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Music reseller ReDigi will remain up and running — for now
(Digital Tr...
7 Feb 2012 at 12:51pm
Digital Trends - ReDigi lives to see another day. The digital music reseller site has been facing a copyright lawsuit from Capitol Records, which alleged that ReDigi was copying music it held the rights to and reselling it. ReDigi denied those claims, saying it made no copies and even built its software to identify and reject any pirated music that users tried to sell.
The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
(AP)
7 Feb 2012 at 9:52am
AP - iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Feb. 6, 2012:
Pandora vs. Spotify: Who Will Win the Battle for Streaming Music?
(Masha...
7 Feb 2012 at 6:45am
Mashable - Matthew Bryan Beck is an NYC-based singer-songwriter, producer, editor, graphic designer and photographer. He writes the tech/social media blog Sludgr. Follow him on Twitter and Subscribe on Facebook.
Once upon a time, the future of streaming music rested squarely on the shoulders of Pandora Radio.
CEO: Vevo made $150 million in revenue last year
(AP)
31 Jan 2012 at 6:11pm
AP - Vevo, the online music video service launched by Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment in late 2009, pulled in $150 million in revenue last year, chief executive Rio Caraeff revealed on Tuesday.
Ukraine shutters top file-sharing site
(Digital Trends)
31 Jan 2012 at 3:25pm
Digital Trends - In the wake of the takedown of file-sharing site MegaUpload (and the ripple effect to sites like FileSonic and Uploaded.to), another popular file-sharing site has gone dark. Ukrainian police today shut down the country’s most popular file sharing site, Ex.ua, on grounds that it was illegally distributing copyrighted material, including music, videos, and movies.
Bronfman: UMG, Sony purchase of EMI 'dangerous'
(AP)
31 Jan 2012 at 3:11pm
AP - Outgoing Warner Music chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr. says the proposed purchase of British recording company EMI by recording rivals Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV is "dangerous" and must be stopped by regulators.
Neil Young building digital music device for downloading
(Reuters)
31 Jan 2012 at 1:29pm
Reuters - Neil Young said Tuesday that he is picking up where Steve Jobs left off, working on a device that can offer digital music without sacrificing quality as iTunes, Amazon and others have done.
Vevo Made $150 Million Last Year
(Mashable)
31 Jan 2012 at 11:50am
Mashable - Vevo generated $150 million in revenue last year, President and CEO Rio D. Caraeff revealed at AllThingsD's media conference on Tuesday.
The two-year-old music video platform, a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Abu Dhabi Media, has paid out $100 million to content owners over the past two years, he added.
Ukraine shuts down top file sharing website
(Reuters)
31 Jan 2012 at 8:36am
Reuters - Ukrainian police on Tuesday shut down the former Soviet republic's most popular file sharing website, Ex.ua, accusing its owners of illegally distributing copyright-protected software, music and videos.
Paul McCartney says he's working on music for a new video game
(Digital ...
31 Jan 2012 at 8:05am
Digital Trends - Sir Paul McCartney is bringing his music to yet another video game, and from what we can tell, it’s not a sequel to Beatles Rock Band.
Spielberg's The River hits UK iTunes 24-hours after US TV debut, will it curb...
31 Jan 2012 at 5:01am
Digital Trends - Piracy has been in the news a lot recently, thanks to extensive coverage of both the SOPA and PIPA bills, and the ongoing saga of Megaupload.com.
Review: Odd experimentation reveals muddled result
(AP)
30 Jan 2012 at 7:16am
AP - "Purple Naked Ladies," The Internet (Odd Future)
Google Doodle Celebrates World's Largest Snowflake [VIDEO]
(Mashable)
28 Jan 2012 at 3:18am
Mashable - [More from Mashable: Google Music Finally Lets You Download Your Own Tunes [VIDEO]]
Detroit Symphony offering series of free webcasts
(AP)
27 Jan 2012 at 12:23pm
AP - The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has launched a webcast player that will allow music lovers to enjoy an upcoming performance of Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 and other concerts online for free in the comfort of their homes.
Google Music Manager: A frustrating way to download your music library
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27 Jan 2012 at 12:19pm
Digital Trends - Google Music users, you can breathe a slight sigh of relief, but don’t get too excited. Google has finally enabled a way for you to retrieve the music you upload to its new music storage locker service. The announcement was made on the official Google+ page for Android and verified by a new help article on the Android Market Web site.Â
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