Within hours of his death, online music retailers build special Michael Jackson storefronts

Posted in music | Friday, June 26th, 2009 | Comments Off Trackback

Jackson’s Long Tail Will Mean Chart-Topping Pay Day For Music Sites

—iTunes Store, offering 41 MJ albums, devoted its top homepage promo to Jackson, saying: “You’re looking at a spectacular array of pop and soul.”

—Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) MP3 in the UK and US published a homepage tribute and opened a condolence book, linking to 121 albums

—Spotify’s blog hailed the “King Of Pop”; the European streaming app, which does downloads on an affiliate basis, filled its weekly office playlist with Jacko tracks, but MJ didn’t figure on the welcome page of the app itself, which is set aside for new releases.

—We7 turned its lead promo over to a staff-compiled tribute playlist.

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