Though Lil Wayne and Coldplay have both done blockbuster numbers, the first half of 2008 saw the further stagnation of CD sales. [MORE]

Source: Rolling Stone

Neil Young told a bunch of tech luminaries gathered for an industry conference as much on Wednesday: “People’s understanding has been skewed by MP3s and convenience. It’s important to get music out there…but not at the expense of quality.” [MORE]

Souce: CNET

With the highly successful launch seen by Pandora’s iPhone app, streaming digital radio seems ready to finally go mainstream. Unfortunately, as great as Pandora is, its music recommendations can shy towards music you already know – you may like the song that gets recommended, but there’s a good chance you’ve heard it before. For listeners looking for something that’s entirely new, there’s StumbleAudio, a streaming music service exclusively for indie music that is launching today with a catalog of over 120,000 artists and 2 million songs. [MORE]