How much longer before we can’t buy digital music downloads?
[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When Steve Jobs made the rounds of major record labels in 2000, he knew he had them over a barrel. Music piracy, kicked into high
Read More[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When Steve Jobs made the rounds of major record labels in 2000, he knew he had them over a barrel. Music piracy, kicked into high
Read MoreThere are few fanbases more rabid than Taylor Swift’s Swifties. They will do anything she says. Anything. Case in point: a “flash sale” for digital versions of her Midnights album. Yesterday (January 5),
Read MoreA site called App Annie has gone through all the most popular apps to determine which apps were the most popular of 2021. This report details everything, but here’s an executive summary instead
Read MoreRemember when people couldn’t stop talking about Shakira and JLo’s performance at the Super Bowl? Or when Eminem showed up, unannounced, at the Oscars to perform “Lose Yourself” for no apparent reason? The
Read MoreOkay, so maybe that headline is a little severe, but there’s no doubt that sales of CDs are cratering. The number of digital downloads, both tracks and albums, is faring even worse. The
Read MoreI confess to sitting at home Friday night clicking refresh as I tracked the download numbers for the podcast version of The Ongoing History of New Music. Sad, I know, but it was
Read MoreAt one point, Apple’s iTunes music store accounted for 70% of all online music sales. That, however, was in the days before streaming took off. While Apple doesn’t break out revenues for iTunes,
Read MoreA thought: a revolving door leading into the West Wing of the White House. It would make staff changes easier for the Commander in Tweet. And now, the music news for August 2.
Read MoreStreaming is now making more money than we ever saw with downloads. This is from Music Business Worldwide. It’s a scenario Steve Jobs thought would never materialize. Streaming platforms in the US market
Read MoreBack before the world discovered streaming, 70% of us got our digital music video downloads from Apple’s iTunes store. Quaint now, huh? Those days are long gone and Apple knows it, which explains
Read MoreOnce upon a time not that long ago, iTunes ruled the music universe, controlling about 70% of the paid download market. Apple was most pleased, especially since the size of the market kept
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