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NEWS ABOUT: digital music

digital music stories: 44 news summaries

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Radiohead's Free Downloads Prompt Others

Oasis, Jamiroquai are among those mulling freebie releases

Oct 10, 07 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oasis, Jamiroquai and other bands not tied to record labels may soon follow in Radiohead's footsteps by offering their music for free download, reports the Daily Telegraph. While fans may pay whatever they choose for Radiohead's new album, released today, a spokesperson says the majority of visitors preordering on the... More »

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music industry • music downloads • digital music • music sales • Radiohead • Oasis • Jamiroquai • music label

Meet the New Zunes

Microsoft rolls out its second generation of mp3 players

Oct 3, 07 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Zune is getting three shiny new models in November, Microsoft announced yesterday, including nano-like flash-integrated 4GB and 8GB players, and an 80GB hard drive model, all priced just like corresponding iPods. They’ll sport new features like wireless syncing, touch-sensitive navigation pads and a redesigned, DRM-free marketplace. But they... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • mp3 • digital music • Zune • consumer electronics

Stand by
Your Twang

Country music sales, industry's last stalwart, are finally taking a dive

Sep 2, 07 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Country music album sales are down nearly 30% so far this year. That might seem slightly less dramatic against the whole industry's 15% slide, but country’s been the biz’s final remaining hold-out—holding nearly even in 2005 and 2006 amid the digital revolution. So the newest dive may... More »

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music • music industry • iPod • country music • digital music • record sales • Wynonna Judd • Rascal Flatts

The CD Turns 25

Wired salutes the 'obsolete form of optical media,' which turns 25 today

Aug 17, 07 5:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The compact disc, which Wired calls an "obsolete form of optical media," has been spinning for 25 years today, according to a press release from Philips. The first disk, a recording of ABBA’s “The Visitors,” was produced in Hanover, Germany in 1982. A stunning 200... More »

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music • compact discs • Sony • CDs • Philips • digital music • data storage

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