May 2008 News
29.05.08
Lala.com, the online CD-trading service, is testing a new model whereby users will pay $0.10 per song for unlimited streaming. The tracks cannot be downloaded or transferred to portable players
dmwmedia.com
29.05.08
Soundflavor, a database of over 1 million songs, has re-launched with a new more consumer-friendly site
soundflavor,com
28.05.08
Will future Apple devices be solar-powered?
macworld.co.uk
27.05.08
Universal Music and French bank Societe Generale have launched a credit card that will allow access to numerous music services.
billboard.biz
27.05.08
Last.fm is making a concerted play to increase its ad-revenue generation
ft.com
27.05.08
Napster Debuts New Over-The-Air Video Service in Japan
cnn.com
16.05.08
UK - Fancy being in the Funeral For A Friend video for their next single this Saturday in London?
ffaf.co.uk
16.05.08
T-Mobile Germany has sold 100,000 iPhones
ilounge.com
14.05.08
Imeem is named as the top music streaming site in the US, overtaking Yahoo!, with 10.2M unique users in March. This is according to Compete numbers
blog.wired.com
14.05.08
Sony BMG is embarking on a mobile entertainment JV by providing DRM-free downloads to Dada Entertainment. Other labels are expected to join soon
billboard.biz
09.05.08
Universal Music re-launches its classics and jazz download service, adding in news, sheet music and concert listings
classicsandjazz.co.uk
14.05.08
UK: O2 Wireless Festival confirms details of its new Bella Union Stage, which will host independent label acts including Emmy The Great, Adem, Semifinalists, and Duke Spirit:
digitalspy.co.uk
09.05.08
Wolfgang's Vault
adds 300 new gigs to its offering. It allows free streaming or downloads of its concert footage, which stretches back 40 years
wolfgangsvault.com/
09.05.08
iTunes streaming application has announced a new feature enabling up to five iTunes playlists to be embedded into Facebook profiles
blog.wired.com
06.05.08
Independent digital distributor IODA launches a download storefront that enables labels and artists to sell digital music directly to consumers
billboard.biz
06.05.08
Sony BMG and EMI Music are to reissue out-of-print albums on CD via Amazon's on-demand publishing subsidiary, CreateSpace
billboard.biz
06.05.08
Musicnotes, the downloadable sheet music and guitar tablature company, reports sales of 500,000 downloads in 2008
billboard.biz
02.05.08
O2 and Carphone Warehouse sell out of the basic iPhone
guardian.co.uk
02.05.08
Gramophone magazine is putting its entire archive of articles (stretching back 85 years) online
guardian.co.uk
02.05.08
MBeat Media, which runs the hip-hop social network site Urbmob.com, has raised $1.5M in first-round funding
moconews.net
01.05.08
Coldplay's 'Violet Hill' was downloaded for free over 600,000 times in its first 24 hours
billboard.biz
01.05.08
Burger King, Virgin Mobile USA and Warner Music Group are embarking on the Virgin Mobile Ringtone Value Menu
dmwmedia.com