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digital music stories: 44 news summaries

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 As Digital Gains,
 Album Sales
 Plunge 11% 

Music biz turmoil as CDs plummet

Jul 3, 08 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - CDs continue to go the way of the 8-track, losing further ground to digital music. Another big drop in CD sales is being driven by the closure of Virgin stores and reduced shelf space at outlets like Target. CD sales are off 16% over the last 12 months and total... More »

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music industry • Universal Music Group • CDs • EMI • digital music • Warner Music • Madonna • Target • Best Buy • Lil Wayne • Coldplay • Virgin Records • Usher • Mariah Carey • album sales • Nielsen SoundScan • Leona Lewis • Danity Kane • Lenny Kravitz • Jack Johnson

PRODUCT REVIEWS

Taking Analog Stuff Digital? Skip the Gadgets

Products for converting records, tapes, photos just aren't worth it

May 29, 08 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you’ve been lamenting the fate of your analog media recently, wishing you could bring records, tapes, or photos into the digital world, new devices are here to help. They just don’t do a very good job of it, laments David Pogue in the New York Times, reviewing... More »

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digital photography • record • digital music • cassette tape • digital media


Amazon MP3 Sales Aren’t Hurting iTunes

New download service taps into unique demographic

Apr 15, 08 9:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon.com’s digital music download store isn’t stealing iTunes customers—the six-month-old service is attracting a new consumer demographic, analysts say. A market research firm found that only 10 percent of Amazon MP3 customers surveyed in February previously bought iTunes music, AppleInsider reports. That’s a “healthy... More »

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iTunes • Apple • digital downloads • digital music • digital video • Amazon MP3 • Amazon.com

Amazon Keeps Building
on Digital Transformation

Firm develops download stores for books, music and movies

Apr 7, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sales of downloadable digital media continue to gain ground on conventional formats—last week, Apple’s iTunes passed Wal-Mart as top US music seller. Not to be outdone, Amazon.com is rapidly expanding its venues for digital Web delivery, the New York Times reports. This year, the company debuted a... More »

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digital downloads • digital music • digital video • Kindle • Amazon.com • Amazon • ebooks

 Tech Toy
 Splurges
 for That
 Tax Return

You haven't already spent that tax refund, have you?

Mar 30, 08 8:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - This year, the government’s economic stimulus package will add $600 to the average $2,300 refund each taxpayer receives. That’s a sizable chunk of change, perfect for a little tech-toy indulgence, reports ComputerWorld.
  1. Casio Exilim Pro Ex-FI high-speed digital camera: Snag 60 frames in a single second,
... More »

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technology • artificial intelligence • list • digital photography • robot • digital music • green technology • turntable

Analysis

Apple Is Unlikely to Offer Unlimited Music, But If It Did...

Competitors cry monopoly, but consumers seem enthusiastic

Mar 24, 08 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don’t expect a subscription music service bundled with iPods anytime soon: that’s the consensus emerging from the news flurry since last week’s report Apple was considering such a move. Still, the flurry made two things clear, declares Nate Anderson in Ars Technica: Apple would need to tread... More »

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music downloads • iPhone • Apple • iPod • digital music • portable media players • subscription music

Apple May Offer Unlimited Tunes in iPods, iPhones

Apple may bundle unlimited music with next-gen iPhone and iPods

Mar 19, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple is considering bundling unlimited access to the iTunes library with its next generation of iPods and iPhones, reports the Financial Times. In a similar move launched in December, Nokia will pay music industry partners almost $80 per handset for “comes with music” phones. Apple has offered just... More »

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music • iPhone • iTunes • Apple • digital music

iTunes Store Now No. 2
Music Retailer

Apple's baby takes
back seat only
to Wal-Mart

Feb 26, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - iTunes is the world's No. 2 music retailer, a ranking that includes stores that sell CDs. The reason is a combination of a modest increase in digital music sales and a sharp dive in CD sales, so the news isn't much to celebrate for the music industry. And kids are... More »

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music downloads • iTunes • CDs • digital music • iTunes Store • Wal-Mart

