Music download

A music download is the act of downloading a song from the Internet to a user's computer. This term can mean both legal downloads (by paying to download the music) and downloads of copyright material without permission or paying.

As at 2006, digital music sales were estimated to have reached about US$2 billion.2007, IFPI Digital Music Report 2007 , IFPI Around the world in 2006, an estimated 509 million songs were purchased online.June 2008, The Tables Have Turned: Rock Stars – Not Record Labels – Cashing In On Digital Revolution , IBISWorld

There are many websites that let you download music. Some of these sites are iTunes, Google Play, Windows Store, Jamendo Music, TrendyBeatz, Naijasermon and Amazon.com. As at January, 2011, The biggest of these stores was iTunes, which is run by Apple, and had an income of $1.1 billion in 2011.January 19 2011, Apple's iTunes revenues top $1.1 billion in Q1 , FierceMobileContent

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Category:Music technology
Category:File sharing