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Digital music powers on as CD sales are hard hit
Thursday 05 April 2012
One-third of music albums were bought on digital formats in the first three months of this year in a fresh sign that the physical CD is in decline. Hit albums such as Adele's 21 and Lana Del Rey's Born to Die helped to boost digital sales in Britain by almost 20 per cent, according to music-trade body the BPI. But CD sales fell at a faster rate, plunging by more than a quarter.
Eleven people sentenced over £1m iTunes and Amazon royalties fraud
Friday 30 March 2012
Ten men and one woman including a former IT teacher have been given jail terms, suspended prison sentences and community service for their part in a £1m "fake royalties" fraud of iTunes and Amazon.
Agenda: Marc Jacobs; Judy Greer; Adam Riches; The 2 Bears; theskintfoodie.com
Sunday 15 January 2012
Fashion: Squeak and cheerful
Bank managers 'don't understand videogames industry'
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Bank managers fail to understand the videogame industry and many developers are giving up approaching them for money, according to the boss of a smartphone games company.
Pete Townshend says iTunes is 'a digital vampire'
Tuesday 01 November 2011
With his trademark windmilling strumming arm, penchant for smashing up expensive guitars live on stage and pioneering love of rock opera, Pete Townshend has had little regard for the conventions of the music industry during his 50-year career.
Now Pete's talking about his generation of income
Tuesday 01 November 2011
Veteran guitarist gives Apple a lecture about why it shouldn't 'bleed' musicians for profit
Caught in the Net: Tyler and Pusha T in bass-rap combo
Friday 15 July 2011
Tyler the Creator and his Odd Future cohorts have been getting non-stop attention in the last few months and the young LA rapper is showing no signs of letting up.
Tips and deals of the week: 19/06/2011
Sunday 19 June 2011
The Villa
Pavarotti's summer residence, Villa Giulia, near Pesaro in Le Marche, is to be opened to paying guests.
Go to villeinitalia.com
Caught in the Net: Björk gets back behind the wheel
Friday 10 June 2011
It seems Björk's new album-meets-multimedia project, Biophilia, will be coming at us from all angles.
Rhodri Marsden: Apple clears the air for file-sharers with iCloud
Wednesday 08 June 2011
Cyberclinic
Tom Sutcliffe: In Apple we trust – but not the greedy banks
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Social Studies: The banks exploited the trust that often exists between nonspecialist consumers and specialist suppliers
Phone app helps landlords to screen tenants
Sunday 17 April 2011
A new iPhone app has been launched aimed at helping buy-to-let landlords find out if their prospective tenants are on a blacklist for property damage or unpaid rent.
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