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Apple today announced that the 100 millionth iPod has been sold, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history. The first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001, and since then Apple has introduced more than 10 new iPod models, including five generations of iPod, two generations of iPod mini, two generations of iPod nano and two generations of iPod shuffle. Along with iTunes and the iTunes online music store, the iPod has transformed how tens of millions of music lovers acquire, manage and listen to their music. “At this historic milestone, we… Read more »

LOS ANGELES, CA – Drive-Thru Records recording artist THE EARLY NOVEMBER has announced that upon completion of the current tour dates, the band will go on an indefinite hiatus. In a statement issued by the band, the reasons for the hiatus are not the result of disparity amongst the band members. Simply, “As we grow older, priorities change. We have to be where we haven’t been in the past six years; with our friends, family, and loved ones.” The band members also extended their enormous gratitude to all the fans and music lovers that have supported them over the years.… Read more »

With the decade fast approaching it’s musical climax, 2006 proved to be a big winner for an industry hit by piracy. The live music scene proved to be the biggest release for most acts, with top grossing tours for some of the world’s biggest bands, and an explosion in music festivals across the globe. Firstly, let’s recap on albums were still waiting on from last year; OutKast’s first studio album since 2004’s “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” (which was one of the year’s biggest releases) is rumoured now for the spring, and Guns N’ Roses failed to deliver on their promise of… Read more »

Los Angeles – Out of the blue comes an e-mail from my brother, Miles: “All confirmed. Rehearsals are next Friday, and your show with Andy Summers and Incubus at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas will be on Sunday.” Whaaaat? I dimly remember Miles mentioning something about this radio concert, months ago. At the time I said, “Wow, cool,” and then forgot about it. So I’m thinking about it now, a little panicked, and figure, what the heck? Of course, I had better dig out my drums and try to get some life into my wrists. I remember too vividly getting… Read more »

CANNES, France – In the music business, it’s a vision that may soon be consigned to history: Grandpa slumping into the recliner, closing his eyes and enjoying a favorite rendition of an operatic solo. For music lovers these days, the sedentary lifestyle is out. A generation after the birth of portable tunes on the Walkman, technology has made music available nearly everywhere for today’s on-the-go consumer – and the recording industry sees a new wave to ride. The buzzwords Sunday at the Midem music industry conference in the French Riviera resort town of Cannes were mobile music, seen as the… Read more »

London – The new Strategy Analytics Wireless Internet Applications report, “Mobile Music on Demand Goes Centre Stage at Vodafone 3G-But Service Concept Questionable,” recognizes that mobile operators will struggle to generate volume sales of music through their new Music on Demand (MMoD) services, and alternative strategies are needed for success. Strategy Analytics predicts that these services will be generating $2 billion per year, compared with $57 billion for SMS, by 2009. Over the past six months, mobile network operators, including Vodafone, Orange and O2, have set up digital music retail stores, which allow their customers to download full music tracks… Read more »

December 07, 2004 09:30 AM US Eastern Timezone Musicmatch Introduces Musicmatch Jukebox 10 with Greater Music Discovery, Management and Performance SAN DIEGO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Dec. 7, 2004-Musicmatch, a Yahoo! company and leader in personalized music software and services, today announced Musicmatch® Jukebox 10, which offers several performance improvements for enhancing popular tasks, discovering new music and managing large libraries. With a new range of user-friendly music library, playlist generation, and portable device controls, Musicmatch Jukebox 10 gives users an easy-to-use yet powerful jukebox to manage and enjoy their music. “We are extremely proud to introduce music fans to the new Musicmatch Jukebox,… Read more »

Having his solo debut tank might have been the best thing for Butch Walker’s career. Not too many people bought 2002’s Left of Self-Centered – the album sold barely 20,000 copies, according to SoundScan – but many of those who did adored the smart riff-rock from the guy who used to front the late-’90s power trio Marvelous 3. Not only did Walker sing and play all the instruments except drums, he also produced, mixed and engineered the LP. Such versatile qualities appealed to a lot of people, not least of whom was Avril Lavigne. “Obviously, it was a very unpopular… Read more »

Wayne, N.J. & Toronto – Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ SC: ADBL), the leading provider of digitally delivered spoken word audio, and Indigo Books & Music Inc. (TSX: IDG), Canada’s largest book retailer, today announced that Audible’s download service for audiobooks and other valuable spoken word programs is now available on chapters.indigo.ca, the Company’s e-commerce site. Visitors to chapters.indigo.ca can now shop, download, and listen to best-selling audiobooks, periodicals, radio programs, language learning, and all of audible.com’s 55,000 hours of valuable spoken word audio. The “Listen to an Excerpt” feature on chapters.indigo.ca gives shoppers the ability to first sample a portion of… Read more »

Los Angeles – Vanessa Carlton is realistic. She knows today’s musical environment is not always friendly toward pop-oriented artists who play their instruments and write their songs, as she does. In fact, Carlton says she is gladly straddling the fence between “being true to myself as a musician and being embraced commercially” with her sophomore album, “Harmonium,” due Nov. 9 from A&M/Interscope Records. “It’s nice to be back and be the alternative to the more calculated, poppy acts out there,” the 24-year-old artist says. “I feel lucky that I’m able to appeal to real music lovers, and it also somehow… Read more »