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Ready or Not, MySpace Music’s Launch Is Getting Closer and Closer

Ready or Not, MySpace Music’s Launch Is Getting Closer and Closer

If the world’s biggest networking site expands even more so as to offer just any noteworthy track...
» read full story September 16th, 2008 - 15:57
Sarah Palin Should Get Her Own “Barracuda,” Not Heart’s!

Sarah Palin Should Get Her Own “Barracuda,” Not Heart’s!

Well, a little distraction from Sarah Palin’s pregnant daughter reports is always welcome....
» read full story September 06th, 2008 - 14:30
“Gossip Girl” and Jonas Brothers Are Teens’ Favs

“Gossip Girl” and Jonas Brothers Are Teens’ Favs

The Jonas Brothers and the “Gossip Girl” cast can be on their way to the nearest surf beach, as...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 14:15
Mamma Mia Contaminates Us All With Some ABBA

Mamma Mia Contaminates Us All With Some ABBA

You can’t escape it. Whether or not you’re a fan of Abba’s syrupy, upbeat, infectious music or...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 10:59
Univision Music Purchased By Universal

Univision Music Purchased By Universal

Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, announced on Thursday that it will buy...
» read full story February 29th, 2008 - 17:00
Sony BMG To Go DRM Free Way

Sony BMG To Go DRM Free Way

According to a report from Business Week, the music giant Sony BMG will sell DRM free music some...
» read full story January 04th, 2008 - 20:36
Are We Heading To A World Of Online Music?

Are We Heading To A World Of Online Music?

As the studies have revealed that a growing number of music fans are downloading their favorite...
» read full story December 10th, 2007 - 22:45
Get Your Songs Directly To iPod from LaLa.com

Get Your Songs Directly To iPod from LaLa.com

A new digital music start-up has morphed from a CD-swapping site into an ambitious project which...
» read full story June 05th, 2007 - 17:12
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News: World

Heart Wants To Be Ripped Out Of Republicans’ Campaign

Heart Wants To Be Ripped Out Of Republicans’ Campaign

When it comes to the elections, at least there’s something else to talk about, other than Bristol...
» read full story September 06th, 2008 - 00:37
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News: Business

YouTube Adds New Click-To-Buy Services

YouTube Adds New Click-To-Buy Services

Google announced an initiative that involves a click-to-buy service for its popular YouTube...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 14:30
Nokia Introduces Its First Touch-Screen Phone

Nokia Introduces Its First Touch-Screen Phone

The world’s biggest mobile phone maker, Nokia, presented its newest release, the company’s first...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 14:35
MySpace Music Stirs Controversy, Indie Labels Left Out

MySpace Music Stirs Controversy, Indie Labels Left Out

Although it has been available for only a couple of days, MySpace Music has already sparked...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 16:08
Finally MySpace Unveils Online Music Store

Finally MySpace Unveils Online Music Store

Recently, MySpace has launched an online music store that promises to offer the website’s members...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 20:40
MySpace Has Its Own Music Service

MySpace Has Its Own Music Service

MySpace rolled out today its new online music store, called MySpace Music, which enables users to...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 15:47
New Royalty Rates For The Online Music Industry

New Royalty Rates For The Online Music Industry

A recently reached agreement between songwriters, music publishers, record labels and online music...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 13:24
SanDisk to Release SlotMusic

SanDisk to Release SlotMusic

SanDisk has recently informed about their plan to release a new flash-based micro card designed...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 18:16
Best Buy Grabs Napster For $121 Million

Best Buy Grabs Napster For $121 Million

Best Buy agreed to buy Napster's outstanding shares for $121 million, a 95 percent premium over...
» read full story September 16th, 2008 - 17:28
Nokia And Carphone Warehouse Join Forces

Nokia And Carphone Warehouse Join Forces

Nokia announced today its partnership with Carphone Warehouse, which will enable the release of...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 12:18
Nokia and Warner Music Group Agree on “Comes With Music”

Nokia and Warner Music Group Agree on “Comes With Music”

Giant mobile phone manufacturer Nokia made official on Tuesday its deal with Warner Music Group's...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 22:09
Sony BMG Joins Nokia’s “Comes With Music” Service

Sony BMG Joins Nokia’s “Comes With Music” Service

Nokia, the world's largest manufacturer of mobile telephones, and Sony BMG, the world’s second...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 17:44
MySpace, All Over The Place

