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Report: Amazon MP3 Gains Don't Affect iTunes - News and Analysis by PC Magazine
Gains for Amazon's MP3 service have not significantly affected Apple iTunes sales, due largely to the different demographics the two services attract, according to a report from NPD Group .

Anybody See My 4.9 Billion? : Teenage Music Purchases - Chuck Klosterman
There's a lot of money out there in the economy that people used to spend on CDs. The question is, where, exactly, did it go?

How can I sell my music online? | New Music Strategies
When I go and give lectures and seminars, this is by far the most frequently asked question by the musicians in the audience. There are variations on this theme, but essentially it boils down to this very simple question: now that there’s this internet thing, where’s the money and how do I get at it?
What’s the best way to sell music online?

Fine On Media The Wisdom Of The Commenters - BusinessWeek
When I’m coldish and kvetching and dizzy from decongestants, it’s nice that some smart commenters can stop by and make arguments better than I could make even if I weren’t totally coldish and kvetching and etc.

Radiohead allows fans to remix new single | Technology | Reuters
LONDON (Billboard) - Radiohead is using the Internet for another initiative built around its chart-topping album, "In Rainbows."

The UK rock act has teamed with iTunes and GarageBand for an interactive project that allows fans to rework the album's second single, "Nude."

Are Always-Connected Consumers Really Virtual Crackheads? - Advertising Age - The Media Guy
Look out! The internet is ruining your life! Again!

Last week the blogosphere busied itself with obsessing over the publication of an editorial in the American Journal of Psychiatry by Dr. Jerald Block, a psychiatrist at the Oregon Health & Science University, in which he argued that internet addiction should be included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

The Year's Hottest New Music Stars - Forbes.com
Some recording artists toil for years without ever scoring a big hit. Then there's the fortunate few who skip all the dues-paying hardships and skyrocket straight to stardom.

That pretty much sums up the experience of Sean Kingston, Colbie Caillat, Flo Rida and other new music acts on our list of music's hottest new stars.

These crazy bloggers still think they understand the music business | Internet Marketing News and Blog | E-consultancy.com
In an op-ed piece in the New York Times on Saturday, British musician Billy Bragg suggests that social networks like Bebo and MySpace should pay royalties for the music that is made available through their services.

He argues against the notion that the "free promotion" provided makes a royalty unreasonable, pointing out that radio stations, which also provide "free promotion," pay royalties.

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