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Apple's Five-Finger Discount Albums are getting cheaper on iTunes if you bought a single.   |
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September 4, 2008
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Can Apple Save the Music Industry, Again? Interactive digital albums may give new hope to the dying record industry. |
Home Theater
July 29, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
Who Will Define the Digital Album? A struggle has broken out over what kind of longform digital music album will prevail in the age of downloads. |
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October 2, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
You Name the Price for Next Radiohead Album Radiohead tells fans they decide how much to pay in next week's online-only album release. |
InternetNews
January 11, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Sony BMG Opens DRM-Free Content to Amazon Sony BMG's move gives Amazon a new boost in its quest to upend iTunes, but where do the record labels' priorities' really lie? |
Wired
September 2006
Eric Steuer |
The Infinite Album Release a traditional 13-track cd? No thanks, says Beck. Instead, he serves up a collection of songs, remixes, and videos that fans can piece together any way they want. |
InternetNews
December 27, 2007 |
Amazon Adds Warner Music to MP3 Downloads Amazon.com has signed on Warner Music Group to its music download service, which aims to compete with Apple's industry-dominating iTunes online store. |
BusinessWeek
March 29, 2004
Larry Armstrong |
E-Tune Shopping With downloading now legit, online music stores have similar catalogs. It's the extras that set them apart. |
PC Magazine
November 14, 2007
Dan Costa |
The Music Wants to Be Free More musicians are using the Net to cut the record labels out of the loop. It isn't just unknown bands any-more, but the megastars the labels depend on. And there isn't a damn thing the industry can do about it. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple's 30% Mistake Record labels say some iTunes tracks will cost $1.29 next month. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple's Big Little Voice Variable pricing has a big impact on music sales at Apple. |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Downloads: Music to Labels' Ears The music industry's complaints about dire downloading doom are largely unfounded. |
InternetNews
September 25, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Amazon Now Hawks MP3s, Targeting iPod Crowd Amazon's new MP3 music store features what the company characteristically calls "Earth's biggest selection" - over 2 million songs from more than 180,000 artists, represented by over 20,000 major and independent labels. |
Reason
January 2004
Nick Gillespie |
Welcome Back, Napster There's a special reason to be happy that Napster, the notorious outlaw file-sharing system that took a long, court-ordered hiatus, has returned as a major-label-backed enterprise offering single-track downloads for 99 cents. It's the freedom not to pay for songs you don't want. |
HBS Working Knowledge
June 21, 2004
Sean Silverthorne |
Music Downloads: Pirates---or Customers? Internet music piracy not only doesn't hurt legitimate CD sales, it may even boost sales of some types of music. |
Salon.com
December 19, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Why the record industry is killing the single One of the most hallowed symbols of rock 'n' roll is on its way out, and consumers -- and artists -- are the losers... |
Wired
October 2004
Chris Anderson |
The Long Tail Forget squeezing millions from a few megahits at the top of the charts. The future of entertainment is in the millions of niche markets at the shallow end of the bitstream. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2009
Tim Beyers |
When You'll See Apple's Next Big Thing The iTablet, a would-be rival to Amazon's Kindle and Apple's latest try at inventing The Next Big Thing, could be in stores in September. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Music Industry 2.0 How to invest in what looks like a deeply troubled music sector. Hint: Think outside the CD case. |
Popular Mechanics
September 5, 2007
Glenn Derene |
The iTunes Store... With Subscriptions? Buzzword As Steve Jobs unveiled the new Apple iPod Touch and iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, we wonder what it would take for a DRM-free, flat-rate music store to go from record-label nightmare to user-friendly dream come true? |
AskMen.com
Steve Richer |
How To: Land A Record Deal But the key to making this happen is landing a record contract. So now that you've learned to sing and formed a band, it's time for you to get the exposure you deserve. |
PC World
June 2004 |
Wal-Mart Does MP3s Wal-Mart's music downloads are cheaper than those from ITunes. |
The Motley Fool
February 14, 2007
Nathan Alderman |
The Serpent in Apple's Garden Now that Apple's moving from music into movies and TV, has the Mac maker begun to jeopardize its success by aligning itself more with the content-creating industry heavyweights -- at the risk of alienating the customers responsible for its current download dominance. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Google Rocks On The 'Net giant rolls out a handy, if belated, music search feature. |
PC Magazine
September 28, 2005
John C. Dvorak |
The New Music Download Battle The RIAA is not happy with the cost of songs in iTunes and wants a variable-priced solution. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Triples the Fun The multimedia magnate lengthens the sample sizes of its iTunes tracks. |
Inc.