MySpace, All Over The Place

The hype generated on the recent finalized partnership between MySpace and ShineReveille...
» read full story April 11th, 2008 - 16:42
Warner Music Posts Disappointing Results

Warner Music Posts Disappointing Results

Warner Music Group (WMG), the world's third-largest music company, has posted disappointing results...
» read full story February 06th, 2008 - 17:29
Sony BMG To Sell Music On Amazon's MP3 store

Sony BMG To Sell Music On Amazon's MP3 store

Amazon has scored one more point in its battle of a largest share in digital music market, as Sony...
» read full story January 11th, 2008 - 13:43
Napster Turns To MP3 Format

Napster Turns To MP3 Format

Napster, the largest on-line music subscription service, announced that starting with the second...
» read full story January 07th, 2008 - 11:49
XM and Universal Music Settle Patent Lawsuit

XM and Universal Music Settle Patent Lawsuit

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc said on Monday it had reached a deal with Universal Music Group...
» read full story December 18th, 2007 - 14:51
Universal and Imeem Shake Hands over Music Deal

Universal and Imeem Shake Hands over Music Deal

Music-focused social network Imeem convinced the world’s largest record company, Universal Music...
» read full story December 10th, 2007 - 15:07
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News: Technology

New Music Card Format from SanDisk

New Music Card Format from SanDisk

Monday, SanDisk announced the launch of a new flash-based micro card for phones, MP3 players and...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 22:28
MySpace finalizes yet another iTunes killer

MySpace finalizes yet another iTunes killer

Los Angeles - Social networking portal MySpace is set to launch a new music service as soon as this...
» read full story September 17th, 2008 - 04:12
MySpace Music Lines Up Big Sponsors Ahead Of Launch

MySpace Music Lines Up Big Sponsors Ahead Of Launch

MySpace Music lined up an impressive list of sponsors just days before the service is expected to...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 14:00
iTunes, Watch Out! Nokia Comes With More Music Than Ever

iTunes, Watch Out! Nokia Comes With More Music Than Ever

Nokia wants all four major music labels to join its “Comes With Music” program before the official...
» read full story July 02nd, 2008 - 13:56
Napster Steps Out Of The DRM Cloud With MP3 Music Library

Napster Steps Out Of The DRM Cloud With MP3 Music Library

Napster’s January announcement became a reality as of today: the online music service announced...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 10:59
Nokia’s New Addition To ‘Comes With Music’: Sony BMG’s Catalogue

Nokia’s New Addition To ‘Comes With Music’: Sony BMG’s Catalogue

Sony BMG Music Entertainment joined Nokia’s ‘Comes With Music’ initiative, which is planned to...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 14:44
EU Regulators Give Green Light To Activision Blizzard Merger

EU Regulators Give Green Light To Activision Blizzard Merger

The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Activision Inc. by Vivendi S.A. under the...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 13:15
Adobe Proposes New, Open Professional Raw Video Format

Adobe Proposes New, Open Professional Raw Video Format

Adobe will allegedly announce in Las Vegas this week at the National Association of Broadcasters...
» read full story April 14th, 2008 - 18:26
New Contender On The Digi Market: Adobe Media Player 1.0

New Contender On The Digi Market: Adobe Media Player 1.0

The digital media market now found another contender – Adobe, who unveiled on Wednesday Adobe...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 11:47
Adobe Unveils AIR-powered Media Player 1.0

Adobe Unveils AIR-powered Media Player 1.0

Adobe unveiled on Wednesday the availability of Adobe Media Player 1.0, a customizable Adobe AIR...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 17:05
Adobe Media Player 1.0 - New Interactive Content For Users

Adobe Media Player 1.0 - New Interactive Content For Users

Adobe unveiled on Wednesday the availability of Adobe Media Player 1.0, a customizable Adobe AIR...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 15:38
MySpace Music, A New Rival For iTunes?

MySpace Music, A New Rival For iTunes?

It was bound to happen, eventually. MySpace, the biggest social-networking site, has announced its...
» read full story April 05th, 2008 - 14:55
It’s Official: MySpace Music Store Revealed!

It’s Official: MySpace Music Store Revealed!

