Sunday, April 29, 2007

Yahoo! Lyrics for Your iPod Tunes

In iPodpedia I explain how to add lyrics to any tune you have stored in iTunes and in your iPod. But where do you find those lyrics? Here's a brand-new source, completely legal and completely free. Yahoo! Music has partnered with Gracenote (who partners with major music publishers) to offer lyrics for more than 400,000 songs. Unfortunately, Yahoo! has disabled the copy function, you can't cut and paste the lyrics. Instead, you'll have to read them and hand-type them into the iTunes software, but it's better than not having any lyrics at all.

Monday, April 9, 2007

100 Million iPods

Apple just announced that it has hit the 100 million mark in terms of iPod sales. Other numbers: 2.5 billion songs, 50 million TV shows, and 1.3 million movies sold through the iTunes Store.

Monday, April 2, 2007

DRM-Free Downloads from EMI

Apple and EMI have just announced an agreement where EMI's music catalog (except for Beatles tunes, natch) will be available for download from the iTunes Store in DRM-free versions. Users will be able to choose from the normal copy-protected versions at 99-cents each, or the new copy-free versions at $1.29 each. As an added benefit, the DRM-free tracks will be encoded at a higher bit rate (AAC format, 256 kbps) for improved sound quality. Sounds like a good deal to me. Expect other companies to follow suit.