Apple iTunes News: 500 Million Active Users, New Bebo Deal, and iPhone Requires iTunes Account
Apple’s iTunes digital jukebox software is downloaded 1 million times a day and has an active user base of 500 million users, the company claimed during annual developers conference this. Continue reading
PassAlong Beats Amazon With DRM Free EMI MP3’s But Adds “Content Protection”
PassAlong Network’s mp3 download stores have become the latest to offer EMI’s premium DRM service and as with iTunes they will sell at a premium price. The moves gives PassAlong’s. Continue reading
UK’s 7Digital Adds EMI MP3’s & Locker
The UK’s scrappy 7Digital has made a European only deal with EMI to add to its growing mp3 download catalog. The company has been smartly selling songs in any format. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Paul Feels T-Pain, BitTorrent Goes D.I.Y. & More
>>> CHART ACTION – Despite a huge boost from Starbucks, Paul McCartney was just edged out by T-Pain for #1. Rhianna was a close #3 with just a few thousand. Continue reading
Doonsbury Takes On Music Business 2.0
No less than Doonsbury is taking on the music business and the desperate scramble to find new models that might actually generate revenue. Click here to learn about the Jimmy. Continue reading
Free Whitepaper: 20 Things You Must Know About Music Online
Andrew Dubber is a UK college professor, author and blogger at NewMusicStrategies.com. He’s also just published a 96 page how to eBook "20 Things You Must Know About Music Online". Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Digital VP Derby, Country In Can, Russ Rises & More
>>> DIGITAL VP DERBY – Two new digital VP’s are named at Universal just as digital buzz at the label heats up. Jennifer Fowler has been upped to VP Digital. Continue reading
We Found Where All The Money Went! The Top 10 P2P Apps
Top 10 P2P applications ranked by installation level: 1) Limewire (18.33%)2) uTorrent (3.37%)3) Azureus (3.11%)4) BitTorrent (2.48%)5) BitComet (2.27%)6) Opera (2.25%)7) Ares (2.16%)8) BearShare (1.57%)9) BitLord (1.38%)10) Shareaza (1.37%). Data. Continue reading
Edgar Still Wants EMI
Try not to act too surprised, but today Warner Music Group released a brief statement stated that it was still considering an offer for EMI. It provided no other details.. Continue reading
Gnarls Barkley’s Label & Engadget’s Founder Launch Label 2.0
Downtown Records and internet entrepreneur Peter Rojas are launching an online-only record label that will offer free music and generate revenue only via ads and sponsorships, according to the NY. Continue reading