Weeks of rumors have finally turned to reality as MySpace officially announced the MySpace Music...
» read full story April 04th, 2008 - 13:06
MySpace Finally Announces Online Music Store

MySpace Finally Announces Online Music Store

MySpace parent company News Corp. has announced the long-anticipated MySpace Music, an online music...
» read full story April 03rd, 2008 - 20:19
Everyone Onboard For MySpace Music Store?

Everyone Onboard For MySpace Music Store?

One week after MySpace reportedly got close to signing a deal with two major music labels, Sony...
» read full story April 03rd, 2008 - 13:43
iTunes Is The Second Largest Music Retailer In U.S., NPD Says

iTunes Is The Second Largest Music Retailer In U.S., NPD Says

According to the latest data about the digital music sales released by the market research...
» read full story February 26th, 2008 - 20:26
Google To Offer Free Music Downloads For Chinese Users

Google To Offer Free Music Downloads For Chinese Users

Google Inc., world’s number one Internet search engine, is targeting one of the largest online...
» read full story February 06th, 2008 - 13:43
Qtrax Is Up And Running…But Where’s The Music?

Qtrax Is Up And Running…But Where’s The Music?

Qtrax, the site which claims to have a catalog of 25 millions tunes for free legal download is up...
» read full story January 29th, 2008 - 00:31
Anywhere.FM Acquired by Imeem

Anywhere.FM Acquired by Imeem

In a move that will heat up the battle in the online music, imeem acquired today Anywhere.FM, a...
» read full story January 28th, 2008 - 20:55
Qtrax Plans Free P2P Music Sharing Service

Qtrax Plans Free P2P Music Sharing Service

Qtrax is the first online file-sharing service that promised unrestricted access to over 25...
» read full story January 28th, 2008 - 11:37
Listen Up: Last.FM Has Some Free Music For You

Listen Up: Last.FM Has Some Free Music For You

The music lovers will have a new virtual destination to visit from now. In case you’ve miss it,...
» read full story January 23rd, 2008 - 20:52
Troubles for iTunes? Sony BMG Joins Amazon MP3 Store

Troubles for iTunes? Sony BMG Joins Amazon MP3 Store

It was bound to happen. After it has announced yesterday that it will start selling DRM Free tunes...
» read full story January 10th, 2008 - 23:37
Napster to Sell MP3 Music Starting with Spring

Napster to Sell MP3 Music Starting with Spring

Napster announced on Sunday that starting with spring it would begin selling music downloads as...
» read full story January 08th, 2008 - 08:57
Are We Heading To A DRM Free World?

Are We Heading To A DRM Free World?

Jobs’ dream of a DRM Free music world could soon become a reality, as Business Week reported that...
» read full story January 05th, 2008 - 19:46
Amazon MP3 and Warner Music Announce Partnership

Amazon MP3 and Warner Music Announce Partnership

Amazon announced that it would begin offering downloads from Warner Music Group Corp.'s song...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 21:27
Major Record Labels Win Suit against Yahoo! China

Major Record Labels Win Suit against Yahoo! China

China’s highest court ruled on Thursday that Yahoo! China had illegally facilitated free music...
» read full story December 25th, 2007 - 18:13
A New Partnership In Online Music Market

A New Partnership In Online Music Market

Imeem, the giant internet service launched in 2004, with over 19 million users every month,...
» read full story December 10th, 2007 - 13:38
Nokia and Universal Join Forces

Nokia and Universal Join Forces

Two leading companies announced they would join their forces to bring music fans a brand new...
» read full story December 05th, 2007 - 17:30
Warner Music Group Keeps Its Music Away From Nokia

Warner Music Group Keeps Its Music Away From Nokia

The copyright debate is on again, with Warner Music Group withholding its content from Nokia's new...
» read full story November 02nd, 2007 - 17:09
MySpace.com And Sony BMG Team Up For Entertainment

MySpace.com And Sony BMG Team Up For Entertainment

MySpace.com, the biggest social-networking site, has signed a content licensing agreement with...
» read full story October 17th, 2007 - 12:07
Apple Slashes The Price Of DRM Free Tracks

Apple Slashes The Price Of DRM Free Tracks

In an interview with Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs confirmed the earlier rumors about a possible...
» read full story October 17th, 2007 - 00:23
Report: Music Giant Universal Challenges iTunes Supremacy

Report: Music Giant Universal Challenges iTunes Supremacy

Universal is allegedly to take on iTunes, the leading online music download service. BusinessWeek...
» read full story October 12th, 2007 - 22:21
The Music War: Amazon MP3 versus iTunes

The Music War: Amazon MP3 versus iTunes

Every time an MP3 producer launches a new player, or a website announces a new online music store,...
» read full story September 26th, 2007 - 17:01
SpiralFrog Opens For Business

SpiralFrog Opens For Business

Why should you pirate the music when you can download it free and legal? This is the philosophy...
» read full story September 17th, 2007 - 11:52
Good-bye Singles, Welcome Ringles?

