Depeche Mode tours, gets iTunes Pass treatment

By Rachel Dovey at 3:15 PM on March 27, 2009

Depeche Mode broke what had come to seem like a vow of silence last Fall, announcing that it would release its first album in four years, Sounds of the Universe, this April. As it turns out, the group's release and upcoming tour work out well for Apple, which recently debuted its new iTunes Pass feature for Depeche Mode fans....  read more

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Metallica to release discography as iTunes box set

By Michael Saba at 12:25 PM on February 13, 2009

How does a band go from Internet archfiend to Internet hero? The answer is pretty simple: you embrace online as part of your business model (though not suing the pants off people probably helps too.) Metallica's long-overdue kiss with the Web is about to get a little bit deeper: the band just announced that its entire discography will be given the box-set treatment on iTunes, starting March 29....  read more

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Flight of the Conchords to debut new song every week

By Matt Goodlett at 12:11 PM on January 15, 2009

You know what time it is? It's business time.That time when Flight of the Conchords announce that fans will be able to purchase songs from season two of the HBO comedy only a day after each episode premieres. ...  read more

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My Morning Jacket releases live EP exclusively on iTunes

By Natasha Richardson at 10:51 AM on January 15, 2009

Kentucky five-piece My Morning Jacket has released a six-track live EP, iTunes Live From Las Vegas at the Palms, on iTunes....  read more

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Apple writes off iTunes song copy protection, changes prices

By Natasha Richardson at 12:22 PM on January 7, 2009

Apple announced yesterday at the Macworld Expo that it is dropping the copy protection placed on songs in the iTunes music inventory....  read more

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MTV snags Beatles for new, non-Rock Band music game

By Jeremy Medina at 12:43 PM on October 30, 2008

Just days after Activision officially announced Guitar Hero: Metallica, MTV Games announced an even bigger coup of its own: its Rock Band developer Harmonix is working on a title built around The Beatles' entire music catalogue, and it's slated to hit in time for next Christmas....  read more

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Ben Folds partners with iTunes for exclusive live album

By Mary Kate Varnau at 12:44 PM on October 8, 2008

Ben Folds has forged a unique partnership with iTunes, and iTunes with Ticketmaster, in order to offer fans a comprehensive musical experience. Folds enthusiasts had been pre-ordering the new album, Way to Normal, together with choice seats at concerts on the current tour. Two downloadable, advance tracks were also offered as incentive for this deal.     ...  read more

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Update: iTunes store stays open as royalty fees don't increase

By Henry Freedland at 1:00 PM on October 3, 2008

In a progression that surprised almost no one, Apple's iTunes store will not close down, as threatened, due to royalty fee hikes. The Copyright Royalty Board's Oct. 2 ruling against the increase has been highly anticipated since 2007 testimony from iTunes Vice President Eddy Cue claimed that the popular music platform "most likely would not continue to operate if it were no longer possible to do so profitably." ...  read more

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Apple threatens to shut down iTunes over royalties increase

By Michael Saba at 5:56 PM on October 2, 2008

In what is sure to be another chapter in the Miltonian clash between online music retailers and the folks who supply their product, Apple has threatened to shut down its online music store over the National Association of Music Publisher's requested six-cent hike in digital royalties fees, the first increase since the rate was set in 1996. The Copyright Royalty Board is set to pass judgment on the issue this week and Apple is likewise poised to close shop and bring 85 percent of online music sales crashing down around it....  read more

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iTunes rival MySpace Music launches, indie labels miffed

By Jeremy Medina at 2:18 PM on September 29, 2008

According to the Wall Street Journal, nearly 80 percent of all online music downloads come from Apple's iTunes. So you can't blame MySpace for wanting to challenge the hundred-pound gorilla. As reported earlier, MySpace has been working on what it sees as a challenger to the Apple dominance, culminating with the launch its long-in-the-works MySpace Music site this past Thursday....  read more

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