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NEWS ABOUT: MP3

MP3 stories: 8 news summaries
ANALYSIS

Watch an Ad, Get an MP3 Download: Genius or Goof?

Free All Music is innovative, but still might not work

Oct 2, 09 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new site thinks it has the answer the music industry’s woes: Free All Music will allow users to download a high-quality mp3 with no copy restrictions in exchange for watching a 15-second video ad of their choosing. The site then takes a user’s handle and uses it... More »

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music • music industry • music downloads • advertising • iTunes • digital downloads • MP3 • MP3s • Free All Music

 Billboard Shifts Website 
 to Lure Listeners, Buyers 

Billboard.com ties MP3 and ticket sales to its famous charts

Jul 22, 09 5:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - As circulation of its print magazine continues to fall, Billboard is looking to transition to the digital age with an overhauled website designed to be a one-stop shop for pop music, USA Today reports. Billboard.com now allows all visitors, not just subscribers, to look at its 51-year archive... More »

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music • music industry • Ticketmaster • MP3 • Billboard charts • album sales

 MySpace Elbows iTunes With New Music Service

Rival launches today

Sep 25, 08 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple’s iTunes meets its first serious challenge today with the launch of MySpace Music, CNET reports. The second-largest online social network has joined forces with Amazon and the world’s four biggest record labels to offer free streaming and paid downloads. The move also pitches media mogul and MySpace... More »

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Steve Jobs • Rupert Murdoch • MySpace • music industry • iTunes • Apple • Sony • EMI • MP3 • Amazon • MySpace Music

Gotta Have My (Barbie) MP3

Ever more kids use digital music players—and advertisers catch on

Jan 21, 08 2:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Digital music players are hot—even with the lunchbox set: A recent study shows 31% of 6 to 10-year-olds use them. This means a whole new market for kid-themed players, accessories, music and video, reports Advertising Age. Indeed, players aimed at children have proliferated in the past two years. “... More »

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marketing • children • iPod • MP3 • portable media players

Napster Moves to MP3-Only Format

Site ditches DRM in blow to digital music copyright proponents

Jan 7, 08 3:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Bad news for digital music copyright advocates: Napster plans to sell music downloads as MP3s and stop selling DRM-protected songs, the digital music retailer said today. Digital rights management blocks consumers from illegally sharing music but is unpopular with users because DRM-protected songs will often only play on certain players... More »

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DRM free music • digital music • DRM • MP3 • Napster • digital rights management

Radiohead Download Deal Set to End

Monday's last chance
to pay what you want; iTunes may be option

Dec 6, 07 7:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Radiohead is set to lay to rest its pay-what-you-will offer, which lets fans download the recently released album "In Rainbows" for as much, or (more likely) as little as they like. The promo ends Monday, after which the album will only be available on CD or record, Wired reports—... More »

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music downloads • Apple • iTunes Store • Radiohead • MP3

Shoppers Swoon for Zunes

Thanksgiving shoppers on the hunt for 'iPod killers'

Nov 23, 07 11:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft's new Zune digital music players have been flying off the shelves, reports PC World. But big retailers have been running out, frustrating hordes of Thanksgiving shoppers attracted by big discounts and plenty of hype. Microsoft,  which seems to have seriously misjudged demand for the best-selling model, the Zune... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • iPod • digital music • Zune • MP3 • consumer electronics

Amazon MP3s Come With
a Catch

Music is unlocked,
but be careful who
you loan it to

Oct 10, 07 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon's new MP3 store does a lot of things right: lower prices than iTunes, better audio quality and no embedded copyright-protection software. But as the Seattle Times' Brier Dudley warns, the fine print could get you, a real concern following last Thursday's $222,000 illegal distribution ruling against a Minnesota... More »

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iTunes • MP3 • Amazon.com

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