News tagged ‘music’
Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013
Google Play Music Rolls Out to Seven More Countries
Google Play Music is now available in seven more countries. Users in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Luxemburg, Austria, Ireland and Portugal are now able to store their music in Google Play for free, and stream them to their Android devices from anywhere.
Wednesday, 27 Feb 2013
Music Revenue Up, Music Piracy Down
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has reported that global music revenues have increased by 0.3 percent over 2012. This is the first time since 1999 that the music industry has reported an increase in revenue.
Friday, 11 Jan 2013
Amazon Launches AutoRip Service
Online retailer Amazon has launched an auto-ripping service which stores free digital copies of selected CDs purchased from its store. Customers can access the music via Amazon's Cloud Player or mobile apps.
Thursday, 10 Jan 2013
Vinyl is Alive
A recent music industry report compiled by the Nielsen Company & Billboard suggests that sales of digital music albums are on the rise, while CD sales are on the decline. More surprisingly, however, is the increase in vinyl sales in 2012.
Wednesday, 31 Oct 2012
Apple Delays iTunes Overhaul to November
Apple has just announced that it will be pushing back the release of the new major iTunes update back a month to November.
Friday, 7 Sep 2012
Apple Prepares Pandora Competitor?
Rumor has it that Apple is preparing a new service. After having a look at the success of internet radio and music streaming site Pandora, they might be working on launching a similar product of their own.
Wednesday, 22 Aug 2012
Deezer Brings Music Streaming to Asia
Deezer is expanding is realm of operations and sphere of influence by also starting up services in Asia. Starting with Thailand, Deezer will become available to users in Singapore and Malaysia this week.
Wednesday, 27 Jun 2012
Apple Launches iTunes Store in 12 Asian Countries, Singapore Store Now Gets Music and Movies
Apple has just launched its iTunes Store in 12 Asian countries, and Singapore is one of them. Users here now have a selection of local and international music from all the major labels, and thousands of independent ones. Also available for rental or purchase are movies from all major film studios.
Friday, 25 May 2012
Viki Brings Music to South East Asia
Viki, an online streaming site gaining traction, has just inked deals with Warner Music, LEON and SEED to bring their music catalogs to their users. The best part of the new developments is the fact that they will also be in effect in the South East Asian region.
Thursday, 24 May 2012
AMPed 2.0 Provides Local Music for Mobile Streaming and Download
The enhanced AMPed 2.0 service offers an extensive song catalogue, and smooth streaming of songs to Apple and Android smartphones. Users can also start communities, create and share playlists, and post comments, just to name a few.
