Tag: MUSIC DOWNLOADS

Given the waste generated by production and packaging, it should be obvious that purchasing actual CDs creates far more strain on the environment than just downloading music. According to the New York Times, though, some people felt the need to finance a study on the matter, anyway. In a study funded by both Microsoft and Intel, academicians at Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University ...

In news that should surprise no one, NPD Group, a market research firm, recently released statistics detailing the demise of CDs, and purchased music as a whole. According to the group's findings, over the last year, sales of CDs declined 19-percent, and the number of CD buyers in the U.S. decreased by a whopping 17 million. The decline in purchasing isn't limited to CDs, though. The number of ...

If you purchased and downloaded your first digital album this year, then congratulations, you're not alone! Demand for legal music downloads increased an impressive 29-percent last quarter over the same quarter in 2007. Interestingly, while illegal downloads of music also increased over the same period, they rose only 23 percent. This means that more and more people are turning to legal ...

Took them awhile, but Sony BMG is finally selling access to all of its music online. Big boss man Rolf Schmidt-Holtz has been quoted saying that Sony BMG is "working on an one music subscription service" which would cost between €6 to €8 per month (about $9 to $12), and provide access to the entire Sony BMG music catalog. Schmidt-Holtz goes on to say that customers could own "some ...