Sure, the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store is an idea whose time is long overdue, but of the announcements made at today’s Apple event, the one that held the most interest for me was the partnership between the computer/music giant and Starbucks Coffee, which has also been trying to market music lately:
The rumors are still flying as far as who will be the next marquee signing to Hear Music, the Starbucks label that put out Paul McCartney’s Memory Almost Full a few weeks ago. The label is set to announce said deal tomorrow, and after hearing rumors that Prince and Joni Mitchell were among the artists in Starbucks’ sights, a new front-runner has emerged: Hits is claiming that James Taylor–a former member of the Apple Records stable–will be Hear’s next marquee artist.
NME is speculating that the next artist to be signed by Starbucks’ Hear Music label won’t be Prince, but will instead be Prince influence Joni Mitchell. More »
Starbucks is apparently courting His Royal Badness to sign to Hear Music as its next marquee artist. If this means I can hear “Head” or “Sister” the next time I’m getting coffee, then I can’t complain. More »
– Paul McCartney has confirmed a one-album deal with Starbucks’ Hear Music label; in addition to being sold in the chain’s 4.2 kajillion stores, the new album–due in early June–will be made available to other retailers. More »
In its continuing quest to eventually harvest human organs for beans conquer the global market, Starbucks is mulling over the launch of a new record label: Having already proven that it can sell other companies’ music, coffee giant Starbucks is planning to launch its own record label and is close… More »