Good-bye Singles, Welcome Ringles?

It’s so funny how Sony BMG thought to revive the long-dead single CD industry that you might even...
» read full story September 11th, 2007 - 19:45
NBC Ditches Apple’s iTunes Store

NBC Ditches Apple’s iTunes Store

After just two years NBC has put an end to its relationship with iTunes Movie Store, reports New...
» read full story August 31st, 2007 - 13:37
YouTube To Pay Royalties To  MCPS-PRS Alliance

YouTube To Pay Royalties To MCPS-PRS Alliance

Continuing its effort to solve the copyright problems, the Google’s owned YouTube has signed a...
» read full story August 30th, 2007 - 21:43
YouTube Seeks Depositions From Comedians Colbert and Steward

YouTube Seeks Depositions From Comedians Colbert and Steward

The 1 billion dollars lawsuit intended in March by Viacom to YouTube promises funny moments as...
» read full story August 15th, 2007 - 15:29
Universal Music to Sell DRM-Free Tracks

Universal Music to Sell DRM-Free Tracks

Universal Music Group (UMG), the record company behind high-profile names like 50 Cent, Black Eyed...
» read full story August 10th, 2007 - 16:13
Eminem’s Music Publisher Sues Apple

Eminem’s Music Publisher Sues Apple

Eminem's music publisher Eight Mile Style has filed a federal lawsuit against Apple, claiming that...
» read full story August 01st, 2007 - 11:39
DRMFree Chronicles: EMI Songs Goes On Sale on iTunes

DRMFree Chronicles: EMI Songs Goes On Sale on iTunes

As announced two months ago, iTunes launched today the EMI songs as a DRMfree music tracks...
» read full story May 30th, 2007 - 20:27
After Apple, EMI Signs A Deal with YouTube

After Apple, EMI Signs A Deal with YouTube

Shortly after Apple announced its latest gadget will be compatible with YouTube, the video sharing...
» read full story June 01st, 2007 - 17:43
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The Incomparable Meryl Streep Contaminates Us All With Some Abba

The Incomparable Meryl Streep Contaminates Us All With Some Abba

You can’t escape it. Whether or not you’re a fan of Abba’s syrupy, upbeat, infectious music or...
» read full story July 18th, 2008 - 17:06
‘Under the Same Moon’ Hits Theaters Today!

‘Under the Same Moon’ Hits Theaters Today!

To make the story short “Under the Same Moon” (“La Misma Luna”) is a powerful and evocative...
» read full story March 19th, 2008 - 12:52
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News: Music

MySpace Music Launch Irritates Big Independent Music Groups

MySpace Music Launch Irritates Big Independent Music Groups

MySpace opened Thursday its highly-anticipated MySpace Music service. The move is certainly good...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 14:17
MySpace Music Aims to Capitalize on Free Music

MySpace Music Aims to Capitalize on Free Music

MySpace Music, featuring a catalog of songs which will soon include millions of tracks for free web...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 22:38
Combating Piracy With MySpace Music

Combating Piracy With MySpace Music

It comes as no surprise that all over the world (in the U.S. particularly) CD and album sales are...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 13:59
SanDisk Doesn't Get It: The Music Album Is Dead, Man!

SanDisk Doesn't Get It: The Music Album Is Dead, Man!

