BigChampagne's Ultimate Chart (a/o February 10th):
1. “What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger),” Kelly Clarkson
2. “Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele
3. “Turn Me On,” David Guetta
4. “Rack City,” TYGA
5. “Good Feeling,” Flo Rida
6. “Smooth Criminal (Glee Cast Version),” Glee Cast
7. “Young, Wild & Free,” Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
8. “Domino ,” Jessie J
9. “Sexy and I Know It,” LMFAO
10. “Ass Back Home ,” Gym Class Heroes
Apple likes neat, clean, and uniform pricing on its iTunes Store, though there are exceptions to the rule. And HBO could be fetching superior deal terms - and possibly elevated pricing - from Apple, according to a recent report in portfolio.com.
Citing sources on the HBO side, Portfolio noted that programs could surpass the standard, $1.99 price point. Or, the Time Warner property could extract a higher, per-download percentage, according to the report.
That could ruffle more than a few feathers in both television and music circles. NBC stepped away from an iTunes partnership because of disagreements related to the $1.99 price, and major labels have been frustrated by an inflexible pricing stance.
But instead of embracing variable pricing, including elevated prices, Apple has maintained that songs are best sold at 99-cents each. That has prompted some retaliation from the majors, including preferential, DRM-free licensing for rival AmazonMP3.
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