Get Better Gear!

Premier Sponsors

Other World Computing

TechRestore

Top 5 Free Apps

Release Date: August 05, 2009
Genre: Games
Release Date: May 22, 2009
Genre: Games
Release Date: August 29, 2009
Genre: Games
Release Date: March 27, 2009
Release Date: August 07, 2009

iTunes New Music Releases

Release Date: September 29, 2009
Genre: Rock
Release Date: September 20, 2009
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Genre: Rock
Release Date: August 25, 2009

Top 5 Paid Apps

Release Date: April 22, 2009
StickWars $0.99
Release Date: March 31, 2009
Genre: Games
Bloons $0.99
Release Date: April 05, 2009
Genre: Games

Discover New Music

  • Quadrophenia

    • 10 out of 10
    • The Who
    • Quadrophenia is everything that Tommy wanted to be, a rock opera that told a story, but one where every song could still stand alone. It was also Pete Townshend's farewell tribute to the Mod

  • Physical Graffiti

    • 10 out of 10
    • Led Zeppelin
    • This album bears every flavor of genius from the five records that came before. It is, I believe, the band's finest. With Physical Graffiti, Zep came raging back to their musical home territory -- har
  • Mystics Anonymous

    • 8 out of 10
    • Mystics Anonymous
    • Mystics Anonymous is the brainchild project of Jeff Steblea, a fantastic songwriter and good friend of mine, as well. In fact, I even played the drums on all but one of the tracks on this album. Jef
  • Mezzanine

    • 6 out of 10
    • Massive Attack
    • "Black Milk" knocks me off my feet in this collection of moody and eclectic songs. Massive Attack uses samples and keyboards in a very unique way, but not all the songs pack the same punch.

  • Billy Miles

    • 10 out of 10
    • Billy Miles
    • Take the voice of a young Billie Holiday and stuff it into a svelte, petite body with the face of an angel, and you have some idea of what it's like to experience the music of Billy Miles in her self-

Reader Specials

Visit Deals On The Web for the best deals on all consumer electronics, iPods, and more!

News

Sony, Apple in Talks to Sell Song on iTMS Japan

Sony Music Entertainment is in talks with Apple Computer to make Sony artists available on the iTunes Music Store (iTMS) in Japan, Sony confirmed said Monday.

Sony Music and Apple are discussing the conditions for the deal, but they haven't decided when iTunes Music Stores will start offering its download service for Sony Music's songs, Sony said in a statement obtained by The Mac Observer. One Sony spokesman said Sony-labeled artists could become available on iTMS Japan as early as this year.

"We are negotiating with Apple over the download business and hope to expand our customer base to iPod users," the statement read. A large part of negotiations will include royalty pricing and how much to charge customers per song. The Japanese version of the iTMS launched with one million songs priced at either �150 (US$1.35) or �200 ($1.80) each. Some 90% of the songs on the new service are priced at �150, Apple has said.

Apple launched its Japanese-based iTMS in early July. Within four days, Apple had sold one million songs on the service, without the help of Sony's music library.

The key driver for digital music is licensing. A deal between Sony and Apple could provide a major boost for iPod sales in Japan. The Japanese market is one of the most challenging in the world, with a large number of competitors and cutting edge mobile phones that are quickly adding the ability to listen to music.

As usual, Apple refused comment on the report to various major news organizations.

Post Your Comments

  Remember Me  Forgot your password?

Not a member? Register now. You can post comments without logging in, but they'll show up as a "guest" post.

Commenting is not available in this section entry.