Microsoft Launches Music Deals App Boasting $0.99 and $1.99 Album Deals

Microsoft just announced it's rollout of Music Deals – a new app for Windows and Windows Phone users with big music taste on a tight budget. The company has promised. Continue reading

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Are Apple And Major Labels Planning A CD-Like ‘Audio Upgrade’ Campaign?

Remember all of the money you spent – and the record labels made – when upgraded your record and tape collection to "superior sounding" CDs? Former label chief and Jimmy. Continue reading

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Are You As Excited As Bono About Apple’s Plans For A New Music Format?

By Peter Getty. When Apple created the iTunes Store, offering for the first time a digital way to deliver individual tracks for just 99 cents, the music industry received a. Continue reading

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UPDATE: Apple To Rebrand Beats Music

UPDATE 3: New reports confirm our initial conclusion: Apple may be rebranding Beats Music as part of a new iTunes music service, but it is not shutting it down. In. Continue reading

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Details Of U2 and Apple's New Digital Music Format Who Still Buys Music In 2014? [INFOGRAPHIC] Tim Cook On Beats Music and Why Apple Paid $3.2B 5 Most Frequently Signed. Continue reading

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UPDATE: Details Emerge Of U2 and Apple’s New Digital Music Format

Update Friday 9/19: More details are starting to emerge regarding the new digital music format that U2 is working on with Apple. The project which Bono says would  assure that songwriters. Continue reading

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The “Me” Generation: Why Music Curation Isn’t The Answer

By Michael E. Spinelli, founder of Eventsnype. In a recent interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook dubbed Beats co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre “creative geniuses.” The justification CEO Tim Cook. Continue reading

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Apple + Amazon Add Media Sharing, More U2, Azalea Sues, PC Music, PRS & More

THURSDAY 9.18.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  I 'Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For', but at least I'm on your iPhone.  CLICK HERE  Updated Continuously. Continue reading

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U2 BE GONE! Apple Offers 1 Click Removal After Complaints Mount

The hipster uproar after Apple downloaded a free copy of U2's new album to all iTunes accounts, apparently reached Cupertino.  Or perhaps it made it to Ireland were Bono and. Continue reading

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U2 Album Gifting: Free Or An Assault On Everything That Makes Freedom Worth Having?

I have to admit, when I heard about the free album from U2 waiting for me in my iTunes account I did not for a minute think about what it. Continue reading

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