RouteNote is very proud to announce the launch of our RouteNote Artist Directory / Download Store (http://routenote.com/music). The RouteNote Artist Directory / Download Store provides a full catalogue list of all the artists on the RouteNote service and even allows consumers to purchase mp3 files from their favourite bands.
Benefits for Artists:
Artists receive 80% of all royalties
Full control over pricing and what is available for sale
Artists can opt-in to sell their music to the public and able to opt-out at any time
Sales and stats are immediate and can be seen within the artists account
Spread the word via Facebook and Twitter links on the directory pages
Benefits for Consumers:
Access to a fast growing list of independent artists
Affordable pricing
Mp3 files with no DRM and can be used on any music player or device
Simple 3 click purchase made via Paypal
No registration required
Click here to search through the RouteNote Artists Directory.
Bands make sure you login to your RouteNote account and make your albums live for sales! We have many customisation and social networking links coming very soon.
Before the end of July its rumoured that HMV will be launching their own digital download store. HMV has been a main player in the world of CD sales, now they have noticed the rise of digital and want part of that market.
HMV have been running hmvdigital.com for serveral months now, but on in a beta sense. Prices are currently £0.99 per single and around £7.99 for an album. These prices seems very similar to iTunes, so why would anyone think of purchasing on HMV instead of iTunes?
HMV will only be launching their download store in the UK, but Im sure over time they will hit all the other major music markets.
It has been reported that Amazon MP3 may be upgrading their systems, user interface and more in Q1 2011. Currently Amazon accounts for 7.1% of the entire US music market and their download service accounts for 1.3% of the same market. Amazon is looking to turn things around and really compete with iTunes head on.
Amazon is aiming for a major Q1 relaunch of the MP3 Store’s APIs and web services. They’re asking partners that are building out or planning to launch Amazon MP3 integrations to hold off until this new release is baked.
Another piece of evidence: Amazon is actively hiring for the MP3 Store team. The MP3 Store’s Twitter account has just tweeted a page with over a dozen job openings for both business and engineering positions, including spots for a Web Applications Manager, Client Application Developer, and engineers dedicated to mobile apps for both Android and other partners (some of these openings were listed in the last five months, while others are apparently brand new).
Tunespro is a new music download store that I just came across and its seems to be to good to be true. A few years ago there was a music download store called Allofmp3.com which operated out of Russia and offered top music from the major labels at hugely discounted rates. Of course Allofmp3 was not backed by the major labels and was soon sued and taken down. Tunespro seems to be the next Allofmp3.
Tunespro has a great design and has some of the newest tracks from all of the biggest artists worldwide. However, Im sure that the major labels would like to hear that their music is being sold at only $0.19 per single and $2.99 per album. Compare that to iTunes who sell their tracks at approximately $0.99 per single and $9.99 per album.
Looking at Tunespro there is completely no information about the company running the service and the only way to get in touch is via their very basic contact form. Its shouting illegal!
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) filed it’s latest 10K with the SEC last week (if you click that link, put the kettle on and make yourself a cup of tea before the file opens, you’re in for a long read, tl;dr Page 42 for a summary) and their figures are still awe-inspiring: more than 54 million iPods sold this year, which is actually a drop of 500,000 on last year, probably caused by people choosing to buy an iPhone instead, seeing as Apple sold over 20 million of them! (Something I was surprised PaidContent’s little precis of the report failed to take into account). This is good news for RouteNote’s uploaders, as it means more potential iTunes customers, and the direct growth of iTunes’ sales is even better news; up 20% year on year, even more reason to get your music on iTunes with RouteNote.
BBC 6 Music and the NME have just reported that Lily Allen is in the process of creating her own label: she told reporters at the Q awards “I love working in music. I like to help other bands so I’m thinking about – well, we’re in talks about – setting up my own label and dedicating the next couple of years to that.” After the controversy she sparked with her various anti-piracy outbursts I will be interested to see what strategies she comes up with for promoting recordings from the artists she signs. Presumably not giving away free downloads of their songs…
A lot of people took the time to give Lily’s opinions considered replies; some less tongue in cheek than others.
On the Blackberry App World, UK-based 7digital is prepping an over-the-air download store for delivery in September, according to severalreports. First-run countries include the UK, US, Canada, France, Italy, Germany and Spain, and downloads will be delivered as one-off, a-la-carte songs. Blackberry owner RIM believes that music is a big part of the mobile experience and they really want to be at the forefront.
Additionally, Shazam has sorted out their Blackberry Storm application. The Shazam update applies to the UK and North America, and unlike the iPhone, it includes a tiered pricing model – free for a limited version, $4.99 or 5 pounds for a more comprehensive edition.
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On the Blackberry App World, UK-based 7digital is prepping an over-the-air download store for delivery in September, according to 