Report revives Beatles-on-iTunes talk

UK newspaper claims that McCartney has signed off on deal, but all parties involved refuse to confirm.

FULL STORY Posted Mar 10, at 2008 02:16 PM   Comments (0)

Digital Digest: iTunes & Idol, MySpace, iPod Shuffle, Online Radio, DVD Jon

Contestants' songs hit Apple store; social giant eyes music venture; Apple cuts price, ups storage; usage rises in 2007; hacker targets iTunes.

FULL STORY Posted Feb 21, at 2008 05:55 PM   Comments (0)

MP3.com Digital Digest: RIAA, iTunes, eMusic, Napster, Hammer, SpiralFrog

Industry argues that ripping is illegal; movie studios align with Apple store; retailer enjoys holiday boom; service ups price; dance site launched; ad-supported site gets funding.

FULL STORY Posted Jan 4, at 2008 05:31 PM   Comments (0)

Digital Digest: iTunes, Radiohead, Zune, Nokia vs. WMG, NPR, Pandora Extras

Apple faces lawsuit; band disputes data; Zune fan seeks name change; label rejects mobile store; music site launched; online radio site beefs up.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 9, at 2007 07:53 AM   Comments (0)

Report: Labels building iTunes rival

In an effort to wrest control away from Apple, Universal Music is reportedly rallying support for Total Music, a subsidized subscription service.

FULL STORY Posted Oct 19, at 2007 08:50 AM   Comments (0)

Starbucks to give away 50M songs

Coffee giant will promote iTunes partnership by handing out 1.5 million free song cards per day.

FULL STORY Posted Sep 24, at 2007 05:48 PM   Comments (0)

iTunes lands Lennon's solo catalog

Addition of 16 of the legendary songwriter's solo albums gives Apple the solo work of three of the four Beatles.

FULL STORY Posted Aug 14, at 2007 06:26 PM   Comments (0)

Universal to test DRM-free downloads

But unlike UK label giant, EMI, the world's largest music company won't be doing so through iTunes, with which it has declined to sign a long-term deal.

FULL STORY Posted Aug 13, at 2007 08:36 AM   Comments (0)

Eminem sues Apple--again

On same day that iTunes hits 3 billions songs sold, music publisher for Slim Shady files copyright lawsuit against digital music giant.

FULL STORY Posted Jul 31, at 2007 05:37 PM   Comments (0)

Universal to bite back at Apple's iTunes

Hoping for more leverage, world's largest music company reportedly won't renew long-term deal in favor of a short-term contract.

FULL STORY Posted Jul 2, at 2007 02:23 PM   Comments (0)