A slate of second quarter earnings announcements were released this week. RealNetworks posted respectable subscriber, revenue and profit gains, with music helping to bolster gains. Sirius Satellite Radio also posted. Continue reading

A new book The Art Of Digital Music is getting some buzz and seems worth a read.  We have not seen a full copy yet, but here is an overview. Continue reading

OUCH ! (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) – Pop star Michael Jackson’s dreams to make an impressive comeback after being cleared of child abuse charges last month, have been shattered with his new. Continue reading

According to ZDNet "Yahoo recently debuted a beta version of its audio search engine, available at audio.search.yahoo.com. The engine carries an index of over 50 million tracks, and retrieves results. Continue reading

Coalition of Independent Music Stores’ Top 200 for Week Ending 7-31-05 Label Pos. Artist|Title VRGN 1 GORILLAZ|DEMON DAYS ASK 2 STEVENS*SUFJAN|ILLINOIS CAP 3 COLDPLAY|X&Y EEG 4 MRAZ*JASON|MR. A-Z UPST 5. Continue reading

According to Digital Music News, "Global recording industry trade group IFPI has released its latest annual report, with Universal Music showing a dominant market share. According to the report, Universal. Continue reading

According to the HollywoodReporter.com "Broadband Internet surfers in North America watch two fewer hours of television per week than do those without Internet access, while those using a dial-up connection. Continue reading

I was in While Foods the other day and they were now selling CD’s.  Not just New Age background music, but Crosby, Stills and Nash.  Just like Starbucks the selection. Continue reading

Here is a good 30 minute streaming interview from KCRW-FM with one of the authors of the "Future Of Music: Manifesto For The Digital Music Revolution". It includes some great. Continue reading