Category: Digital Music
Xbox Music to offer free song streaming, launching this month?
Hot on the heels of rumours surrounding a planned BBC music streaming service, whispers are now circulating that Microsoft's own Xbox Music streaming platform could be landing this month, on 26 October to be exact. Following the business model set…
BBC to launch free Playlister Spotify music rival? iPlayer for music?
Now here's an interesting, somewhat unexpected, story doing the rounds today. Apparently, the BBC are putting together a new music streaming service, rumoured to be called Playlister. Building on the brand awareness and loyalty they've deservedly earned with iPlayer, Playlister…
Ed Sheeran is UK's most pirated artist, Drake tops US list
A new study into music piracy patterns has revealed singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran as the UK's most pirated artist. We thought the UK had more refined musical taste! The new research, published by Musicmetric, also reveals Drake as the most pirated…
Domino Drip.fm: A digital fan-club for the 21st century
Domino has become one of the most influential record labels of the last two decades, being the stable housing Hot Chip, Dirty Projectors, Spiritualized, John Cale, Arctic Monkeys and Animal Collective, among many others. Earlier this year Domino launched a…
Spotify Premium price-cut coming? Browser-based version too?
Big shake-ups in the music-streaming world of Spotify are on the way, according to new reports that suggest a browser-based version of the online tune library is incoming. Though it's not clear whether or not the browser version will completely…
Bon Iver, Spotify and Indaba Music team up for remix competition
Spotify have teamed up with Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Bon Iver and Indaba Music for an exclusive remixing competition. Dubbed the "Bon Iver, Bon Iver: Stems Project," fans are challenged with the task of remixing tracks from the artist's critically acclaimed…
Xbox Music: More details of Microsoft's Spotify rival emerge
New details have emerged on the Xbox Music service, the digital streaming app set to rival Spotify on Microsoft's Xbox 360 console. Briefly detailed at Microsoft's E3 conference, it has now emerged that the service will launch later this year…
Tesco buy We7 digital music service
Tesco have purchased UK digital music site We7 for a reported £10.8million, with the supermarket chain looking to further establish themselves in the entertainment market. Tesco have bought 91% of the stake in London-based We7, with the company aiming to…
UK digital music spending overtakes physical sales for first time
It's a landmark day or the British music business, as the British Phonographic Industry has just announced that, for the first time ever, digital downloads and streaming have overtaken the sales of CDs, tapes and vinyl in the UK. 55.5%…
Spotify rival Rdio launches in the UK
Rdio has made a bit of a name for itself stateside as a valid Spotify alternative, and now the music streaming service has touched down for UK users too. Matching Spotify's price plans at £5 a month for a desktop-only…
