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Pink Floyd goes to court in royalty row with EMI (AP)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:41:40 GMT

AP - Pink Floyd has begun legal action against music label EMI Group Ltd. over the way royalty payments are calculated in the digital era.

Record industry hits back at 'myth' of go-it-alone stars (AFP)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:11 GMT

AFP - Record industry bosses hit back Tuesday at the "myth" that musicians no longer need them to become successful, insisting the Internet can help raise their profile but cannot make them stars.

Pink Floyd battles EMI in online royalties case (Reuters)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:07:18 GMT

Reuters - Pink Floyd on Tuesday launched legal action against record label EMI in a case that centres around royalty payments and how music is sold in the digital age.

The Soundtrack to My First Semester (BusinessWeek)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:08:46 GMT

BusinessWeek - A first semester in business school is probably best summed up through some sort of interpretive dance.Refusing to be confined to words only, I am supplementing this entry with music."My B-school Playlist" (downloadable here) is a song collection recapping my first semester. 1) Jordin Sparks, Battlefield Business school is the most intense thing I have done -- and that includes fleeing a war-torn country. The pace of classes is brutal and the amount of learning intense. As a career-switcher, I've had to add researching companies and pursuing informational interviews to my plate. ...

Phantom of Opera sequel opens amid "phan" disquiet (Reuters)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:29:44 GMT

Reuters - The sequel to "Phantom of the Opera", one of the biggest musicals of all time, opens in London on Tuesday amid disquiet among die-hard "phans" who have been posting opinions online since previews began two weeks ago.

Microchip Tech raises bid for Silicon Storage (AP)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:57:10 GMT

AP - Microchip Technology Inc. on Monday raised its purchase price for Silicon Storage Inc. a second time, competing with a private-equity firm for the maker of flash memory cards used in digital cameras and MP3 players.

Google Android Phones Can Now Search With Written Gestures (PC World)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:10:00 GMT

PC World - Google announced an experimental application for its Android mobile operating system, which allows you to search your phone using written gestures. Instead of bringing up the keyboard, users of the newer Android phones can just draw letters on the screen to search through contacts, music or apps.

Australians more likely to pay for movies than news online (AFP)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:01:40 GMT

AFP - Australians are more likely to pay for music and movies online than to hand over money to read newspapers on the Internet, a survey released Thursday said.

Microsoft Zune Media Player (PC World)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:16:00 GMT

PC World - TigerDirect is sweetening its offer of a refurbished Zune 4GB with an FM transmitter and charger, a dashboard grip pad, and a leather carrying case--all for $50 (you can find the new MP3 player by itself at Amazon for over $100).

New TiVo DVRs Blend TV and Internet Viewing (NewsFactor)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:04:31 GMT

NewsFactor - TiVo on Tuesday set out to reinvent itself with DVRs that blend television and Internet viewing experiences. The TiVo Premiere and TV Premiere XL combine access to cable programming, movies, web videos, and music.

Thumbplay appoints Apple exec as technology chief (AP)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:05:39 GMT

AP - Thumbplay Inc., a company that provides content such as music and games for cell phones, said Monday it has named Apple Inc.'s Pablo Calamera its first chief technology officer.

Performers see tiny returns from streaming music (Reuters)

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:31:12 GMT

Reuters - As the music business continues to watch traditional revenue streams slow or even evaporate, a good deal of faith often has been placed in what's hailed as a panacea for the industry's ills: online streaming.

Billboard CD reviews: Jimi Hendrix, Holmes Brothers (Reuters)

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:10:00 GMT

Reuters - There are unending reasons why "genius" will forever be attached to Jimi Hendrix -- not the least of which is the voluminous amount of first-rate material that's been released in the 40 years since the guitar legend's death. "Valleys of Neptune," an hour-plus of unreleased material that marks the first foray in Experience Hendrix's Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project with Sony Legacy, is one of the most satisfying and illuminating of these posthumous exercises.

After 10 Billion Songs, What's iTunes' Encore? (PC World)

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:40:00 GMT

PC World - Apple's iTunes Store reached a major milestone this week when it delivered its 10 billionth song, an event that highlights the great success of Cupertino's digital-download service.

Tiger's tunes: Apology lives online in remixes (AP)

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:21:48 GMT

AP - Tiger Woods may not know it, but he is singing a new tune.

Sara Evans files restraining order against her ex (AP)

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:14:39 GMT

AP - Country music singer Sara Evans has filed a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband, Craig Schelske.

EMI files "Down Under" royalties appeal (Reuters)

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:06:14 GMT

Reuters - Record company EMI will appeal against a court ruling that Australian Grammy-award winning band Men at Work stole a section of the famous 1980s hit, "Down Under," from a popular folk song.

Record company EMI files "Down Under" royalties appeal (Reuters)

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:33:48 GMT

Reuters - Record company EMI will appeal against a court ruling that Australian Grammy-award winning band Men at Work stole a section of the famous 1980s hit, "Down Under," from a popular folk song.

10 Billion Songs Sold by Apple's iTunes Store (NewsFactor)

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:52:25 GMT

NewsFactor - The number-crunchers at Apple aren't counting just profits these days. Less than two months after it announced three billion applications had been downloaded from its App Store, the computer giant boasted Thursday that its iTunes Store has sold its 10 billionth song.

10 billionth song downloaded from Apple's iTunes (AFP)

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:57:10 GMT

AFP - The 10 billionth song has been downloaded from Apple's iTunes, seven years after the launch of the online store which provided a lifeline to the struggling music industry.