CBS Lets You Decide What's on the Radio

New site lets users
play any song they
want, for free

Jan 24, 08 12:53 PM CST
(Newser) - CBS’ Last.fm used to be plain old Internet radio – you picked a station, and listened to whatever it streamed. That all changed yesterday, when the company announced its plan to let users listen to any song they wanted for free, a risky but potentially game-changing move that has... More »

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music industry • CBS • digital music • Internet radio • streaming media

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

US Album Sales Plummet In '07

Growth slows; future looks grim

Jan 4, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Album sales in the US fell 15% in 2007, to just 500.5 million units. The total represents both the lowest sales figure and sharpest decline since Nielsen began keeping track of music sales estimates in 1993. Total digital sales, including both albums and singles, were up 14% with 1.... More »

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music industry • digital music • music sales

Online Music Sales Surge in Britain

Holiday bounce credited with rare good note for music industry

Jan 3, 08 3:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Online music downloads in Britain surged during the last week of 2007, more than doubling the corresponding week of 2006, Reuters reports. With physical album sales still down and digital piracy continuing, analysts saw a high note: "The news should help induce optimism that the recorded music industry may... More »

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Apple • iPod • piracy • digital music • online music • eMusic

Digital Music Packaging Getting Jazzed Up in '08

Downloads to start offering more than just music

Jan 2, 08 1:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Part of the reasons CDs are still popular in the age of digital music is the extras, Reuters reports. When you buy a CD, you get extended album art, lyrics, and liner notes. With an album downloaded digitally, it's just song titles and thumbnail art. The industry hopes to change... More »

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music industry • iTunes • digital downloads • digital music • music label

Amazon Gets Funky With Warner Music

DRM-free iTunes competitor continues to attract big labels

Dec 27, 07 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Amazon’s burgeoning mp3 service landed another big fish today, adding Warner Music’s catalog to its online store. The Amazon shop aims to compete with Apple’s iTunes, selling songs for 89 cents as opposed to Apple’s 99 cents and without digital rights management software that makes sharing... More »

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music industry • Apple • DRM free music • digital music • DRM • Warner Music • iTunes Store • Amazon MP3 • Amazon.com

Interest Grows in Music-for-Rent

Subscriptions may be the wave of the future

Dec 7, 07 2:32 PM CST
(Newser) - After years of the iTunes model dominating digital music sales, the time for subscription music services could be near. So far, fewer than 3 million Americans have signed up for such services. But as customizable online radio stations and social networks where users sample and recommend music grow in popularity,... More »

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music industry • web radio • digital music • subscription music • Rhapsody

MySpace Will Transmit Blunt

Revenue-sharing model allows artists to set music prices for direct sale on MySpace

Dec 5, 07 1:47 AM CST
(Newser) - MySpace will host and sell videos of exclusive musical performances on its MySpace Music site, reports the New York Times. Artists will record a series of exclusive videos for the site, and will be able to set their own prices, unlike Apple's iTunes flat-rate prices. The system, called Transmissions, won't... More »

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social networking • MySpace • music downloads • digital music • music label

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

Microsoft Finally Makes a 'Pretty Good' Media Player

PC World's qualified praise for the new Zunes

Nov 12, 07 2:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft released its latest Zune portable media players today, garnering approval from PC World. "This latest generation of Zunes should finally provide some real competition," declared the reviewer. The magazine praised the players for high sound quality and good extra features, but pointed to improvements to the Zune... More »

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music • technology • Microsoft • digital music • Zune • portable media players

Digital Music for Audiophiles

Sooloos delivers what iTunes cannot

Nov 5, 07 10:39 PM CST
(Newser) - New York based Sooloos is producing a digital music system for the most discerning consumers, those who want a totally digitized music system but don't want to sacrifice any audio quality. Starting at $12,900, their fanless Sooloos system speedily accesses a vast hard drive that can accommodate an uncompressed... More »

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iPod • digital music • high end audio

Harrison's Catalog Goes Online

Nine albums released, more to come

Oct 11, 07 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - George Harrison today became the final Beatle to release material online, as nine albums from his solo catalog were made available through iTunes and Amazon.com. Calling the release "exciting," Harrison's widow, Olivia, said: "He had begun digital remastering but had no idea how the digital world... More »

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Paul McCartney • iTunes • John Lennon • digital music • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr

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