iTunes Music Store: Made in iTunes Section

[miketcool]

Lets check this.

Why would Apple put something in their iTunes Music Store that would directly threaten major labels? If you scare them, they'll leave and take those 4-5 million songs of theirs.

I agree that it is probably a new way to discover/share music legally.

Remember, Jobs is courting the record labels, not putting them in a full nelson and conducting a godly orchestra. Baby steps, baby steps.

 

[JamesPsyKocsis]

It no longer shows up in the US store.

 

[J-Squire]

It no longer shows up in the US store.

I don't believe it has yet to show up on the US store at all. This is perhaps the strangest thing of all.

 

[mambodancer]

Probably a link to "GarageBand" created music

I always thought it would be nice if Apple added a link to Garageband created songs and Albums-the ultimate indies if you will. It's the thing that's been missing from iTunes. A way for the literal garage bands to publish and get there music out there. Maybe Apple will start "Songcasting" or "Musiccasting"?

 

[darh]

I always thought it would be nice if Apple added a link to Garageband created songs and Albums-the ultimate indies if you will. It's the thing that's been missing from iTunes. A way for the literal garage bands to publish and get there music out there. Maybe Apple will start "Songcasting" or "Musiccasting"?

but then it isn't created in iTunes...

 

[Macnoviz]

I always thought it would be nice if Apple added a link to Garageband created songs and Albums-the ultimate indies if you will. It's the thing that's been missing from iTunes. A way for the literal garage bands to publish and get there music out there. Maybe Apple will start "Songcasting" or "Musiccasting"?

That's a good theory, better than the Apple Music Label, although it's not that well worded. probably some slip-up for a feature that was due today, but not yet finished and thus postponed. That slip up would also explain why it's not on the larger stores, which are probably better maintained.

 

[bokdol]

Not in the US store for me anyway, but how long has that "Free Downloads" box been hiding down in the lower left? I'm of course aware of the Free Single of the Week, but it also includes a "Discovery Download" -- is this really old news that I just missed, or something new?

it's really old news

 

[jMc]

The oddest thing about this 'slip-up', is that it hasn't yet been rectified... Either someone at Apple is seriously dozy or it really isn't that big a deal.

jx

 

[Porchland]

I always thought it would be nice if Apple added a link to Garageband created songs and Albums-the ultimate indies if you will. It's the thing that's been missing from iTunes. A way for the literal garage bands to publish and get there music out there. Maybe Apple will start "Songcasting" or "Musiccasting"?

Sounds more like something for the iLife refresh at Macworld in January.

 

[adamcz]

FYI, I believe indie artists can already bypass the conventional labels and get onto iTunes, via services like RainDog and CDBaby.

Yeah, I've got my album on the iTunes store through CDBaby, who keeps 9% of the money. Seems like a pretty fair deal to me, but if Apple wants to give me a bigger cut by moving CDBaby out of the picture, I'm ok with that too.

 

[The Bazilfunk]

The guys from the wab say this could be a tool to make compilations within iTunes or even better a compilation generator that makes albums based on your library content.

 

[Peace]

I've noticed that the "Made In iTunes" label is only on in the countries that don't have a "Top Videos" section below the "Top Albums"..

iMovies ?

 

[cyclonus5150]

iTunes as a platform

I suspect it has more to do with iTunes being used by radio stations, lables, etc. to easily build a web-based iTunes storefront using some sort of iTunes development tool. Just a thought.

 

[razzmatazz]

Or it could be that Steve Jobs has declared a country his calling it iTunes and all all the singers have moved there. So when they make a album it says Made In iTunes on the album.

Just a thought

 

[Orlando Furioso]

Perhaps this is the next step "Just for you" Beta will take. Customized mix albums generated by iTunes based on data from previous purchases, highest ranked songs, and most played songs. Who knows.

 

[Chaszmyr]

Would it make sense to alter this version and then release the next (as a download)? Nah.

I was half joking, it would be cool if it was indicative of iTunes 7, but that would imply something like Garageband built into iTunes and I really don't think that's going to happen. Still, the iTunes Music Store content isn't a part of the iTunes software... Your comment is just like saying "Would it make sense for Apple to release a new version of Safari after making a tweak to Apple.com? Nah."

 

[JonHimself]

Perhaps this is the next step "Just for you" Beta will take. Customized mix albums generated by iTunes based on data from previous purchases, highest ranked songs, and most played songs. Who knows.

This sounds the most reasonable to me from what I've read. When I think of the 'Made with iTunes' I just think along the lines of made with iMovie iWeb etc except with just making compilations or best-ofs or whatever. Though the idea about selling live performances from the Apple store that someone suggested is good too (but that would have to be through a record label still AND wouldn't be made in iTunes either).

 

[shawnce]

it means apple's going to get sued again! settlement with apple corps specifically prohibits entry into music biz.

No it prohibits Apple using the Apple Logo in conjunction with record company like activities (i.e. production of music).

 

[Decipherer]

The new section has disappeared from the Italian iTMS.

 

[ChrisA]

it means apple's going to get sued again! settlement with apple corps specifically prohibits entry into music biz. court found itunes in compliance, since it is merely a retailer. once apple starts signing/distributing/marketing their own musicians, the apple corps will pounce again. let's hope they know what they're doing.

No, Thr new lable will be called "iTunes" and not use tha Apple logo". As long as they leave the Apple name and logo out of it they will be fine.

 

[MarcelV]

No, Thr new lable will be called "iTunes" and not use tha Apple logo". As long as they leave the Apple name and logo out of it they will be fine.

That's your assumption based on the latest lawsuit. The first lawsuit, however, prohibits Apple to become a record label in very direct and clear language.

 

[iMeowbot]

That box really looks like a forgotten bit of nothing, "made in iTunes" something like "lorem ipsum".

 

[mduser63]

The new section has disappeared from the Italian iTMS.

It seems to have disappeared from all of them now...

 

[pdpfilms]

That's your assumption based on the latest lawsuit. The first lawsuit, however, prohibits Apple to become a record label in very direct and clear language.

Exactly... which is why the new label would not be Apple, but iTunes. The label would have nothing more to do with Apple than the fact that the name iTunes is affiliated with Apple.

 

[Cobrien]

Could this be a way to get songs onto iTunes from an iMix which dont appear on the iTunes music store. Dissapointing to see that it is being taken out of some stores.