SanDisk apparently doesn't get it. The company has partnered with EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 20:09
Best Buy Grabs Napster for $121 Million, a 95 Percent Premium

Best Buy Grabs Napster for $121 Million, a 95 Percent Premium

Best Buy agreed to buy Napster's outstanding shares for $121 million, a 95 percent premium over...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 21:01

Allman Brothers Band Sues Record Company

The Allman Brothers Band has sued record company UMG Recordings for $13 million in unpaid digital...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 16:34
The Rolling Stones Leave EMI and Reach Deal With Universal

The Rolling Stones Leave EMI and Reach Deal With Universal

The Rolling Stones are reportedly leaving EMI, the record label with which they have been...
» read full story July 25th, 2008 - 19:31
Music Company iLike Launches Ad Platform And Full Song Playback

Music Company iLike Launches Ad Platform And Full Song Playback

Music website iLike launched new features, including full song playback and a self-serve...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 14:58
Remy Ma Gets 8 Years in Jail

Remy Ma Gets 8 Years in Jail

Rapper Remy Ma, former member of the Terror Squad and Grammy-nominated rapper, was sentenced to 8...
» read full story May 13th, 2008 - 20:04
50 Cent Sued for Promoting "Gangsta Lifestyle"

50 Cent Sued for Promoting "Gangsta Lifestyle"

A 14-year-old boy and his mother sued 50 Cent, Universal Music Group and several of its record...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 00:04
Natalie Cole: Amy Was Rewarded for Drug Problem

Natalie Cole: Amy Was Rewarded for Drug Problem

Natalie Cole commented after Sunday’s Grammy Awards that awarding Amy Winehouse with five...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 14:15
Jay-Z Starts His Own Advertising Company

Jay-Z Starts His Own Advertising Company

As if recording artist, music executive, fashion designer, hotel and nightlife impresario, wouldn’t...
» read full story February 08th, 2008 - 23:34
Amy Winehouse in Rehab. For How Long?

Amy Winehouse in Rehab. For How Long?

In the wake of the recently leaked video allegedly showing her on a 19-minute drug binge, troubled...
» read full story January 25th, 2008 - 13:30
Widow Of Sammy Davis Jr. Sues Ex Business Partners

Widow Of Sammy Davis Jr. Sues Ex Business Partners

The widow of Sammy Davis Jr. decided to sue two former business partners for the rights of his...
» read full story January 22nd, 2008 - 17:43
Rolling Stones Go Universal for Soundtrack to Their Documentary

Rolling Stones Go Universal for Soundtrack to Their Documentary

The upcoming Martin Scorsese-directed documentary of the Rolling Stones will feature a soundtrack...
» read full story January 17th, 2008 - 14:59
Jay-Z Steps Down As President of Def Jam

Jay-Z Steps Down As President of Def Jam

On Christmas Eve Jay-Z announced that he will step down as the president of Def Jam Records at the...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 12:19
Jay-Z to Be no More Def Jam Recordings’ President

Jay-Z to Be no More Def Jam Recordings’ President

Popular rapper Jay-Z announced on Monday that he would step down from his position as Def Jam...
» read full story December 26th, 2007 - 20:09
Rapper Remy Ma Faces Serious Charges

Rapper Remy Ma Faces Serious Charges

Rapper Remy Ma, 26 years old, has serious legal problems. The singer faces criminal charges and up...
» read full story December 22nd, 2007 - 04:32
The Legendary Group Eagles Announces New Studio Album

The Legendary Group Eagles Announces New Studio Album

According to Universal Music Group the country-rock band The Eagles are to release their first...
» read full story August 24th, 2007 - 13:36
Wal-Mart Sells DRM-Free Songs

Wal-Mart Sells DRM-Free Songs

World’s largest retailer Wal-Mart has begun selling DRM-free tracks in an attempt to make its music...
» read full story August 22nd, 2007 - 13:23
Universal Axes Long Term iTunes Contract with Apple

Universal Axes Long Term iTunes Contract with Apple

Although this is not exactly surprising, Universal Music Group, world’s largest record company, has...
» read full story July 06th, 2007 - 12:12
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News: People

Courtney Love Sued by Management Firm for $975,000

Singer Courtney Love has been sued by a business management and accounting firm because she didn’t...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 16:53
Amy Winehouse Faces Consequences for Drug Video

Amy Winehouse Faces Consequences for Drug Video

Scotland Yard said last month that it would investigate a video allegedly showing Grammy...
» read full story February 06th, 2008 - 13:06
James Brown Remembered On His Birthday

James Brown Remembered On His Birthday

The late soul singer, self-proclaimed Godfather of Soul, was remembered by family and friends...
» read full story May 04th, 2007 - 23:05
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News: Gadgets

Israeli Startup modu Revolutionizes Phone Industry

Israeli Startup modu Revolutionizes Phone Industry

Israeli startup modu has announced a revolutionary new modular mobile phone design. It makes use of...
» read full story February 08th, 2008 - 12:16
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