iTunes under threat as bands take their business elsewhere

Bands concerned for the ongoing commercial viability of albums are adding to the pressures on iTunes, says Brian Boyd

The previously unremarkable rap-rocker Kid Rock had a huge worldwide hit this summer with the single All Summer Long. The album it came from, Rock’n'Roll Jesus, has now sold more than two million copies.

It didn’t escape the attention of his record label, Warners, that Kid Rock’s career-high sales have been amassed without the single or album being available on Apple’s iTunes music store.

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iTunes under threat as bands take their business elsewhere – Telegraph

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