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Zune ‘Buy from FM’ to launch with 450 stations

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Would lots of radio stations actually support this feature or would it be relegated to a narrow niche like XM radio? [MORE]

Source: CNET

New music site rewards fans for buying songs

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Berkeley, California-based Popcuts, which publicly launched its Web site in early August, charges users 99 cents per song. Thereafter, whenever someone else buys the same song, those who have already bought it get paid in credit that can be redeemed for more Popcuts music. [MORE]

Source: CNN

Songza Rocks the College Scene

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

It’s back-to-school time again, which means that millions of college students are embarking on the annual hunt for the best free music sites on the Web. [MORE]

Source: The New York Times

An FM transmitter for iPhone that actually works!

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

FM transmitters that connect an MP3 player to a car stereo are notoriously unreliable, subject to lots of interference in urban areas and sub-FM-quality sound. [MORE]

Source: CNET

Interactive albums coming to iTunes

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

There’s been a lot of speculation lately about whether iTunes is a boon or burden to album sales. [MORE]

Source: CNET

Is the iPod, at long last, a high-end audio component?

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

I never thought I’d say this, but I’m starting to think the iPod is a true high-end audio component. What’s changed? [MORE]

Source: CNET

Stitcher Launches Personalized Radio iPhone App In Private Beta

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Stitcher can best be described as Pandora for everything but music, allowing users to compile a playlist of audio feeds from hundreds of sources, including news sites and radio stations. [MORE]

Source: TechCrunch

The Record Industry’s Digital Distribution Plan (TotalMusic) Comes Back From the Dead

Friday, August 8th, 2008

The music industry’s attempts to create its own digital distribution business is like a bad horror movie. [MORE]

Source: TechCrunch

Y Combinator’s Popcuts Pays You To Find Good New Music

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Popcuts, a Y Combinator-funded music store that launches today in public beta, is looking to reward these early adopters by paying store credit to the first people who buy a song that later goes on to become popular. [MORE]

Source: TechCrunch

Music service Rhapsody’s not afraid to take on iPod

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Rhapsody music service, which offers access to over five million songs for a monthly fee, recently opened an MP3 store and began a new alliance with Verizon Wireless that puts its subscription music in front of nearly 70 million customers. [MORE]

Source: USA TODAY