With its Q1 sales up 25%, indie retailer Rough Trade is on something of a roll at the moment.
April 22nd, 2013 by Music Ally
January 30th, 2013 by Music Ally
Online sheet-music seller Musicnotes has revealed some figures for its last year, including 3.3m sales of individual sheet-music downloads and total sales up 20% year-on-year to more than $18m.
January 28th, 2013 by Music Ally
Yala Music launched a year and a half ago, and offers a mixture of streaming and downloads. Now some of those downloads will be ad-supported, with Pepsi the first brand to sign up.
December 13th, 2012 by Music Ally
Music industry consultant Mark Mulligan has weighed into the neverending debate on artist payouts from streaming music services, and how they compare to income from downloads. His conclusion: "Downloads...
October 24th, 2012 by Music Ally
Despite early signs of stabilising music sales, Italy remains one of the most challenging developed markets.
October 2nd, 2012 by Music Ally
Plenty of headlines overnight about strict new filesharing punishments in Japan. Illegal downloaders now face up to two years in prison and fines of up to 2m Yen.
August 14th, 2012 by Music Ally
Some 13% of social media users download no music at all – legal or otherwise – according to US market researcher Lab 42.
August 2nd, 2012 by Music Ally
2.5m downloads for Smule’s AutoRap appThe app promises to turn users’ spoken words into raps, set to a selection of beats and samples. Smule says that people have already created more than...
August 2nd, 2012 by Music Ally
The app promises to turn users' spoken words into raps, set to a selection of beats and samples. Smule says that people have already created more than 12m raps using the app, with these able to be shared...
