(Reuters) – Handset maker HTC Corp’s Beats Electronics is close to buying the digital music subscription service MOG for an undisclosed sum, according to a person close to the talks. The company has been in discussion with Beats for weeks and the deal could be announced within the next fortnight, according to the source. A spokesman for Beats declined to comment, as did a spokeswoman for MOG

The year was also a turning point for the digital music industry in terms of downloading albums … According to a Nielsen (NYSE:NLSN) and Billboard report, for the first time ever digital music outsold physical copies in 2011. Digital music accounted

Source: CNN Money NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The times they are a-changin’. For the first time in history, digital music sales topped the physical sale of music.According to a Nielsen and Billboard report, digital music purchases accounted for 50.3% of music

Global digital music service rara.com has launched today across the U.S., U.K. and several European countries. It is set to arrive in Canada later this week.

Music fans looking to clear out some clutter can always try to sell their old CDs. But can someone resell an old digital music file of ?Thriller? that?s languishing on a computer?

Dedicated to fulfilling the diverse needs of different types of customers, Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend®), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products, today announced the launch of its new MP300 compact digital music player.

almost no one noticed at the time. Apple Inc

Best Buy will own a minority stake in Rhapsody, a digital music provider. Research Director Topics: Best Buy, Chris Homeister, digital music, Jon Irwin, Napster, Rhapsody, Top 500 Napster, the music download site acquired by Best Buy Co.

With its Napster acquisition this week, Rhapsody, the venerable U.S.-only digital music subscription service, is in battle mode as rival Spotify attempts to carry its strong momentum in Europe to America. … Read the full story at ComputerWorld AU

PALO ALTO (California) – For cloud-based digital music services like Spotify and Rhapsody, which stream millions of songs but have struggled to sign up large numbers of paying users, being friended by Facebook could prove to be a mixed blessing.

The Education Foundation of Greendale, along with support from Friends of Music and Greendale School District, sponsored a Digital Music Lab and Recording Studio at Greendale Middle School .

Broadband customers will be able to use Virgin Media’s digital music service for a “very, very low monthly subscription”, it has been claimed. The broadband provider recently announced plans to offer music downloading services, in conjunction with

Fast Market Research recommends “The Digital Music Market Outlook” from Business Insights, now available Introduction This report examines developments across the rapidly evolving digital music industry. It analyzes the evolving value chain and business

AP – Digital music service Spotify, which recently arrived in the U.S., has been sued by music and video streaming software maker PacketVideo for allegedly violating a patent it holds for digital music distribution.

Appolicious – This may be hard to believe, but once upon a time I actually downloaded music illegally. Maybe even more than once. Scandalous, I know

Appolicious – This may be hard to believe, but once upon a time I actually downloaded music illegally. Maybe even more than once

Digital music service Spotify arrived in the United States on Thursday, aiming its addictive, free song service at American listeners in the hope that they will then pay for more features, just as nearly 2 million have done in Europe. Spotify gives

Global rights agency Merlin has partnered with Sony Corporation (“Sony”) to deliver Merlin’s top global artists’ music through Sony’s cloud-based digital music service “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity” across Sony’s network-enabled devices. Through