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Can eMusic Survive The New Amazon Store?

Second only to iTunes, eMusic has carved a significant niche in the scattered download marketplace with a subscription service offering plans starting at 30 tracks per month for $9.99. But how will Amazon's new mp3 store effect eMusic; and how will labels who will be getting higher payouts from Amazon react?

AT&T Partners With eMusic

AT&T has announced a deal with eMusic, in which mobile subscribers will be able to download music to their mobile phones.

Free Trials Convert To Paid Subscribers

Paid content sites offer free trials to users hoping to turn them into subscribers. MarketingSherpa signed up for free trials with 50 content providers to explore what methods can be effective in attracting subscribers.

Steve Jobs Speaks Out Against DRM

Apple has been the object of much ire concerning the encoding of its “FairPlay” digital rights management into tracks sold on the iTunes music store. Proponents against DRM have often labeled iTunes as Public Enemy #1 in the crusade against the practice, but a statement from the company today may change some opinions.

2007: The Year that DRM Died

This year promises to mark even more innovations in the realms of marketing, search, and digital music technology. The greatest feat of 2007 may not come in terms of an addition, but rather the removal of Digital Rights Management (DRM) practices from online music stores such as iTunes and the Zune marketplace.

eMusic Turns Content Up To Eleven

The independent music site adds thousands of songs to its catalog, which can also be accessed from Yahoo's new Audio Search service.

Sun Records Rises Again

Agreement with eMusic lets its subscribers have access to tracks from the original rock n' roll record label.