April 2008 News

30.04.08
The Nokia Music Store goes live in
music.nokia.com

30.04.08
eMusic announce the availability of its service in Canada, offering a catalogue of 3.5M songs from 33,000 labels
dmwmedia.com

29.04.08
Apple has launched a special promo section, entitled iTunes Turns Five, on the iTunes Store to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the store's launch
ilounge.com

29.04.08
Silverchair, Powderfinger, The Veronicas and Operator Please are among a number of Australian acts showing their support for a 10-minute documentary aiming to discourage people from obtaining music illegally. The film, developed by the Australian music industry, will be distributed for free to all high schools in Australia
smh.com.au

29.04.08
Madonna's show at the Roseland Ballroom in New York tomorrow will be streamed live to Vodafone customers in 14 different countries. The mobile broadcast will have a social networking strand and viewers will be able to select camera angles
vodafone-live-concert.com

25.04.08
Madonna's new album Hard Candy is premiering on MySpace four days before its official release
Yahoo.com

25.04.08
The Canadian Recording Industry Association launches a new awards programme for ringtones. Those selling 20,000+ are classed as gold, while those selling 40,000+ are classed as platinum
Billboard.biz

25.04.08
Classical music publisher Boosey & Hawkes launches its new online radio station that allows listeners to create their own playlists. It is a free station that has neither DJs nor ads
Booseyradio.com

02.04.08
Google exec to head EMI digital music.
Douglas Merrill, formerly Google's VP of Engineering, is to join EMI as President of Digital
Reuters UK

02.04.08
Lots of digital deals are 'kicking off': SonyBMG, AOL Music, Real Networks, Quickplay, Verizon Wireless
Billboard.biz

02.04.08
Radiohead are letting fans remix their latest single ('Nude'). Remixes can be uploaded to a unique website where they will face a public vote.
Billboard.biz