Digital music, the next generation: MP3Tunes+Beamer An Apple Beater? at P2P File Sharing

+ > ? Michael Robertson has unveiled his master plan. If Apple is going to be beat, it is not through YAOMS (Yet Another Online Music Store), a relic of the old days when records were vinyl, retail meant stores, and the labels played god. The game would have to be changed, much as it was when Apple designed their YAOMS (iTunes) as a promotional engine for their [...] Read More


Digital music doldrums - Long-term change at P2P File Sharing

This article is one in a series examining the Pali Capital report that showed paid music download growth is slowing. Long-term change The long-term message is that the industry's problems can no longer be obscured by digital. Does this spell doom for music? It depends on your definition of music. Independent artists are thriving through the Internet and P2P. Big music though is another story. While the industry falsely blames others [...] Read More


Introducing UK Music at P2P File Sharing

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Geoffrey Holman The new organization UK Music was formed this week to represent the entire music industry in the UK in designing a united plan for the future. "The organisation represents a wide range of music bodies, including BPI, the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, and the Music Managers Forum," writes GIGWISE's Jason Gregory. "Its chief executive Feargal Sharkey, the former Undertones lead singer who has since forged [...] Read More


Digital music doldrums - Long-term change at Digital Music - The Future

This article is one in a series examining the Pali Capital report that showed paid music download growth is slowing. Long-term change The long-term message is that the industry's problems can no longer be obscured by digital. Does this spell doom for music? It depends on your definition of music. Independent artists are thriving through the Internet and P2P. Big music though is another story. While the industry falsely blames others [...] Read More


2005: record year for digital music at Digital Music - The Future

2005 was a record year for digital music. At the same time P2P use continues to grow. Christmas was a fabulous week. 20 million Tracks were sold in the last week of the year, three times the previous year. This is compared to P2P where 250 songs are downloaded in a week. Accordingly to the article: "If the market can retain volume gain as it did last year, the numbers [...] Read More