“The iTunes Store will not be offering downloads from Michael Jackson’s [first] posthumous album, This Is It, according to confidential information leaked late Tuesday,” Paul Resnikoff reports for Digital Music News.
“The big release – a stand-alone, double-disc audio set – hits October 26th throughout the world, and the 27th in North America,” Resnikoff reports. “The double-disc comes ahead of the theatrical and DVD release of Michael Jackson’s This Is It, a compilation of rehearsal footage for the O2 dates that never happened.”
“Sources close to the release noted that Sony Music Entertainment and the Jackson estate have opted to only offer downloads within a bundled album,” Resnikoff reports. “Apple insists on individual track downloads, a stance that precludes its participation.”
Resnikoff reports, “Instead, AmazonMP3 will score the exclusive, according to the sources, though details related to the exclusivity window were not immediately available.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Apple’s iTunes Store offers “album only” sales, but if the crux of this report is true, Sony must only want to sell 20% of what they could have sold online.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Robert S.” for the heads up.]
Sony can keep it, never liked that area 51 freak
Whatever Sony. Another dumb move.
If several billion disagree with him, wouldn’t that leave several billion that agree with him?
whos michael jackson? is he famous or something?
You’d think this would have been a good opportunity to use the iTunes LP format.
Just as well because I’m not buying his screaming-and-wailing crap that passes for “music” anyway.
This WAS it
“The Nobel Peace Prize Committee already won that one.”
“Several billion people would disagree with you.”
Several billion people doesn’t live in this country, and is seeing the downward spiral he is pushing us into.
Several billion people doesn’t live in this country, and is NOT seeing the downward spiral he is pushing us into.
The most likely reason Sony won’t put it on iTunes is Apple’s refusal to include the rootkit.
<i>”Couldn’t care less if they do.”</s>
And this is why so many people around the world hate America.
You can’t get along with others with an attitude like that. The rest of the world doesn’t want to be bullied by navel-gazing rednecks.
Although now, that America again has a pragmatic, intelligent leader with a global vision, America is the most admired nation in the world again. Hmmm. Maybe if they hate us less, it makes us safer? Hmmm.
@ ron: China owns the United States, rather literally.
As for Sony – how stupid can they be? They must know about the album only option of iTS. Or maybe they’re just throwing another hissy fit because Apple is so dominant in online music sales.
My kingdom for an edit button…
“If several billion disagree with him, wouldn’t that leave several billion that agree with him?”
Hardly. The number of people who would agree simply can’t be greater than 40-50 million (those who participated in the US election and voted against the current president).
It is probably very difficult to grasp, but America is only one out of 192 countries in the world. It represents less than 5% of global population, so the opinion of one sixth of its population, compared to the opinion of the remainder 99% of the global population is really insignificant and inconsequential, valid though as it may even be.
As for several billion people who don’t live in your country, they can clearly see from the outside how fast was the downward spiraling before any action was done, and how remarkably fast the spiraling has slowed (and some even argue, reversed) once the action was taken. It’s very difficult to see this from the inside, though, especially if you’re looking at it through your own political goggles.
They were headed for oblivion because they didn’t get digital. This is how they show their gratitude. It’s like you saved someone from drowning and they hate you because your boat doesn’t belong to them.
Look at nbc, gave up huge cash flow from iTunes in order to lose money on hulu. But at least they have full control, right?
this whole phenomena of inappropriate awards is maddening: Nobel Peace Prize pre-awarded, posthumous Grammy nomination for a mediocre pathological has-been…what is next? When will there be a balanced quid pro quo?
BTW screw Sony – who are they holding out for? It is probably the greedy Jackson family and their attorneys holding out for a more lucrative contract by releasing “This is it” as a album. The album concept is so 20th century, with very few coherent exceptions.
MW=expected, as in, I expected no better.
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Paul Anka still gets a cut!
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Yeah I’m sure Sony just made the BitTorrent Community very happy!
@Predrag:
So you think that everyone who supports Obama thinks he deserved the Peace Prize? Only in your dreams.
Who gives a flying eff at a rolling doughnut? Michael Jackson- the Queen of Primp is dead and belongs on a Zune.
I do not know about the left wingnuts or for that matter the right wing. The world did not vote on the Noble Peace Prize!!’
Did anyone you know receive a Ballot?
Anyone you know get one?
Did anyone, know any person, that knew a person, thaought they knew sombody that got a Ballot to vote on the choices for the Noble Peace Prize??! Anyone?
With that said- He should not get a peace prize for world perception. The prize is better served by those whom did greater. Running around saying sorry. Hey nuclear free world. Whoops.
It was and wholly a political move by 1/1,000,000 th of the world population. Or the committe. Hey, be like us with your views and you get lauded. Weak.
Ask the prison population if a judge that suddenly starts to let people go or begins to give light punishment will ge graded higher in the prison population.
The point is- if you begin to make your self as others, they reward you.
It does not mean that all the thugs in the world are going to do hugs and go away. It buys them time to accomplish what they are trying to do.
Is our cities more peaceful from gangs, crime, or murders? No, just a world opinon by a handful of people.
Yea, world peace! Obama sending 40k troops to Afganstan? Soliders die everday- see any change? We can only Hope. Hope floats!
I never got my ballot to vote!
“It’s very difficult to see this from the inside, though, especially if you’re looking at it through your own political goggles.”
Yes, Predrag, you just proved this true by insinuating the rest of the world approves of Obama. They don’t. Just the liberals who talked the loudest.
I don’t think Eastern Europe prefers Obama over the security of Bush.
I don’t think India has benefitted more from Obama.
I don’t think France or Germany consider him almighty.
I don’t think the 50 million Muslims who can now decide their own destiny will fare better under Obama (though hopefully so)
And considering Bush did more for Africa in trying to actually fix their problems rather than just throw them money so they will go away as other Presidents have done will set the bar pretty high for President Obama.
I believe the reality of an empty suit will soon catch up to much of the rest of the world.
Well, that just means…….. torrent for a lot of people.
Also, it doesn’t matter what Sony does, Obama will win the Grammy….
Enjoyed the parenthetical aside
” … Michael Jackson’s [first] posthumous album.”
Dead artists are often much more prolific than their living counterparts.
…”I don’t think Eastern Europe prefers Obama over the security of Bush.
I don’t think India has benefited more from Obama.
I don’t think France or Germany consider him almighty.”
You should ask them. You’d be surprised. And check out some of the polls, surveys and studies done in the countries you’re talking about. The difference is really stark. So much so the appeal of the US has jumped since the change in the White House (Check the link from Yours Smugly above) without precedent in history.
As someone from Eastern Europe, I can guarantee this: nobody had any respect for Bush; there is great new-found respect for America now that he’s gone.
As political as the Nobel Peace Prize is, it is a message which acknowledges that Americans have now decided to again contribute to the world peace, rather than initiate wars around the world.