Amazon and Yahoo! plan DRM-free MP3 download services
Amazon and Yahoo! reportedly plan MP3 download platforms including Universal's catalogue within six months, with Amazon launching next month.…
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Universal launch extensive DRM-free pilot
Universal Music Group will sell thousands of DRM-free tracks from 21 August in a test running until January, excluding Apple's iTunes during the pilot.…
CD-Wow ordered to pay record industry £41 million
CD-Wow has been ordered to pay the UK record industry £41 million, including £4 million interest, over selling CDs sourced from outside the EU.…
Amazon reportedly readying MP3 store
Amazon is reportedly close to launching a download store selling non-DRM MP3s, and is in talks with Universal Music Group over its catalogue.…
eMusic announce new expanded subscription packages
eMusic has introduced larger subscription tiers of 100, 200 and 300 downloads, while Vital:PIAS and Victory Records have reportedly pulled their catalogues.…
Tower.com website sold to Caiman
A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of the Tower.com website to Miami-based retailer Caiman for $4.2 million.…
Radiohead deny August release date
Radiohead have denied that their new album is due on 6 August, despite Amazon listing it via EMI, and have not announced a new label deal.…
EMI benefiting from Norah Jones album
Norah Jones's new album is the most pre-ordered album ever on Amazon US and is topping iTunes charts around the world, a boost for EMI.…
Virgin Digital closes its US download service
The Virgin Group has quietly closed its US Virgin Digital download service over Christmas, moving subscribers to Napster, while the UK service continues.…
EMI partner with Last.fm on tuneglue-audiomap recommendation service
EMI Records launches tuneglue-audiomap, a music recommendation service built on Last.fm's scrobbling data that suggests new artists based on listeners' favourites.…
People like the video functionality, but don't use it much
Nielsen research found video accounted for just 1% of content consumed on iPods surveyed, though video iPods still sell well.…
MPs back campaign against Jersey VAT loophole on CD sales
Sixty MPs have signed an early day motion calling for action on a VAT loophole that lets mail order CD sellers based in Jersey undercut UK independent shops.…