April 2009 News

    30.04.09
    Mobile usage of Myspace increased by around 450% last year, generating 7B mobile page views per month
    moconews.net

    30.04.09
    Mopay has teamed up with We7 to offer music download credits in exchange for old mobile phones
    netimperative.com

    30.04.09
    Nokia launches its Comes With Music service in Brazil
    conversations.nokia.com

    28.04.09
    Spotify has managed to top 1M users in the UK, just a month after netting 1M users across all its operational territories
    brandrepublic.com

    28.04.09
    Guitar Hero: Van Halen could be hitting the shops by the end of July according to reports. It is one of 5 new Guitar Hero titles due out this year
    paidcontent.org

    28.04.09
    The BBC and commercial radio groups are partnering up to create a new body, the Radio Council, in order to secure the future of digital radio in the UK
    billboard.biz

    16.04.09
    Dave Matthews is using Twitter to release a free mp3
    digitalmusicnews.com

    16.04.09
    MySpace Music is still on target to launch a UK site this year
    nma.co.uk

    16.04.09
    Rock Band Unplugged is set for release on PSP in June 2009
    wired.com

    15.04.09
    UK - Album sales of UK artists in the US have risen to to 10% & in Canada they make up almost 15% of album sales
    latimes.com

    15.04.09
    Nokia and Youku will broadcast the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Interactive Online Concert on April 19th from Beijing

    15.04.09
    Charts - U2's "No Line on the Horizon" spends a fifth week at no. 1 on the Top 100 Albums chart
    latimes.com

    14.04.09
    YouTube and Universal Music Group are launching Vevo, a new online hub for music videos and related content
    latimes.com

    14.04.09
    Vodafone Spain is including an all-you-can-eat subscription streaming music service within the cost of one of its plans
    billboard.biz

    14.04.09
    Qtrax have launched their ad-funded music download platform in the US, with all majors on board
    prnewswire.com

    09.04.09
    Charts - Keith Urban nets his first US No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his album 'Defying Gravity'
    billboard.biz

    09.04.09
    UK - Island Records founder Chris Blackwell has been named the most influential figure in the last 50 years of the British music industry
    bbc.co.uk

    09.04.09
    Slipknot and Swedish metal band Amon Amarth are both nominated for 3 awards at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2009
    billboard.biz

    08.04.09
    7Digital is teaming up with AOL's Winamp to allow users to purchase digital audio tracks from within the player
    macworld.co.uk

    08.04.09
    Tapulous has released Tap Tap Revenge: Coldplay Edition, a bespoke version of the popular game featuring 10 songs from the band
    ilounge.com

    08.04.09
    CISAC is to hold its 2nd annual World Copyright Summit on 9-10 June in Washington
    billboard.biz

    07.04.09
    EMI has launched a beta online community entitled 'Your SoundCheck' in which EMI invites fans to "think about new music, new bands and advise us on our music-making decisions"
    billboard.biz

    07.04.09
    A revamped version of Yahoo Music has launched
    billboard.biz

    07.04.09
    Francis Keeling has been promoted to VP, Digital, at Universal Music Group International
    billboard.biz

    06.04.09
    French government wins web piracy vote
    billboard.biz

    06.04.09
    UK Charts - Lady GaGa's album 'The Fame' tops the UK album charts & her single 'Poker Face' also remains at the peak of the single charts
    bbc.co.uk

    06.04.09
    Carrie Underwood has been named entertainer of the year at the 44th Academy of Country Music awards
    yahoo.com

    03.04.09
    Omnifone is partnering with 3 on the launch of its unlimited music service, MusicStation, in Hong Kong
    billboard.biz

    03.04.09
    Charts - Lady Gaga and U2 top the European Hot 100 Singles and Top 100 Albums charts respectively
    billboard.biz

    03.04.09
    UK - Thelondonpaper has launched a large-scale live music event in partnership with Mean Fiddler
    mad.co.uk

    02.04.09
    Amazon has launched an MP3 store in Germany featuring a catalogue of 5M DRM-free tracks
    billboard.biz

    02.04.09
    Nokia's Comes With Music service rolls out in Italy and Sweden
    billboard.biz

    02.04.09
    EMI Music Australia has launched a new blog as a platform for its artists. It also offers visitors the ability to connect with EMI's marketing and A&R team
    wired.com

    01.04.09
    UK - Santigold, The Horrors, Patrick Wolf & Mystery Jets all join the line up for this year's Underage festival in London
    nme.com

    01.04.09
    UK - Metallica break the record for the largest audience at London's O2 Arena
    gigwise.com

    01.04.09
    Article on how sales via streaming could become more integrated into the user experience
    billboard.biz