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<blockquote data-quote="The Feedster" data-source="post: 531022" data-attributes="member: 259515"><p><img src="http://mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/7digital-homepage-200-200.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 7digital.com reports this week that its sales have rocketed since the introduction of DRM-free music from major labels Warner and EMI, making it the UK's second biggest digital music retailer, after Apple's iTunes.</p><p></p><p>You will remember that 7Digital.com was the first European company to get the DRM-free MP3 rights to Warner Music's extensive back catalogue.</p><p></p><p><strong>Goodbye CD</strong></p><p></p><p>The company now reports that sales have increased 300% year-on-year over the last year (year ending June 2008), a considerable difference to the ongoing problems faced by music retailers dependent on the sales of physical CD and DVD discs.</p><p></p><p>"High-quality, DRM-free MP3 downloads have really sparked a new wave of digital music take up," comments Ben Drury, CEO of 7digital.com.</p><p></p><p>"This format makes the digital music proposition simple for consumers with one universal format for all devices. Music lovers are beginning to realise that owning an iPod doesn't mean just buying tracks from iTunes and, in fact, MP3's are far superior in terms of compatibility. Since the introduction of EMI and Warner Music's DRM-free catalogues we've been attracting increased numbers of iPod and iPhone users, as well as those using Samsung, Nokia, Blackberry, Sony Walkman devices and mobile phones."</p><p></p><p><strong>Top twenty MP3 albums</strong></p><p></p><p>With the introduction of Warner's MP3 catalogue, approximately 80% of 7digital.com's 4 million track catalogue is now available in the MP3 format.</p><p></p><p>"It is now clear that MP3 downloads represent the future for digital music. With two of the four major labels now supporting MP3 in the UK, we expect to see the whole market supporting MP3 in the not-too-distant future" concludes Drury.</p><p></p><p>7Digital's Top 20 MP3 albums for 2008 are:</p><p></p><p>1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends</p><p>2. Kylie Minogue - X</p><p>3. Radiohead - In Rainbows</p><p>4. Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree</p><p>5. Hercules And Love Affair - Hercules And Love Affair</p><p>6. Madonna - Hard Candy</p><p>7. Hot Chip - Made in the Dark</p><p>8. Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs</p><p>9. Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha</p><p>10. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!</p><p>11. The Kooks - Konk</p><p>12. Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust</p><p>13. Hadouken! - Music For An Accelerated Culture</p><p>14. Pendulum - In Silico</p><p>15. Mystery Jets - Twenty One</p><p>16. Santogold - Santogold</p><p>17. R.E.M. - Accelerate</p><p>18. Foals - Antidotes</p><p>19. Elliot Minor - Elliot Minor</p><p>20. Alphabeat - Fascination.</p><p></p><p>Stay tuned later this week for TechRadar's full and frank interview with 7Digital's CEO and all-round digital music guru, Ben Drury.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/166b0b8/mf.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=7Digital reports massive DRM-free sales boost&link=http://www.techradar.com/news/audio/7digital-reports-massive-drm-free-sales-boost-416994" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=7Digital reports massive DRM-free sales boost&link=http://www.techradar.com/news/audio/7digital-reports-massive-drm-free-sales-boost-416994" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/12959956836/f/8513/c/669/s/23507128/a2.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/12959956836/f/8513/c/669/s/23507128/a2.img" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/166b0b8/story01.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Feedster, post: 531022, member: 259515"] [IMG]http://mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/7digital-homepage-200-200.jpg[/IMG] 7digital.com reports this week that its sales have rocketed since the introduction of DRM-free music from major labels Warner and EMI, making it the UK's second biggest digital music retailer, after Apple's iTunes. You will remember that 7Digital.com was the first European company to get the DRM-free MP3 rights to Warner Music's extensive back catalogue. [B]Goodbye CD[/B] The company now reports that sales have increased 300% year-on-year over the last year (year ending June 2008), a considerable difference to the ongoing problems faced by music retailers dependent on the sales of physical CD and DVD discs. "High-quality, DRM-free MP3 downloads have really sparked a new wave of digital music take up," comments Ben Drury, CEO of 7digital.com. "This format makes the digital music proposition simple for consumers with one universal format for all devices. Music lovers are beginning to realise that owning an iPod doesn't mean just buying tracks from iTunes and, in fact, MP3's are far superior in terms of compatibility. Since the introduction of EMI and Warner Music's DRM-free catalogues we've been attracting increased numbers of iPod and iPhone users, as well as those using Samsung, Nokia, Blackberry, Sony Walkman devices and mobile phones." [B]Top twenty MP3 albums[/B] With the introduction of Warner's MP3 catalogue, approximately 80% of 7digital.com's 4 million track catalogue is now available in the MP3 format. "It is now clear that MP3 downloads represent the future for digital music. With two of the four major labels now supporting MP3 in the UK, we expect to see the whole market supporting MP3 in the not-too-distant future" concludes Drury. 7Digital's Top 20 MP3 albums for 2008 are: 1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends 2. Kylie Minogue - X 3. Radiohead - In Rainbows 4. Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree 5. Hercules And Love Affair - Hercules And Love Affair 6. Madonna - Hard Candy 7. Hot Chip - Made in the Dark 8. Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs 9. Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha 10. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! 11. The Kooks - Konk 12. Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust 13. Hadouken! - Music For An Accelerated Culture 14. Pendulum - In Silico 15. Mystery Jets - Twenty One 16. Santogold - Santogold 17. R.E.M. - Accelerate 18. Foals - Antidotes 19. Elliot Minor - Elliot Minor 20. Alphabeat - Fascination. Stay tuned later this week for TechRadar's full and frank interview with 7Digital's CEO and all-round digital music guru, Ben Drury. [IMG]http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/166b0b8/mf.gif[/IMG] [URL="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=7Digital reports massive DRM-free sales boost&link=http://www.techradar.com/news/audio/7digital-reports-massive-drm-free-sales-boost-416994"][IMG]http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif[/IMG][/URL][URL="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=7Digital reports massive DRM-free sales boost&link=http://www.techradar.com/news/audio/7digital-reports-massive-drm-free-sales-boost-416994"][IMG]http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/12959956836/f/8513/c/669/s/23507128/a2.htm"][IMG]http://da.feedsportal.com/r/12959956836/f/8513/c/669/s/23507128/a2.img[/IMG][/URL] [url=http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/166b0b8/story01.htm]More...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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