Tag: Digital Music
Spotify: Everything You Need To Know
It's taken far longer than American music lovers would have liked, but finally Spotify, the world's premier music streaming service, has launched stateside. Fans of the service in the UK, Sweden and across Europe have raved on about how…
Album sales up following 7-year slump: internet rescues reluctant music industry
Ever since we learned that nothing in that Alanis Morissette song was actually ironic we've been nervous about using that word – but we're going to take a shot. Because news that digital sales are the reason the music…
We7 music streaming site outlines plans for European expansion
UK-based music streaming and MP3-selling site We7 have today announced plans to expand both their UK service and venture into new European territories following a new injection of funding. Looking to take on the likes of Amazon, as well…
Google to launch Music Beta at I/O conference this week
The long-awaited iTunes rival from Google is expected to launch this week at the search giant's I/O developers conference, but it's shaping up to have a few less features than was initially expected. Called Music Beta, the service will…
Spotify: Why it's high time we all stopped being cheapskates and started paying for it
Spotify have today announced a raft of major changes to their free-to-listen music streaming service that quite drastically cuts back the amount of tracks people will be able to listen to without signing up for a premium price plan. Free…
Google Music cloud streaming tunes service now in testing
Rumours are heating up concerning Google's long-awaited Google Music service. The cloud-streaming app has finally entered the testing stages, according to industry insiders. Following an apparent leak at the XDA Developers forum last week, Google are believed to be in…
AKG Scholarship of Sound experts revealed
The now-annual AKG Scholarship of Sound is once again opening its doors to those looking to get a head-start in digital music production. Funded by audio hardware specialists AKG, the initiative offers 10 lucky applicants from across Europe the chance…
Spotify US deal draws closer as huge DST investment talks begin
Spotify, the music-streaming service that has become massively popular in Europe, now looks one step closer to an American launch after news that venture capital firm DST are planning a massive investment. The new funds see Spotify valued somewhere in…
5 things iTunes must do to stay ahead of Spotify
Since it launched nearly a decade ago, Apple's iTunes has become almost synonymous with digital music. A beautiful and intuitive user-interface coupled with the most thorough library of legal MP3 downloads available, it was the perfect accompaniment to the iPod…
Can you name a digital music download service? 4 out of 10 Brits cant
A new survey conducted by Consumer Focus has revealed that four in ten people are unable to name a single legal online music service. Despite their being over 20 on the market, of the few music fans aware of such…