Category: Digital Music
Microsoft's Amy Winehouse "cash-in" tweet sparks backlash
Microsoft have sparked an angry repsonse from fans of the late soul singer Amy Winehouse, as the Redmond-based company appeared to be cashing in on the stars death by plugging their own Zune music service. Tweeting from the official Xbox…
PREVIEW: Sonos Play:3 hands-on
Sonos, the wireless home streaming speaker maestros, are staking a claim at smaller wallet sizes than usual with the launch of the the Play:3, set to cost £259.99. An entry level system, it not only offers bang for your buck but also introduces a new playful, simplified branding scheme for Sonos. As such, the popular premium S5 speaker gets renamed the Play:5 for instance. We went hands on with the Play:3 to see whether it can match the quality of its renamed sibling.
The Polyphonic Spree release new song "Bullseye" via iPad app
It's been a busy few weeks in the world of iPad music. First Icelandic pixie-meets-whale-song-songstress extraordinaire Bjork revealed details of a her new iPad-based album Biophelia, and now The Polyphonic Spree are following suit with an iPad app release…
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…
Spotify launches in the US TODAY! Finally!
Spotify, the music streaming service that has offered millions of tracks at the push of a button to much of Europe for a few years now, is finally getting an official, finalised launch in the USA today. It's taken…
Rest in Peace: Sony MiniDisc – 1992 to September 2011 –
Sony have announced that it is to call time on it's MiniDisc range this September, as the number of physical-media portable music players drops ever more steadily. Continued poor sales of the hardware in all territories outside of Japan meant…
Spotify coming to US next week, cheaper than in Europe?
They've teased US music fans for years with promises of bringing their music streaming service over the pond, but all things are now pointing towards an American launch for Spotify as soon as next week. With three of the…
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…
Hacker who stole Lady Gaga tracks, XXX Ke$ha pics, jailed
A hacker known by the alias "DJ Stolen" has been given an 18 month sentence in a juvenile detention centre after admitting to stealing songs from Lady Gaga, Leona Lewis and Justin Timberlake among others. The 18-year old German teenager…
