Music Round-Up: Leona Lights Up, Unlimited Subs, MSN Unsigned
—Leona Lewis: The X-Factor winner’s warbling impersonation of an Irish indie band has become the fastest-selling digital single ever. Her cover of Snow Patrol’s Run, recorded for impromptu release after a knock-out acapella radio set, was made available only digitally and sold 133,591 downloads, knocking those Take That boys off the top slot. Via MusicAlly.
—Unlimited subs: Swedish telco/ISP TeliaSonera is offering all-you-can-eat unlimited subscription music service. Customers will “millions” of tracks from EMI, Universal, Warner and indies including The Orchard (NSDQ: ORCD) and Bonnier Amigo for 99 SEK (£8.28) a month; the service works across both mobile and PC, though the offering comes with three months free and data charges are wrapped up in the subscription fee.
—MSN Unsigned: Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is getting in on TV’s trend for unsigned-band talent contests, launching an Unsigned site to solicit budding artists’ material. Contestants are asked to send their videos via MSN’s Soapbox UGC video uploader. Get ready for another wave of derivative indie youngsters. Via Hypebot.
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