Tag Archive | "Satellite Radio"

Sirius XM Has More Subscribers Than Netflix

Thursday, February 17, 2011

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Talk about a company that’s made an amazing comeback. Despite seeing new competition from smart phones and online streaming, as well as illegal downloading for that matter, Sirius XM ended 2010 by surpassing 20 million subscribers. Sure, we already reported that back in December, but DigitalMusicNews.com recently brought a new interesting fact to our attention: [...]

SiriusXM To Pass New Royalty Fees To Consumers

Thursday, June 4, 2009

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One of the FCC’s stipulations for allowing Sirius and XM to merge last July was a three-year price freeze on subscriptions, but that doesn’t mean subscribers won’t be paying more. Orbitcast reports that the average SiriusXM bill will go up approximately $2 a month, as satellite radio music royalty rate increases will be passed along [...]

Chrysler Bankruptcy Bad News For SiriusXM

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

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While the collapse of the American auto industry is often depicted as the sign of a coming economic apocalypse, let’s not forget how it directly affects a music business entity. Sirius and XM have always depended on deals with carmakers to bring in new subscribers as satellite radios became standard features on new cars. With [...]

  • Megadeth has added two dates in New York City to Gigantour this summer, bringing the touring festival to the Hammerstein Ballroom on August 6 and 7.

  • As They Burn has premiered a new video of them performing the song “Medicine 2.0″.

  • Battlecross has premiered a new song called “Flesh & Bone” with Metal Sucks. The song appears on the band’s new album, War Of Will, due out on July 9 via Metal Blade Records.

  • letlive. are streaming their new album, and first for Epitaph, The Blackest Beauty. The album is set to be released on July 9th, but you can check it out in full here.

  • Chimaira has announced dates for a U.S. headlining tour in support of it’s forthcoming album, Crown Of Phantoms. Support on the trek will come from Threat Signal, The Browning and Dark Sermon.


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