Qtrax Signs Their First Major Label, Universal

Author: Steven Finch of http://www.crenk.com | News

Qtrax, the P2P music service that about four months ago claimed to have signed deals with all four major record labels, has finally signed their first major label. Universal Music Group are the first major label to sign up to Qtrax. This is the company’s first major label licensing deal, although it does have several [...]

Spiral Frog Claim To Be Third Largest Legal Music Download Store

Author: Steven Finch of http://www.crenk.com | News

Minic over at 901am has reported that Spiral Frog is now the third largest legal music download site. Spiral Frog reports that they have 850,000 registered users, thus putting them in third largest behind iTunes and Rhapsody. The company also reports that their traffic is also increasing at a constant rate, already surpassing two million [...]

The Ad Supported Music Space: Where Is It Going?

Author: Steven Finch of http://www.crenk.com | All Posts, Analysis

The music industry is currently very close to my heart, especially on the internet. This is mostly due to the new project our company will be launching very soon, RouteNote.
With all the recent talk about the music industry and how it is suffering, there has been a few companies trying to push the envelope and [...]