Startup makes inroads in Asia's digital music market
San Jose Mercury News
Those include subscriptions to stream but not download music to PCs and smartphones in Taiwan and Hong Kong. "When you have multiple devices to manage, ...

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playSwitch.com (blog)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Website Features Screens, Artwork, and Free Music Download
playSwitch.com (blog)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 is starting to feel more real by the day, thanks in no small part to Sega's revamped attitude ...

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Music download service takes aim at pirates
ARNnet
Corporate brands take over a 'channel' and advertise to listeners, who must complete profile information to gain credits that are used to download songs. ...

Portfolio.com
Too Little, Too Late: Universal To Make CD's Cheaper Than Digital Music
The Inquisitr
A digital music download: press a button, do not pass go. If the move does see an increase in CD sales, it can only be a short term blip because despite the ...
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Broadband Genie
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek hopes to bring music streaming service to the US
Los Angeles Times
The last time a young entrepreneur executed his promise to revolutionize music with computer software, ...
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New York Times (blog)
Click to download: Austin powers
The Guardian
It's that time of year when a large chunk of the UK music industry decamps to Austin, Texas for the South by South West (SXSW) festival. ...
Music's Small Stakes at South by SouthwestNew York Times (blog)
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San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Miley Cyrus not a fan of country music
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Miley Cyrus is not a fan of dad Billy Ray's back catalog -- she is "scared" of country music. The "Hannah Montana" star's father achieved international fame ...
Miley Cyrus Says The Country Music Scene Scares HerWFMY News 2
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Miley Cyrus: Country Music "Scares Me"Post Chronicle
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China Daily
Performers honor country music starmaker Johnnie High
WFAA
ARLINGTON — The spotlight has been turned off on a North Texas music showman. Johnnie High died Wednesday at his home in Bedford ...
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SXSW 2010: There's a whirr of music emerging from the clubs of Austin, Texas
Los Angeles Times
Instead, ask a dozen of the music industry insiders wandering around for a must-hear tip and you'll get that many different answers. ...

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Portfolio.com
Universal Music Group Slashes CD Prices to Between $6 and $10
Fast Company
Universal Music Group, one of the "Big Four" major labels, is the first to react to the years-long decline in CD sales. ...
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Classical Music/Opera Listings
New York Times
By THE NEW YORK TIMES “The Fairy Queen,” part of Brooklyn Academy of Music's Opera Festival, begins performances on Tuesday. The latest on the arts, ...

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Austin American-Statesman
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek hopes to bring music streaming service to the US
Los Angeles Times
Some music executives have questioned whether Spotify's free, ad-supported service will help the beleaguered industry regain its economic footing. ...
5 Reasons I'm Still Not Paying for a Music Subscription ServiceGigaOm (blog)
Hot in Europe, Free Music Streaming Site Plans US DebutCNBC
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Startup makes inroads in Asia's digital music market
San Jose Mercury News
Many Asians download free music online to their laptops. The mobile phone, though, is becoming the most important computing device for Asians, and accessing ...

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Music: Mandisa breaks free
Houston Chronicle
The desire to live free of society's oppressive expectations is at the heart of Mandisa's songs. Issues of self-worth are among those that most young women ...

LA band tries to cash in with free monthly album
Mississippi Press
And then they essentially give it away for free. Wood is at the vanguard of how musicians are negotiating pay in a world overrun with free music online. ...

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UberGizmo (blog)
Nokia Will Offer Unlimited Free Music Downloads in India
Techie Buzz
It will be available with selected high-end phones (E, N, and XpressMusic series handsets) and will offer unlimited free music downloads for a year. ...
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playSwitch.com (blog)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Website Features Screens, Artwork, and Free Music Download
playSwitch.com (blog)
Sega's latest update to the official website includes a series of new screenshots and (most significant) a free downloadable track from the upcoming game's ...

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Ubuntu One Music Store
Washington Examiner
With one major difference namely - Ubuntu One music store will be selling DRM free songs. Each song will use 256 kpbs (or higher) encoding which enhances ...

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Reuters
Allegations fly in Viacom-YouTube case
San Francisco Chronicle
Viacom, the owner of MTV and Comedy Central, sued YouTube in March 2007, charging that tens of thousands of clips from its television shows like "The ...
Smoking guns, dark secrets aplenty in YouTube-Viacom filingsArs Technica
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Newsom isn't a cab driver, he just plays one on You Tube
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Mayor Gavin Newsom isn't the only San Francisco city official having fun with You Tube videos. The marketing folks at San Francisco International Airport ...
San Francisco airport promotional video goes viralInside Tucson Business (blog)
Airport wars escalate with attack ads aimed at rivalsUSA Today
Your Move, "Bad Airport"NBC Los Angeles
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