ROMANCING THE LEAF:: Canadian music fans can be quite proud of their national culture. For strong evidence, check out released his second solo album, “Battle of the Nudes,” in June on MapleMusic’s own imprint (Zöe/Rounder in the U.S.). MapleMusic is currently selling 15 full-show recordings in MP3 form from Downie’s recent U.S. tour supporting the album. The shows retail for $10 Canadian ($7.30 U.S.) and are available for unrestricted download up to one month after purchase.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME: Children’s personalized-music service Cake and Candle Music last week delivered its 300,000th custom-ordered song and has expanded its unique service by taking it online.
previewed here last month, was a resounding success. AOL Broadband users streamed the Fred Durst-led band’s invitation-only concert at New York’s Webster Hall nearly 500,000 times over the course of a week, making it the program’s most successful live concert to date.
The show ranks No. 2 in terms of weekly viewership among all “BroadBAND Rocks!” concerts, after 50 Cent’s archival concert of earlier this year. The series expects to announce more artists for live performances in the coming weeks.
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