March 2009 News
31.03.09
Google is offering free downloads of licensed music tracks in China
bbc.co.uk
31.03.09
Spotify is teaming up with 7digital to offer download purchase options to songs streamed via the service
bbc.co.uk
31.03.09
Bob Dylan is offering up a track from his new album, 'Beyond Here Lies Nothin', for free download for 24 hours
gigwise.co
30.03.09
The Black Sabbath back catalogue is available digitally for the first time in the UK today via digital retailers and Spotify, We7 and Napster
billboard.biz
30.03.09
Charts - Lady GaGa takes the no.1 spot on the UK singles chart for a second week with Poker Face
bbc.co.uk
30.03.09
Pink, Katy Perry and Britney Spears were among the big winners at the Vodafone MTV Australia Awards 2009 on Friday night in Sydney
billboard.biz
27.03.09
eMusic is offering new subscription packages including 60 tracks per quarter for $19.99
blogspot.com
27.03.09
The Rock Band video game has surpassed $1B in sales with user purchasing in excess of 40M individual tracks from a catalogue of 500 additional songs
billboard.biz
27.03.09
Charts - U2's No Line on the Horizon holds steady on Billboard's European Top 100 Albums for a third week
billboard.biz
26.03.09
Charts - Kelly Clarkson remains at no.1 on the Billboard 200 with All I Ever Wanted
billboard.biz
26.03.09
Kasabian are offering up a free download of their comeback single 'Vlad The Impaler' via their website
nme.com
26.03.09
Universal Music's Rio Caraeff's outlines the concept of the "living album" looking towards access as opposed to ownership
billboard.biz
25.03.09
A new survey suggests 21% of consumers in the US, and 30% globally, have purchased songs via mobile handsets in the past year
dmwmedia.com
25.03.09
Nokia announces the winners of its competition that invited people to design a Nokia Bluetooth headset inspired by their favourite piece of music
brandrepublic.com
25.03.09
New downloadable content for Guitar Hero includes songs from the Pixies, Silversun Pickups, Nirvana, Motorhead & Steely Dan
dmwmedia.com
23.03.09
George Harrison's son, Dhani Harrison, alludes to the possibility of a Beatles only download store outside the realms of iTunes
guardian.co.uk
23.03.09
UK traffic to online video websites has risen by 40.7% in the past year according to Hitwise
bbc.co.uk
23.03.09
A panel at SXSW outlines the best tactics in marketing directly to fans via greater interaction
billboard.biz
19.03.09
7digital.com will bring its 6M-strong MP3 catalogue to the Songbird media player, enabling tracks to be purchased directly from the player in the US & Europe
billboard.biz
19.03.09
Madonna asks for track listing help for her greatest hits album from her Twitter followers
yahoo.com
19.03.09
Charts - Kelly Clarkson nets her second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with 'All I Ever Wanted'
billboard.biz
18.03.09
Infectious Records has signed a pan-European distribution deal with PIAS Entertainment Group
billboard.biz
18.03.09
Motown songwriter Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland are to receive the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award at the 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards
billboard.biz
18.03.09
EMI Music Publishing has signed a long-term global deal to represent the intellectual property of Dr. Martin Luther King
billboard.biz
17.03.09
Prince has launched a fan subscription site which will deliver exclusive videos, lyrics, artwork, photos, and music for $77 a year
billboard.biz
17.03.09
The British Library Archival Sound Recordings project puts 1,000 classical music recordings online
computeractive.co.uk
17.03.09
Saturn, the German electronics & entertainment retailer, has moved its 5m-strong catalogue of tracks to the MP3 format
billboard.biz
16.03.09
UK charts - The Comic Relief single 'Islands in the Stream' tops the singles chart & U2's album, No Line on the Horizon, holds steady on the UK album chart
bbc.co.uk
16.03.09
Singer/songwriter Espinoza Paz receives the Latin Songwriter of the Year award at the 16th annual BMI Latin Music Awards
billboard.biz
16.03.09
Mojo Concerts, the Dutch branch of Live Nation, is to create a new concert arena entitled the Ziggo Dome which could see around 1M visitors a year
billboard.biz
13.03.09
Charts - U2's new album No Line on the Horizon debuts at the top in 14 European territories taking the no.1 spot on the European Top 100 Albums chart
billboard.biz
13.03.09
A run down of some of MySpace Music's new features
techcrunch.com
13.03.09
19 Entertainment has sealed a new deal which will see Universal Music Publishing Group administering 19's music publishing interests on a worldwide basis
billboard.biz
12.03.09
Nokia's Comes With Music service is to be launched in Mexico, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, Norway & South Africa in the coming months
billboard.biz
12.03.09
Charts - U2 's new album No Line on the Horizon debuts at the peak of The Billboard 200 chart
billboard.biz
12.03.09
The Vodafone MTV Australia Awards 2009 is to be broadcast across 62 MTV channels and 162 countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Canada
billboard.biz
11.03.09
Dada Entertainment has launched its music subscription service in Canada. For $10 a month, members will get 10 credits which they can redeem for ringtones or wallpapers
prnewswire.com
11.03.09
Nokia announces 3 new handsets in the Comes With Music range at its 'Your Music Player Is Ringing' launch today
noknok.tv
11.03.09
T-Mobile USA is offering up a competition to enable Latin music fans to experience the red carpet at this year's 'Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina' awards show
prnewswire.com
06.03.09
The Beatles first official digital release goes live on 9th September with the release of 'The Beatles: Rock Band' video game
digitalmusicnews.com
06.03.09
Bryan Adams, Nickelback & Sarah McLachlan will all perform at this year's Juno Awards in Vancouver on 29 March
billboard.biz
06.03.09
Charts - The Prodigy debut at No.1 on the European Top 100 Albums chart with 'Invaders Must Die'
billboard.biz
04.03.09
iTunes' 'Indie Spotlight' section will unveil a series of exclusive content today from Crystal Antlers, Angus & Julia Stone, and Say Hi's
billboard.biz
04.03.09
Coca-Cola launches a music campaign in Malaysia featuring two of the country's most up and coming artists
brandrepublic.asia
04.03.09
The 23rd RIAJ Gold Disc Awards in Tokyo sees Madonna awarded international artist of the year
billboard.biz
03.03.09
International music charity runs Music Freedom Day in Stockholm
freemuse.org
03.03.09
Slice The Pie brings its band financing service to Bebo, allowing users to fund emerging artists & get paid for reviewing music
brandrepublic.com
03.03.09
UK - The Killers & Oasis are to the headline this summer's V Festival on 22nd-23rd August
bbc.co.uk
03.03.09
YouTube announces the selected members of its YouTube Symphony Orchestra after an online hunt for participants
bbc.co.uk
02.03.09
Nokia's Comes With Music may be launched in the US soon
arstechnica.com
02.03.09
UK charts - The Prodigy's new album 'Invaders Must Die' goes straight to the top of the UK album chart
bbc.co.uk
02.03.09
Enter Shikari are offering a track from their 2nd album Common Dreads as a free download
billboard.biz