The Sun and Napster announce first ever online music promotion in a UK national daily newspaper
LONDON, UK (Napster UK, Ltd press release) - Napster UK, Ltd., a subsidiary of Roxio, Inc, is to run a series of major consumer promotions in conjunction with The Sun, the UK's biggest selling national daily newspaper (a News Group Newspapers Limited property). On Saturday, and for eight Saturdays throughout ...
| 1500 downloads in 2 weeks for The Sun Brothers
LONDON, UK (Shattered Songs Records/ www.thesunbrothers.com) - London prog-pop auteurs The Sun Brothers have seen their debut release cause an instant reaction on the audioscrobbler website. They have risen 300 positions on the most listened to artists chart on the site, that unites music fans with ...
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Rock legend Heart breaks new ground with simultaneous retail and file-sharing release of 'Jupiters Darling'
WASHINGTON (Distributed Computing Industry Association press release/ www.dcia.info) - The Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA) today announced that its Member companies are participating in the first simultaneous retail and file-sharing sales promotion of a major rock-and-roll album. The ...
| Heart crazy on TrustyFiles P2P file sharing network distribution
DALLAS, TX. (RazorPop Inc) - RazorPop, Inc. and Sovereign Artists, announced the release of Heart's new CD "Jupiters Darling" over the TrustyFiles P2P File Sharing Software (https://www.TrustyFiles.com) and the TopP2P web site (https://www.TopP2P.com). Deal marks the first time a major artist has ever ...
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Duke University gives freshmen Apple IPod digital music players
NEW YORK (Apple announcement) - Following its announcement of the 4th-generation iPods this morning, Apple Computer, Inc. that this fall Duke University will give iPods to all incoming freshman. "Duke will hand out approximately 1,800 iPods that will be pre-loaded with Duke-related content and will ...
| Napster gets into more schools
LOS ANGELES (Napster/Roxio press release) - Napster, a division of Roxio, announced today it has forged progressive agreements with a diverse group of some of the nation's leading colleges and universities to provide access to the biggest brand in online music. Cornell University, The George Washington ...
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The Urban Myth Club's latest release reaches 5,000 downloads on its own website
LONDON, UK (TRL Music) - With the launch of iTunes turning the music industry on its head, the online music retailer already faces a new brand of competition – the digital savvy musician. UK chillout band, The Urban Myth Club, has had 5,000 tracks from its latest release, The Secret EP, downloaded ...
| Heart releases 'Love Hurts' in SML's Weed format
SEATTLE (www.weedshare.com) - Legendary rock group Heart is following up their recent critically acclaimed CD with a new track available exclusively in Shared Media Licensing's shareable file format, known as "Weed(SM)." The song, "Love Hurts," will be formally released this Friday with a featured position ...
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NPGMusicClub.com offers exclusive Prince download 'Silver Tongue'
NEW YORK (www.npgmusicclub.com) - Beginning at 4:00pm (est) Tuesday, July 13, Prince will release an exclusive track at his online music store www.npgmusicclub.com. 'Silver Tongue,' the virtual B-side to the third single from the Platinum-Certified 'Musicology' album 'Call My Name,' features music by ...
| iTunes music store downloads Top 100 million songs
CUPERTINO, CA. (Apple ) - Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 100 million songs from the iTunes Music Store, marking a major milestone for the emerging online music business. The 100 millionth song, "Somersault (Dangermouse remix)" by Zero7 was purchased by ...
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Apple iPod mini international availability set for July 24
CUPERTINO, CA. (Apple press release) Apple today announced that iPod mini, the smallest portable music player ever to hold up to 1,000 CD-quality songs, will be available internationally on July 24. iPod mini offers music lovers the ideal combination of ultra-portable design, style, song capacity, ease-of-use ...
| Projekt Revolution Tour to offer free download samplers to concert-goers
BURBANK, CA (Warner Bros./ Reprise Records/ Machine Shop Marketing) - Proving once again that it's all for the fans, organizers for the third annual PROJEKT REVOLUTION TOUR are offering everyone who purchases a ticket to any of the 32 tour dates this summer a free sampler download. Because the PROJEKT ...
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iFanz Records announces online distribution agreement with iTunes
LOS ANGELES (iFanz Records) - iFanz.com's iFanz Records (a subsidiary of McCartney Multimedia Inc.) announced today that it is teaming up with Apple and its revolutionary iTunes Music Store to offer music fans the ability to browse and purchase a wide selection of music from a range of iFanz artists. ...
| Majority of US people oppose RIAA lawsuits against P2P file-sharing
NEW YORK (Find Law newsletter) - A majority of Americans say the music industry should not sue people who illegally download music off the Internet, according to a new poll by the legal Web site FindLaw (https://www.findlaw.com). Still, legal experts say the industry's suits have legal merit and urge ...
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Wasp Factory Records releases its music digitally on Mperia for 50 cents a track!
PALO ALTO, CA. (BitPass Inc/Mperia) -Wasp Factory Records and BitPass are helping to change music distribution with the digital release of almost 100 tracks of music on Mperia.com. Mperia lets Wasp Factory release music quickly and reach its international fans that don't always have easy access to CDs. ...
| eMusic installs world's first digital download kiosk at Maxwell's
NEW YORK (www.emusic.com) - The world's most popular MP3 music subscription service supplying more than one million downloads to its members each month-will debut its highly anticipated digital download kiosk at a special show on Monday, June 28th at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey. Southern Culture ...
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Rolling Stone announces the launch of Rolling Stone Ringtones service
NEW YORK (Rolling Stone magazine/Dwango North America press release) - Dwango North America, a leading developer and distributor of entertainment content and applications for mobile phones, today announced the launch of Rolling Stone Ringtones, a new mobile entertainment service that makes it easy for ...
| Apple and BMW introduce iPod adapter!
CUPERTINO, Calif. & WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. (Apple & BMW press release) - Apple and BMW Group today announced the BMW iPod Adapter, the first seamless integration between iPod and a car audio system. The new system developed by Apple and BMW enables drivers to seamlessly use their iPod in BMW's 3 Series, ...
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Napster offers new subscribers free MP3 players
LOS ANGELES (Roxio/Napster press release) - Napster, a division of Roxio, today announced a distinctive new promotional campaign that will put a free MP3 player in the hands of every new annual Napster subscriber. The unique promotion will launch with a series of commercials during the June 22nd CBS-TV ...
| Apple launches iTunes music store in the UK, France & Germany
LONDON, UK (Apple press release) - Apple today launched its revolutionary iTunes Music Store in the UK, France and Germany giving music fans there the same large online catalogue, a la carte pricing, free previews, one-click purchasing and downloading, and groundbreaking personal use rights that have ...
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