March 1, 2010
Adam Bluestein |
Coping With Fury at a Price Hike When eMusic raised prices, customers grumbled and threatened to leave. Was it too late to go back? |
PC Magazine
February 25, 2009
Jamie Lendino |
Amazon MP3 (Winter 2009) Amazon's online music sells unrestricted music that's high quality, compatible with almost any player, and often cheaper than what it would cost on iTunes... iLike... Lala... |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
CD Is the New Vinyl As compact disc sales continue falling, the industry must take a stand. In the worst-case scenario for the labels, the distribution power will shift toward recording artists. In the best-case scenario, the exact same thing happens -- just a bit more slowly. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
July 27, 2009 |
Apple, Music Labels Planning New Album Format? Digital music leader Apple is reportedly in talks with the four largest record labels to develop a new offering that aims to spur online album sales. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Peer-to-Peer Music Trading: Good Publicity or Bad Precedent? Advance publicity is key to record albums' success, states Wharton marketing professor Peter Fader -- and by trying to stamp out peer-to-peer music trading, record companies are shooting themselves in the foot. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Drops the Digital-Music Shackles Apple lowers the price of its unrestricted song files. If a customer can buy a DRM-protected track on iTunes at $0.99 a pop, or pick up a DRM-free version at a sonically superior bitrate, it's an easy choice. |
Home Theater
August 17, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
$3.99 Download Makes Arcade Fire #1 Amazon discount propels band to Billboard's top spot. Many consumers will buy downloads if the price is right. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
New Life for Music? U.S. album sales rise for the first time since 2004, but don't start to party like it's 1999 just yet. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Amazon Taking Its MP3 Store Global Beginning later this year, Amazon plans to roll out international versions of its DRM-free music store. |
Wired
September 2006
Jeff Howe |
No Suit Required Terry McBride has a maverick approach to music management: Take care of the fans and the bands, and the business will take care of itself. |
BusinessWeek
May 26, 2011
Stone & Fixmer |
Apple's Deals May Transform Digital Music Apple may unveil a cloud-based music service in June. The music labels, which need a new revenue stream, are signing on. |
BusinessWeek
July 1, 2010
Grover & Satariano |
The Fall of Music Downloads Music streaming services are taking their toll as downloads to iPods, computers, and other devices plunge. |
AskMen.com
May 14, 2003
Matthew Simpson |
Top 10: Best-Selling Albums Of All Time A look at the top 10 best-selling albums of all time in the United States, as of 2003. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Why'd You Do It, Amazon? Amazon.com matches Apple's music price increase, unfortunately. |
InternetNews
April 28, 2004
Michael Singer |
Apple Sings a Happy iTune The music store celebrates a happy first birthday but Steve Jobs' salvation for Apple Computer has yet to hit the high sales notes. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 1, 2012
Dina Gerdeman |
Better by the Bundle? Video game companies do it, fast-food restaurants, too. Why don't more companies bundle products and services together in one package at a bargain price? |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Heather Green |
Downloads: The Next Generation Music merchants are trying new ways to make an honest buck off the Internet. |
InternetNews
October 26, 2004
Michael Singer |
U2 Can iPod with Pictures Color screens, photos and the Irish band are all a part of Apple's newest iPods. |
BusinessWeek
September 29, 2003 |
Steve Jobs, Apple Apple has broken the logjam and made it possible for the music industry to successfully sell tunes on the Web. |
Wired
Jeff Howe |
Why the Music Industry Hates Guitar Hero Even though the popular video game has breathed life into old bans and helped popularize new ones, the record labels are still whining about licensing fees. |
Wired
November 27, 2007
Seth Mnookin |
Universal's CEO Once Called iPod Users Thieves. Now He's Giving Songs Away. After years of tightening controls on his company's content, Universal Music Group's CEO has become entangled in digital strategies whether he wants to be or not and is planning to unify Apple's competitors in what amounts to a coordinated attack on the iPod. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Good Riddance, Major Labels Last week, Radiohead announced that it's going solo and releasing its next album digitally, without the helping hand of a major label. Nine Inch Nails followed suit this week. Oasis and Jamiroquai may be next. |
AskMen.com
Craig Mazin |
5 Things You Didn't Know About Record Deals The basic fact underlying recording contracts is that their terms tilt heavily towards the benefit of the labels, not the artists. Many of the terms border on swindling. |
Inc.
May 1, 2000
Anne Marie Borrego |
Upstarts: MP3 Tunes on the Web. The way we listen to music is about to change. Again. But as usual, where there's change, there's start-up opportunity. |
