Google Play launches ‘A Rock and a Hard Place’ music promotion offering albums as low as $3.99

- Sep. 4th 2013 7:13 am PT

The Google Play music store has kicked off ‘A Rock and a Hard Place’ promotion which offers rock and metal albums for as low as $3.99. There are a total of 90 discounted albums from the biggest classic rock and current metal groups: Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith, Five Finger Death Punch, Black Sabbath, System of a Down, and more. No word from Google on how long the promo will last so if you see an album you like be sure to grab it soon.

App Store race sees Google leading downloads while Apple wins revenues

Ben Lovejoy - Apr. 9th 2013 4:01 am PT

New data from tech analysts Canalys (via TechCrunch) shows Google leading downloads, with Google Play accounting for 51 percent of the market against Apple’s 40 percent, but Apple well ahead in monetisation, taking 74 percent against “close to 20 percent” for Google. More on 9to5Mac.com