Lil Wayne To Release ‘Tha Carter IV’ Digitally At Midnight After VMAs

So it seems The Throne’s sales strategy of releasing the album to iTunes much before the physical release has rubbed off on another major artist. Billboard.biz reports that Lil Wayne will be releasing his new album Tha Carter IV to digital stores at midnight on Sunday following his MTV VMAs performance. That would mean the album will be accessible to fans a few hours before the physical stores open on Monday morning, August 29th. Below is Weezy’s statement:

“I am extremely excited to be the first artist to utilize such an amazing idea. I hope that I can open the door for others.”

Jay-Z & Kanye West's "Watch The Throne" Breaks iTunes Sales Record

Hov and 'Ye's collaborative album becomes the highest selling digital album in history for first-week sales.

Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative album Watch the Throne, which was released exclusively to iTunes last Monday (August 8th), has broken a record for the online store.

According to reports, the LP has become the highest selling album in the store's history for first-week sales, moving about 308,472 copies to break Coldplay's previous record with 2008's Viva La Vida, which sold 155,000 copies.

Upon its release last week, Watch the Throne rocketed to number one in 23 countries worldwide. Final first-week sales, inclusive of digital and physical units, will be reported on Wednesday.

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Apple Releases iTunes 10.5 Beta 3

Following the release of iOS 5 beta 3 earlier today, Apple also updated iTunes to version 10.5 beta 3. Needless to say that this update is for developers only, although it seems stable enough for anyone to use, assuming you know where to get it.

If you just downloaded iOS 5 beta 3, you will need to install iTunes 10.5 beta 3 in order to install the latest iOS version on your device. From what I see, iTunes 10.5 beta 3 is safe for jailbreakers so there is nothing to worry on that side…

You can download iTunes 10.5 beta 3 from your developer account.