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Celebrating 10 Years of MP3 Players

The first MP3 player was introduced by MPMAN in 1998. It was expensive, awkward, and had 32MB of memory. 10 years later, we have flash players with 1000 times the capacity.
Band Explains How and Why It Made a YouTube Video | Listening Post from Wired.com

MTV doesn’t show videos anymore, from what we hear, but the art of the music video is alive and well thanks to YouTube. Not only are hit videos great promotional vehicles, but large labels can claim a percentage of the revenue they generate for Google.
URB Magazine: Urb Blogs- SXSW video: Cut Copy, Ravonettes, Aaron Lacrate.

Footage of the showcase most of us would have rather been at, via Vlaze.com
Create Digital Music » Rhobbler: Connect Rhapsody to Last.FM

A crazy scheme in which you pay a monthly fee and get unlimited music, huh? Imagine that.
ISP To Voluntarily Disconnect File-Sharers, Offers Free Usenet | TorrentFreak

Virgin Media in the UK has announced that it is working with the music industry to chase down its file-sharing customers and disconnect them from the internet. At the same time, it will offer an enhanced service which will see its customers get free Usene
Rhobbler

The dead simple tool to submit your Rhapsody listening information to Last.FM
How to be an Authority Maven: 21 Tips for Keeping Up to Date in Your Niche-Chrisg.com

How to be an Authority Maven: 21 Tips for Keeping Up to Date in Your Niche.
Tesco puts squeeze on music industry | This is Money

Tesco is turning the screw on music companies by trying to slash the amount it pays them for CDs sold in its stores.
Flickr: The sleeveface Pool

The sleeveface pool.
Techdirt: Ringtone Sales Falling As People Realize They Don’t Need To Pay Twice

I have to admit that about the only surprising thing in the news last week from BMI that ringtone sales are likely to drop this year is the fact that it took this long.
hypebot: Universal Invests In INgrooves Distribution

Universal Music Group Distribution, the sales and marketing division of Universal Music Group has entered into a strategic alliance with digital distributor INgrooves.
Music Marketing [dot] com: The Digital Lowdown – Digital Only Releases: Pros and Cons

More often than not, a typical response from an artist is that they are planning a digital only release and then they’ll see how it goes.

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