Sitting At The Top
Hey, so check it out. Today I was checking out some iTunes charts and notices that SkörInc’s own Amy Grant and MercyMe are sitting at the top of both the Album & Song’s charts. Pretty cool eh?
I was thinking about it the other day, and was blown away at the talented folks I get to work with. Obviously these two are no exception. Both pioneers in the industry and it’s an honor to be a small part of their amazing careers.
And if you haven’t go check them both out on iTunes and pick up MercyMe’s “All of Creation” and Amy Grant’s “Somewhere Down The Road”
And speaking of iTunes, we’ve got a couple other things going on too. Phil Wickham’s “Heaven & Earth” and Fee’s “Hope Rising” are currently on sale this week only for $7.
iTunes DJ
So, we’ve done this before, but it’s a pretty fun way to share some new music, not to mention an awesome possibility for something funny to come up. Above is the first ten songs that came up when I clicked my iTunes DJ button out of a list of 4854 songs. Pretty interesting huh?
Now it’s your turn, but before you list your 10 songs tell us how many songs you have in your library too. Comments should look like this:
Library: 100 songs
1. Awesome song name
2. Awesome song name
Ect….
Seems pretty easy right? If you’re having a hard time getting a list, just put your player on ‘Shuffle’ and type out the first 10. No cheating to look cooler either. Ready? Go.
Here It Comes
According to an article in Wired Magazine:
“Apple is under pressure from the four major labels to change its pricing model to a tiered pricing structure,” said Susan Kevorkian, an IDC audio analyst. “The way the labels are pressuring Apple is by withholding DRM-free downloads from the service … [while] cultivating other online music services, most notably Amazon’s MP3 downloads store.”
“If Apple tires of butting heads with the labels, it could eventually cut them out of at least part of the equation by forming its own record label to keep a portion of the estimated 65 cents it currently pays out to the labels for each song sold.”
And here’s the kicker of this whole shebang.
By 2012, digital music is projected to account for 40 percent of music sold, according to InStat. If Apple holds onto its current market share, it will account for more than one-quarter of all music sales by its ninth birthday. Not bad for freeware.
Are record labels in trouble if they mess with the beast that is Apple? Sounds to me like it’s time for artists to have a solid online presence more than ever. What do you think?
