The Wall Street Journal reported recently that Apple is in talks to license music with the intention of creating an online music streaming platform that would be targeted to compete with Pandora. In fact, Pandora, which recently became a publicly traded company, has seen its shares fall a pretty significant amount over the past week as the rumor about Apple's involvement in the online radio market has spread.
Any rumor about Apple playing a new hand in the music industry has to be taken seriously, which explains the reflex reaction of Pandora's stock drop. Apple already has what amounts to the world's largest record store in the form of iTunes, which sells more music than any other...
Lupe Fiasco released his 3rd single from Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1, entitled "Lamborghini Angels." You can stream it in the replies.
Liam and Me have posted the unreleased Lives We Might Have Lived on iTunes. This will, unfortunately, be the last release from the band. The band has also put the album up in a "pay what you want" format on their website.
Visions' single for "Reality Check" can now be purchased on iTunes. You can check out the album artwork here. The song features Tay of We Are The In Crowd.
Flatfoot 56 has released a 3-song EP exclusively on iTunes. It has the first single from their upcoming July 24 full-length, Toil, along with two B-sides.
In a pretty epic fail - I didn't know that The Living End released a new album last year. Maybe I'm not the only one that has missed out on this great release here in the states. Check it out on iTunes.
Track Listing
1) Where The Fence Is Low (iTunes Session)
2) Banner (iTunes Session)
3) Siberia (iTunes Session)
4) Toes (iTunes Session)
5) Face Up (iTunes Session)
6) Cactus In The Valley (iTunes Session)
7) In The Dark I See
While checking the chart position of Every Time I Die for the news post below, I happened to see that fun.'s "We Are Young" is still sitting at number one on the singles charts. So very cool.
The Honesty's latest EP, Find Comfort Here, is now available on iTunes. He will be doing a live chat/show via Ustream at 8PM EST on February 18th on Facebook.
Sony Music is getting some shit after it increased the price of a Whitney Houston album on iTunes just hours after the singer was found dead. Hmmm, doesn't look good. Apparently the label had no comment on the price change.
Kenny Vasoli's new band, Vacationer, have released their debut EP, The Gone EP, on iTunes. The full length album, Gone, will be released on March 20th.
Eve 6's new single, "Lost and Found," is now available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon. The band will be performing the new song acoustic, and video chatting with fans, on Ustream at 4pm (PST). Update: If you missed the ustream chat, you can check out the recording here. There's even a question about AP.net in there.
