Director of New Media of BMG
Said Wippit CEO Paul Myers: "We have a backlog of labels we are in negotiations with. There's only one major label we are not in contact with. What's really going to take [the digital music] market forward is when people buy a car with a digital player installed. That’s really blinging it out.”
Earlier this month, EMI announced that it will expand the number of tracks it has available through Wippit, adding downloads from marquee artists such as Radiohead, Queen, and the Rolling Stones, bringing its total offerings to 175,000 tracks. Wippit has an additional 60,000 songs from more than 200 labels.
Until recently, European downloads from the majors were available for purchasethrough European online retailers who partnered with a single digital media firm, Peter Gabriel and Charles Grimsdale’s OD2.
Wippit offers a 30 pound ($53.80) yearly subscription for unlimited downloads and will soon be offering an a la carte service. What separates Wippit from other services is that it uses a digital-rights-management system to also allow peer-to-peer sharing with other Wippit users. Individual tracks from EMI are for sale at 50 pence and do not require the annual subscription.
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
SONG REVENUE:
A STYLISTIC STEW MC, divas and singer-songwriters rub elbows. (3/28a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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