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Rethinking the Album
Is the album dead? Yes. The sale of a physical cd/album will never again reach the peak of 1999. Yet that is not stopping Mariah Carey from experimenting with a fresh concept for her upcoming album. Mariah will be working in conjunction with Elle magazine to create a 34 page magazine-style album insert. This insert [...]
iTunes Season Pass
iTunes will begin offering a “Season Pass” concept for selling music online. This concept involves an upfront payment by the consumer where content will be provided over a period of time. For example, Depeche Mode now has an iTunes Season Pass available. For $19, fans can purchase this subscription to exclusive Depeche Mode content. This [...]
Universal & Kyte
Universal continues to make headlines with some innovative new approaches for the music industry. These include initiatives both in the international realm and in the digital realm. Their most recent announcement is a deal signed with the media platform company Kyte. Kyte allows companies (and in this case artists) to upload content in real time [...]
Democracy in China?
After a mere 10 years, Guns ‘n’ Roses is releasing their new album aptly titled Chinese Democracy. For a while, it seemed that the album release had about as much of a chance of being released as the Communist government of China allowing a vote to take place for their next leader. Well, the cd [...]
Kanye
Kanye West is releasing a compilation remix album exclusively on imeem. Actually, exclusively is a fairly relative term as the minute it shows up on any site, it will be on other sites rather quickly. But nevertheless, imeem gets points again for releasing original content. I am a big believer in these music website companies [...]
iLike Exclusive Content
It seems as though a new music website is being launched every day each offering a little different product. So for both new and established sites, there is a daily struggle to remain relevant and on top of things. One way to keep up is to be known as a site with exclusive content. The [...]
