October 2008 News
29.10.08
MCPS urges licensed premises to ensure they have correct licences for any digital music played via laptops or MP3 players
alliance.co.uk
29.10.08
UK - The Download 2009 festival is confirmed for 12th-14th June at Donington Park
bbc.co.uk
29.10.08
Charts - Black Ice album is no 1 in 29 countries around the world
nme.com
28.10.08
MTV launches a new music video service
digitalmusicnews.com
28.10.08
EMI expands its airport kiosk service which puts touchscreen PlayPoint kiosks in 20 US airports, letting users plug in their MP3 players and load albums straight onto them
wired.com
28.10.08
Estelle and Kanye West are the latest acts confirmed to play the MTV Europe Music Awards in Liverpool on 6th November
mtv.co.uk
27.10.08
Official launch of UK Music, the new pan-industry organisation that represents the memberships of AIM, BAC&S, BPI, MCPS-PRS Alliance, MMF, MPA, MU, and PPL
guardian.co.uk
27.10.08
UK charts - Girls Aloud are no 1 in the singles and AC/DC are no 1 in the albums
bbc.co.uk
27.10.08
P!nk launches a free iPhone app to promote her new album. It features 30-second clips of tracks, photos, news, a discography, and links to buy her music on iTunes
billboard.biz
23.10.08
MySpace Music signs a licensing deal with IODA, bringing over 1M tracks from independent labels into the service
nytimes.com
23.10.08
US charts - Kenny Chesney has the number 1 album in the US. Lucky Old Sun sold 176,000 copies in the last week
billboard.biz
23.10.08
PlayPhone signs a deal with Universal Music Group to offer the major's real tones through PlayPhone's mobile entertainment destinations
marketwatch.com
22.10.08
Wal-Mart soft launches its DRM-free MP3 Store
techcrunch.com
22.10.08
Muse offer a rare live track ('Fury') for free download
nme.com
22.10.08
Winners at the Canadian Music Awards include The Weakerthans, Paul Brandt, and Feist
billboard.biz
21.10.08
Universal Music Group brings the Geffen Records label to the UK
billboard.biz
21.10.08
Microsoft releases figures showing how many tracks have been sold for both Guitar Hero and Rock Band. On average, gamers have purchased 3.8M songs per month - totalling over 45M tracks to date
billboard.biz
21.10.08
Ad-supported streaming service imeem has unveiled its new application for the G1 phone from T-Mobile
billboard.biz
15.10.08
ReverbNation moves into digital distribution
billboard.biz
15.10.08
The MySpace Karaoke service has been re-launched. Over 4M visitors have used the service since it rolled out six months ago, uploading 500,000 recordings
billboard.biz
15.10.08
Winners at the UK Video Music Awards last night in London include Bjork, Last Shadow Puppets, Supergrass, and Hot Chip
nme.com
14.10.08
ASCAP honours the most performed country tracks of the last year. Reba McEntire got the ASCAP Golden Note Award
billboard.biz
14.10.08
ITV is to roll out a selection of licensing deals in association with teen musical drama Britannia High including clothing, DVDs, and books, as well as live tours of the show
brandrepublic.com
08.10.08
All 4 majors (and indies via Merlin and The Orchard) have signed licensing deals with Spotify to be included on its on-demand music streaming service
spotify.com
08.10.08
Festivals in Belgium are going from strength to strength; the county hosted around 10 major festivals in 2008 The Graspop Festival saw an attendance increase of 35% on 2007
billboard.biz
08.10.08
According to new research, 46% of social network users have visited sites via a mobile device. Out of those users, 70% have visited MySpace and 67% have visited Facebook
readwriteweb.com
07.10.08
Universal has entered into a content deal with off-deck mobile content sales service Dada Entertainment
billboard.biz
07.10.08
Getty Images launches Premium Playlist, its one-stop online service for film makers, ad agencies etc. looking to license music
billboard.biz
07.10.08
Microsoft's Zune launches its first artist-focused podcast. The Green Room will feature backstage interviews with various artists
billboard.biz
06.10.08
The Arctic Monkeys offer a free download of 'The View From The Afternoon' (live) to mark the release of their new live DVD
nme.com
06.10.08
Nectar partners with RCA to promote Dido's new album via its redemption points Nectar Music Store offering
marketwatch.com
03.10.08
Nokia launches Comes With Music
billboard.biz
03.10.08
Charts - Metallica stay at number 1 on the European Top 100 Albums chart with Death Magnetic while Katy Perry's 'I Kissed A Girl' stays at number 1 on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles
billboard.biz
03.10.08
EMI Music Publishing launches its 2nd European Songwriting Camp
billboard.biz
02.10.08
Nokia's Comes With Music package launches today
yahoo.com
02.10.08
US charts - Metallica stay at number 1 in the US charts. Death Magnetic sold 132,000 copies in the last week
billboard.biz
02.10.08
Winners at the BT Digital Music Awards in London last night include Kylie Konnect, iTunes, Radiohead, and Coldplay
billboard.biz