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Jupiter predicts digital sales through 2011
Filed under: News, RIAA, IFPI, BPI, Napster, eMusic, iTunes, Rhapsody, Zune Marketplace, Yahoo! Music  Jupiter Research has done some prognosticatin' and come to the conclusion that digital sales are going to keep on growing. In fact, if predictions hold true, digital sales will grow at a compounded rate of 16% per year, to a total of 2.5 billion dollars, or just over 22% of total US consumer spending on music....
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Cringely says DRM doomed in 2007, so is Zune
Filed under: News, DRM, Apple, Microsoft, RIAA, eMusic  This year will see ecosystem changing digital music milestones, if Robert X. Cringely's crystal ball is working properly. In his 2007 predictions Cringely writes, "No one DRM technology emerges as the winner and the RIAA begins to back off as it loses a few legal cases. Still, no Internet-only song wins a Grammy or is even recognized as existing." He also turns his six-shooter of prognostication on Apple's unibrow baby wanna-be, "Zune...
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Big boulder of mp3 set to overtake music business in 2007
Filed under: News, DRM, RIAA, eMusic  Hear that rumbling sound? It's a giant boulder of DRM-less Mp3 goodness barreling down on the music industry like that scene in Raiders of The Lost Arc.
To kick off the year in fine mp3 positive fashion, Reuters reports on a string of news coming from all corners of the music biz. The two current "Biggies" are:
- Former EMI exec Ted Cohen has been hired by a post-lawsuit Limewire to convince labels they can...
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Mp3 format as major label cure
Filed under: General, DRM, eMusic  An interview with Bob Kohn (co-founder of eMusic and the man who wrote the book on music licensing) in Forbes gets to the core of what Kohn thinks of DRM and the digital music market, "When the majors told us in my eMusic days that they wouldn't sell their recordings in MP3 format, I would say, 'You already are--you're selling CDs, and you can turn them into MP3 files.' If they [drop DRM] today, you will see...
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2007: The year of the Mp3
Filed under: General, DRM, RIAA, eMusic  This year we saw severalDRM freeexperiments from the major labels. 2007 can be "The Year of The Mp3," the year unencrypted, DRM free mp3s revive, rather than raze the music business but, you and I have to stand up together and yell loudly in order for the dream to come true.
As we get ready to bid a fond farewell to 2006, I've been doing some thinking; It's high-time we as digital music...
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Amazon to enter mp3 market
Filed under: News, DRM, Apple, eMusic  Hypebot reports that Amazon will enter the universally compatible, DRM free mp3 market in 2007. Aiming for a late first quarter launch (otherwise known to those who can do basic math and read a calendar as "the month of March"), the new Amazon offering will reportedly offer variable pricing.
It's an encouraging sign that larger players are dipping their toes in the DRM free waters. EMI has been open to experimental use of...
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LA Times wakes up, realizes that music biz is changing
Filed under: News, RIAA, IFPI, BPI, eMusic, iTunes  It's the democratization of the music business, and it's becoming a trend to large to ignore. The LA Times reports on artists who've given up (or never wanted) a major label deal, and are instead finding success online.
"It's nice to have the deep pockets and clout of a major record company. [...] Nonetheless, the Web is turning into a viable alternative with which bands can develop a...
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eMusic crosses 100M mark
Filed under: News, DRM, eMusic  Thumbs up to eMusic, who've managed to pass the 100 Million download mark (all without DRM!) and congratulations to Michael Brennan, the lucky customer who downloaded that milestone track.
As promised earlier, the Barenaked Ladies will write and record a track all about Michael Brennan, which will then be packaged as a bonus track for the upcoming album, "Barenaked Ladies Are Men." The track will also be available as a free download for a period in...
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eMusic prepares to roll over 100M downloads, BNL help celebrate
Filed under: News, eMusic  The Barenaked Ladies will help eMusic celebrate dishing out its 100 millionth download by recording a special song, written about and for the lucky downloader. eMusic reached it's 50 millionth download over a period of two years, and has doubled that in less than a year, showing the phenominal growth path eMusic has seen with its subscription service.
BnL's drummer Tyler Stewart calls eMusic and , "a fabulous way to bring music to our fans in a fast,...
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Peter Jenner declares DRM-era "dead"
Filed under: News, DRM, RIAA, IFPI, BPI, Napster, eMusic, iTunes, Rhapsody  Joining the "usual suspects" in decrying DRM is a new voice, but one you'll recognize. UK manager Peter Jenner (The Clash, Pink Floyd, Billy Bragg) is singing a song that many in the industry aren't going to like hearing.
In an interview with The Register, Jenner goes on to explain how the big winners are going to be the indies....
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