This week on Digital Music Trends I'm joined by Taishi Fukuyama (All Access Today Japan) and Sam Taylor (CMU, Great Escape Conference).

In what was a technically challenging show (those who follow the video version will see what I mean) we managed eventually to chat about:

- Pandora's latest numbers, Web Radio, market saturation and Apple's potential entry

- Apple's 25 billion iTunes music sales

- Some interesting numbers from the latest BPI report on brand awareness for streaming services in the UK

- News from Japan as mobile carriers abandon walled gardens and look at cross-carrier content services and also the iPhone becoming the no.1 seller in the country for 2012

- Grammy predictions game, how did Spotify and Shazam do and what does it mean?

- Parlophone and the significance of the acquisition by Warner

- Daisy's latest announcements including a summer launch, 100 people working on playlists and more

You can find the shownotes here.

I hope you enjoy the show, have a great week and 'till next time!

Andrea Leonelli