Music Downloads

MySpace houses profiles for more than three million bands, many of whom offer free music to fans. But a large number of artists - including those on major labels - offer streams only, and not downloadable tr... Read More...

Leading P2P application Limewire is now preparing a paid download store, according to an announcement issued Tuesday. The file-sharing application, run by Lime Wire LLC, will position the store as a stand-al... Read More...

Universal Music Group will incorporate watermarks into its upcoming, DRM-free download experiment, according to information confirmed Monday by a company representative. Just recently, sleuthing Wired News r... Read More...

Universal Music Group is now triggering a multi-month, DRM-free  download experiment, a significant step that follows a similar move by EMI. But unlike EMI, Universal is leaving iTunes out of the fun, and pl... Read More...

Universal Music Group is now hoisting a full-track, over-the-air (OTA) download record, one that unsurprisingly comes from Asia. The accomplishment, reached last week, was delivered by an anonymous group of ... Read More...

EMI Music has now finalized a DRM-free licensing deal with Snocap, a move that allows the label to spin paid downloads on MySpace. Snocap carries a critical partnership with MySpace that enables artists to p... Read More...

Athletic giant Adidas is now planning a summer music download promotion, according to information shared with Digital Music News this week. The plans were revealed by a source involved in the planning an... Read More...

Buy a ticket, get a free download. That is what Ticketmaster customers can now expect, thanks to a recently-unveiled sales strategy.  The program will offer every online ticket buyer access to a ten-song dow... Read More...

Tokyo-based mobile operator NTT DoCoMo will soon unveil an unlimited, full-song mobile download service, according to numerous reports from Japan. The company is spinning the all-you-can-eat offering for a m... Read More...

The music-focused kiosk market has been treading water for years, and it remains unclear if a solid business play exists. Even heavyweights like Starbucks have been frustrated by the possibilities, largely b... Read More...

Tila Tequila has the most friends on MySpace with nearly 1.7 million, but that popularity has not yet translated into meaningful iTunes purchases. According to data relayed by media tracking firm BigChampagn... Read More...

EMI has been aggressively pushing an MP3-based plan, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. In early January, an informant told Digital Music News that a major label was preparing to position a... Read More...