a 30% share of the global music. Continue reading
