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Warner Music reporting more stable sales, propped up by iTunes and streaming services

by Mike Schramm (Feb 9th, 2012)

There's finally some good news in the music business, but don't get too excited, it's not that good. Warner Music reports (before we hear about the full industry sales from 2011) that its sales were steady last year, at $780 million. In this case, steady is better than a drop, which is what most ...

iTunes LP broken for indie record labels?

by Ken Ray (Oct 11th, 2009)

Update: ElectricPig is reporting on 10/13 that an Apple spokesperson said the LP format will be opened up for all, indies and majors alike. There's word from an indie record-label that iTunes LPs are not for the indies. Introduced at Apple's "It's Only Rock and Roll" event in September, the ...

iTunes Store to add enhanced liner notes, extra media to album purchases

by Casey Johnston (Jul 27th, 2009)

Digital music purchases have been dominating the market for some time now as physical CD purchases continue to fall. For Apple, a significant lead over the rest of the music proprietor world is not enough: according to the Financial Times, the company is now working together with the four largest ...