Music streaming service Spotify will now sell music downloads after striking a deal with online music store 7digital, stepping up the competition with iTunes’ in the music downloads market. Users will be able to click a link associated with a song, be redirected to the 7ditigal site, and purchase the respective track. Read more...
1.4.09
Spotify Sells Music Downloads to Compete with iTunes
31.3.09
Google Launches Free Music Downloads in China
Today, Google launched a free, licensed music download service exclusively in China. The plan is to share advertising revenue with major music labels, instead of banking on CD sales, while providing a music download feature for Google in the Chinese mainland. Continue reading...
Math Rock From Japan: Toe
toe is a math rock group from Japan whic has received too little recognition for what their sound deserves. With Kashikura Takashi on drums, Mino Takaaki on guitar, Yamane Satoshi on bass guitar, and Yamazaki Hirokazu on guitar, toe is currently one of two bands signed to indie label Machu Picchu. Read more...
The Pirate Bay Torrents on Facebook
The Pirate Bay has extended its file sharing system to social networking site Facebook. With a single click, Facebook users can add torrents to their profile from the Pirate Bay to share with friends, a development that could put Facebook in the middle of the copyright battle between copyright holders and the torrent site. Continue reading...
Myspace Launches Karaoke in Japan
Online social networking site Myspace, has launched a karaoke service in Japan, expanding its musical reach to the nation loaded with lovers of the sing-along entertainment. MySpace Karaoke has logged more than eight million visitors since it launched in May of last year in Canada and the United States, and lets users post videos of themselves singing on the site. Read more...
28.3.09
The Pirate Bay to Launch Anonymous Downloading Service
The Pirate Bay is planning to launch a paid Virtual Private Network (VPN) service, which carries information through open connections rather than a running across a single private network. The service would be used by file sharers to maintain anonymity on the internet, and is expected to go public next week for $5 per month. Read more...
Sirius XM Versus Last.fm
Satellite radio service Sirius XM is stepping up the pace to compete with the rising popularity of Internet radio services like Last.fm and Pandora. Last.fm, with its recent move to a subscription-based business model in all but three countries, is now competing on equal terms with Sirius’ Internet service already in place.
The satellite radio company also announced the launch of an iPhone application planned for June, and has developed its Internet service by improving sound quality and charging subscribers $3 a month for Web access. When compared to Last.fm’s $4 fee in all countries but the US, UK and Germany, satellite radio might be making a comeback. But will it be successful long-term? Read more...
Global Live Music Sales Rise 10 Percent in 2008
In 2008, profit from the live music business increased by 10 percent globally in 2008 to $25 billion, in contrast to plummeting recorded music sales. Ticket sales went up 8 percent to $10.3 billion, while sponsorship, resold tickets, and ticketing fees also rose. Continue reading...
EMI Music and Project Playlist Strike Deal
EMI Music and Project Playlist have reached an agreement to add the label’s catalog to the music-sharing service, ending EMI’s involvement in a multi-party lawsuit for copyright infringement filed against Project Playlist. Sony BMG signed a similar deal in December, and Owen Van Natta, the chief executive of Playlist said:
Continue reading...“This partnership will provide us with a wide-ranging selection of content to satisfy our users? appetites to share and purchase music.”
Recording Industry Works With Internet Service Providers Against Piracy
AT&T confirmed on Tuesday that the company is working with the Recorded Industry Artists Association (RIAA) to combat illegal file sharing. Jim Cicconi, a senior executive for AT&T, said at a digital music conference that they had begun to issue warnings to people accused of pirating music by the RIAA. Read more...
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