September 5th, 2012 by Music Ally

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MS MR is claiming to be the first artist to use Tumblr as the exclusive distribution channel for a new EP.

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August 2nd, 2012 by Music Ally

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With DJ Shadow releasing his latest album via BitTorrent, we look at the possibilities going forward with major label artists

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July 20th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Pledgemusic is working with digital distributor INgrooves Fontana on a "direct-to-fan retail channel" for INgrooves' label clients. The idea being that labels can create PledgeMusic fan-funding campaigns...

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May 3rd, 2012 by Music Ally

The company has since pivoted though: it's now more of a Groupon for musicians, offering daily deals for instruments and gear, accessories and artist development services.

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May 3rd, 2012 by Music Ally

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We first encountered Hello Music as a startup touting an 'online A&R' service that would screen musicians for talent, then offer them 'opportunities' to distribute their music online.

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March 27th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Australian digital music distributor Valleyarm has opened an office in London - its second in Europe following a Berlin outpost. The company says it has direct distribution agreements with more than 200...

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March 7th, 2012 by Music Ally

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As predicted yesterday, digital distributors The Orchard and IODA have announced plans to merge.

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February 3rd, 2012 by Music Ally

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We reported on TuneCore-distributed music being pulled from Amazon's EU and UK MP3 stores earlier this week (Bulletin, 2-Feb-12).

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February 2nd, 2012 by Music Ally

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Amazon and TuneCore have had a major falling out over digital royalties, which has resulted in all music distributed by TuneCore being removed from the Amazon MP3 stores in the EU and UK.

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