July 2009 News
30.07.09
The Twitgigs Experiment sees the first ever live gig via Twitter
brandrepublic.com
30.07.09
Pearl Jam are sending their online fan base on a cover art treasure hunt across the web. Those who find all 9 parts of their cover image for their new album will receive a free exclusive download
pearljam.com
28.07.09
Chocolate brand Kit Kat is planning to give away 35M music downloads as part of its 'Music Break' campaign
brandrepublic.com
28.07.09
UK - Ladyhawke, The Lightning Seeds & Alphabeat join the line up for this year's V Festival, which takes place in Chelmsford on 22-23rd August
nme.com
23.07.09
Amazon's UK MP3 store has launched a campaign to tie in with the recently announced nominees for the 2009 Mercury Music Prize
amazon.co.uk
23.07.09
VH1 is bringing back its live concert event VH1 Divas, showcasing performances from Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis and Miley Cyrus
bbc.co.uk
23.07.09
Chris Cornell, The Donnas, Iglu & Hartly and Shiny Toy Guns are among the acts set to perform at the 2nd annual Sunset Strip Music Festival in September
nme.com
22.07.09
Spotify is adding a further 2M tracks to its service
brandrepublic.com
22.07.09
UK - Female artists dominate this year's Mercury prize, with Bat For Lashes, La Roux & Florence and the Machine among the nominated artists
guardian.co.uk
20.07.09
MTV & Harmonix are launching an initiative called Rock Band Network which enables unsigned acts to upload songs for possible inclusion into its videogame franchise
billboard.biz
20.07.09
Singer Mika is launching a loyalty scheme via his website which will enable fans to earn points that can then be traded for rewards
marketingmagazine.co.uk
20.07.09
Coldplay have become the first act to sell more than 1 million digital albums in America, according to Nielsen SoundScan
gigwise.com
17.07.09
Muse have launched a global treasure hunt asking fans to search Berlin, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Moscow, Paris and Dubai to locate 4 USB sticks, each containing a part of their new song
nme.com
17.07.09
UK - PRS for Music has launched a code of practice for its customers
billboard.biz
17.07.09
Ticketmaster is partnering with Redeem to let music fans recycle their old mobiles & iPods for the equivalent exchange value in Ticketmaster Gift Cards
tradingmarkets.com
14.07.09
Microsoft is planning to launch a new streaming music service in the UK
telegraph.co.uk
14.07.09
Rhino Entertainment is embarking on a new digital format dubbed the Digital 45, to celebrate the 60-year anniversary of the 45-single
billboard.biz
14.07.09
Nokia is planning to expand its Comes With Music service into India by the end of this year
radioandmusic.com
09.07.09
We7 has announced that it has topped 2M users
revolutionmagazine.com
09.07.09
Facebook introduces 'Facebook Fan Box' a new widget which bands and celebrities can place on their sites, enabling fans to see up to the minute updates
techcrunch.com
09.07.09
UK - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs & Modest Mouse are the latest additions to the line up for the tenth anniversary of the ATP festival
gigwise.com
07.07.09
Mobile music downloads hit a new record in the UK in May, according to GfK, at 1.72M and a value of £2.36M
mobile-ent.biz
07.07.09
The Big Pink & Reverend and the Makers are the latest additions to this year's Ibiza Rocks line up
gigwise.com
07.07.09
Third Man Records, Jack White's record label, is set to release a two tiered subscription service to fans of the artist & his associated projects
wired.com
06.07.09
Sony Music Malaysia is offering a series of 10 back-catalogue compilation CDs of 50 MP3 to meet demand for deep catalogue music
techcentral.com
06.07.09
Take That have picked up the top prize at the O2 Silver Clef Awards in London
billboard.biz
06.07.09
UK charts - Cascada is no. 1 in the singles charts with 'Evacuate The Dancefloor'
bbc.co.uk