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I hate saying I told you so, but I told you so. Last week it was first reported here that the new free iCloud music locker service would focus on only tracks purchased at iTunes. A couple of months ago it was also first reported here that Apple would be charging about $25 a...
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A new rumor is circulating about the features, or lack of them, of Apple’s soon to be launched music cloud service. The word is that the service will only store tracks purchased from iTunes as opposed to a users entire music collection. With the caveat that this is just rumor at this point and...
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Billboard Magazine reported last night that Google would be finally be launching its long anticipated music locker service today—without major label licenses. As you probably know, the news of Google’s intentions to follow Amazon’s lead and bypass the typical music industry tsuris was first reported here a few weeks ago. The Billboard story cites...
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Last week Spotify announced that they were cutting back their “freemium” service and limiting the number of plays per song and number of monthly hours that a user could enjoy the service without subscribing. The service caught a lot of flack in the media for doing this, which was totally unfair. Do you actually...
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The latest rumor to emerge from the Google campus is that the company’s much anticipated music service is just about at the end of their rope with the major label licensing process. A source close to the negotiations characterizes the search giant as “disgusted” with the labels, so much so that they are seriously...
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As much as it hurts me to say something positive about a record label, I am forced to give credit where credit is due. Universal Music actually did something smart today. A little overdue but smart. Today Universal Group Distribution launched an online storefront, Groovetown Vinyl, specifically for vinyl and FLAC formats. “In recent years,...
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I know I’m a little late weighing in on this (I’ve been out of commission for the last couple of weeks) but I’ve read all of the coverage and I can tell you one thing for sure—the labels won’t sue Amazon over it’s new locker service. Why? It’s very simple—money. Like in legal fees....
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Apple is reportedly pushing hard to re-launch their new and improved MobileMe service this April, but what hasn’t been mentioned is that they’re pressuring major record labels to have all of the music licenses in place for the long rumored locker service planned for launch at the same time. Informed sources say that Apple...
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Last Wednesday a few people started tweeting that “Free and Legal Music Downloads now available from @Qtrax – Check it out: http://tinyurl.com/qtrax18”. At first most of these tweets emanated from Qtrax’s PR firm based in West Palm Beach, FL and from one of its attorneys, followed by some company insiders and acolytes. The tweet...
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