Sirius, the satellite-radio company, on Tuesday said it has plans to unveil an exclusive commercial-free radio channel for “The Boss.” The channel, Bruce Springsteen.E Street Radio, was named after the singer’s famous band. It is expected to go live on Nov. 1, about two weeks before Columbia Records plans to release a re-mastered version of Springsteen’s 30-year-old album, “Born To …

SYDNEY, Australia–Apple on Tuesday launched the long-awaited iTunes Music Store in Australia, despite failing to come to a licensing agreement with music heavyweight Sony BMG. Songs are priced at A$1.69 (US$1.27), videos at A$3.39 and most albums at A$16.99. The move–foreshadowed by ZDNet Australia last week–finally means iPod owners can legally download music to their players, with more than 1 …

Yahoo is boosting the cost of a key part of its digital music subscription service, after launching it six months ago with a price tag startlingly lower than rival offerings. The company sent an e-mail message to subscribers late Thursday night saying the cost of its portable subscription service–the plan that lets listeners download an unlimited amount of music per …