iTunes finally added variable pricing raising hit tracks to $1.29 and lowering some to 69 cents. Rhapsody and Napster followed, but Amazon and WalMart kept prices lower except on Sony tracks.
- The mainstream media missed most of the story.
- Commentary: The Labels Miss Another Opportunity
- Universal Music and You Tube are planning the VEVO online music video channel.
- EMI launched online music research community "Your SoundCheck" in beta.
- Yahoo! Music added Artist Pages.
- Two artists find success by working hard and asking for it.
New column "You Can Always Go Back To School". Indie label entrepreneur Virgil Dickerson of Suburban Home Records decided to give away a new release entirely for free and then share the results.
- ReverbNation launches FanReach Pro email program with analytics for musicians and labels.
- The Grateful Dead combine Blurb on demand publishing and concert photos for a unique project.
- The Future Of Music Coalition wants to rewrite rules of the music industry.
REWIND: Music’s Week In Review
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