Ring it up! Exclusive content is something I hope to see more of on iTunes. This Beyoncè example is very bullish the prospect of repeat experiences from content producers given the success. It would make sense that content producers will see the enabling value of the iTunes platform and the Apple ecosystem and want in.
Beyoncé shatters iTunes Store records with 828,773 albums sold in just three daysMonday, December 16, 2013 · 12:42 pm · 3 Comments
Apple today announced that BEYONCÉ has become the fastest selling album ever on the iTunes Store worldwide with an unprecedented 828,773 albums sold in just its first three days. BEYONCÉ also broke the US first week album sales record with 617,213 sold and proved to be a global success going to number one in 104 countries.
The self-titled, BEYONCÉ, is the fifth solo studio album from Beyoncé, which was made available exclusively worldwide on the iTunes Store on December 13 by Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records. The self-titled set is the artist’s first visual album. BEYONCÉ offers 14 new songs and 17 videos shot around the world from Houston to New York City to Paris, and Sydney to Rio de Janeiro, all before the album’s release. The album represents Beyoncé’s biggest sales week ever.
The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular music store with a catalog of over 26 million songs and is available in 119 countries. The iTunes Store is the best way for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac users and Windows PC sufferers to legally discover, purchase and download music online. All music on the iTunes Store comes in iTunes Plus, Apple’s DRM-free format with high-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding for audio virtually indistinguishable from the original recordings.
Source: Apple Inc.
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