P2P Use Increases Despite Some Industry Claims

Even as the RIAA and major labels claim that P2P file sharing is trending downward, independent file sharing news site Slyck reports that it’s studies show the opposite.

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Neilsen And Big Champagne Partner On Combined Radio/P2P Chart

Even as the RIAA and major labels continue to fuss and sue over the illegality of P2P file sharing, Nielsen Entertainment and BigChampagne announced today that they will partner to. Continue reading

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Coalition of Independent Music Stores’ Top 200 for Week Ending 5-01-05

Label Pos. Artist|Title COL 1 SPRINGSTEEN*BRU|DEVILS & DUST OHB 2 PRINE*JOHN|FAIR & SQUARE INT 3 BECK|GUERO EPIC 4 FOLDS*BEN|SONGS FOR SILVERMAN WAR 5 NEW ORDER|WAITING FOR THE SIRE VAGR 6. Continue reading

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Bob Lefsetz On Linkin Park Vs. WMG

Music industry columnist Bob Lefsetz on the Linkin Park vs. WMG fight (see more below): "Was Linkin Park altruistically sticking up for all the fucked over musicians tied to Warner. Continue reading

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Pearl Jam Supports Indy Record Stores With In-Store Concert

PePearl Jam played a surprise show Friday at Easy Street Records in West Seattle on Friday night, in support of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) and in celebration. Continue reading

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Linkin Park Demands Release From WMG

(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) Linkin Park is not happy with the proposed Warner Music Group IPO, which they feel will not benefit the band. They have asked to be immediately released from. Continue reading

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DIGITIAL MUSIC NEWS WEEK IN REVIEW

RealNetworks made the biggest news this week, announcing a new portable subscription service. The company also improved its Harmony transcoding software, promising that its downloads are once again compatible with. Continue reading

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CD Sales Weak. Can Springsteen And The DualDisc Save It?

From Digital Music News: "Soundscan figures for the most recent week showed a slight improvement, inching up 4% over previous week numbers…with weekly units approaching 10 million without a major. Continue reading

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Nokia Announces New Music & Video Enabled Phones

At least 10 times a day we hear stories of music and entertainment companies scrambling to take advantage of what is certain to be the next wave of music delivery. Continue reading

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Wal-Mart Offers Custom CD Service

According to Digital Music, "…Wal-Mart has officially unveiled its custom CD creation service, …Users can compile 3 songs from a 500,000 track catalog for $4.62, with each additional track offered. Continue reading

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