Amazon.com Inc., seeking to expand its position in the music download market against rivals such as Apple Inc.'s iTunes Store, has purchased online music retailer Amie Street for an undisclosed amount. Full story
Apple is shutting down Lala.com, the online music retailer it bought last year. The move comes amid speculation that Apple will soon offer a way for people to access songs from distant computers. Full story
MySpace's online music venture with recording labels completed its purchase of song streaming site imeem, scooping up its 16 million users and mobile phone applications. Full story
Apple is in advanced talks to buy online music retailer Lala.com, a Silicon Valley startup that has threatened "the end of the MP3" with its fast song-streaming application. Full story
Online music retailer Lala is preparing an iPhone program that its co-founder says paves the way for the end of downloading songs in the MP3 format. Full story
According to sources, the music page will package a musician's or band's image, artwork, news and song previews, along with a way to buy songs. Full story
** FILE ** Music is dowloaded from a computer to an iPod , in this May 9, 2006 file photo taken in Paris. The European Commission said Tuesday it had opened an antitrust probe into allegations that Apple's iTunes and major record companies were unfairly restricting the choice and costs of online mus
