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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:14:00 GMT

MTV Asks Youth To Draw Line Between Innocent And Inappropriate

MTV’sÂlong_space'A Thin Line'Âlong_spacecampaign has unveiled 'Over The Line?'—a new online application to help young people draw their own line between digital use and digital abuse. Additionally, after challenging America’s youth to imagine
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:14:00 GMT

Island Def Jam Dominates Billboard, Soundscan, ITunes Charts

SOUNDSCAN ALBUM DEBUT: #1 Pop and #1 R&B/Hip-Hop: Ludacris' BATTLE OF THE SEXES BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES: #1: Rihanna's 'Rude Boy' (her 6th career #1 on Hot 100 !) #3: Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris - 'Break Your Heart' BILLBOARD HOT DIGITAL SONGS #1:
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:15:00 GMT

1.2 Million Jobs Will Be Lost To Piracy By 2015

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:06:00 GMT

SKY BOX MTV what else can you use it for?

Hi, i currently have virgin at home however i just won a SKY BOX MTV special edition, very nice, may be a stupid question but do i need to subscribe to SKY to use it? thanks
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:40:00 GMT

Orange ties up with HMV

The French Telecom giant, Orange has recently joined hands with the tech retail company, HMV of UK to launch the first chain of gaming stores. The store which seeks its release this week will offer 400 games for Java enabled mobiles for all the networks.
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:30:00 GMT

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:05:00 GMT

Spotify Hits 320,000 Paying Customers

The Swedish music streaming service -- still not available in the U.S. -- reports signing subscribers by the thousands every week.
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:03:00 GMT

Sony Music renews recording deal with estate of Michael Jackson

Not even death can sever the relationship that Michael Jackson had with Sony Music. Last week the record label announced that Jackson's estate will stay on with the company. The latest agreement gives Sony Music's Columbia Epic Label Group and Legacy
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:24:00 GMT

LG’s chocolate phone bonds with consumers at MTV base party

As  LG Mobile joins  MTV Network Africa to celebrate the fifth anniversary of its music channel, MTV base, the mobile company used the opportunity to connect with consumers as it launched the latest of its mobile phones; the Chocolate Series – BL40
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:22:00 GMT

Sister Act: Record label in talent search for singing nuns

Record label Decca launches singing nuns contest A record label is launching a talent hunt aimed at religious orders around the globe in a bid to recruit a troupe of chart-topping nuns. London-based Decca wants to record an album of plainsong and chant
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:14:00 GMT

DJ - EMI In Talks To Mortgage Music Catalog...

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:53:00 GMT

MTV: Body of decapitated woman found along Kharayeb coast in South

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:23:00 GMT

RIAA CEO Comments On FCC's New Broadband Plan

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its National Broadband Plan to offer Congress recommendations and goals aimed at expanding broadband benefits across America during the next decade. Below is a comment on the plan from Mitch Bainwol,
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:34:00 GMT

Association seeks to improve musicians, record labels relations

FOLLOWING a cloud of uncertainty that has been hovering over some record companies, an organisation to address issues between record labels and musicians has been formed. The Zimbabwe Association of Recording Industries (ZARI) will be mainly tasked with
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:27:00 GMT

Universal Music Group Launches Six-String(TM) on App Store

-- Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, today announced the launch of Six-String(TM) on the App Store. Six-String(TM) is a new iPhone and iPod touch music app that delivers a dynamic guitar experience and includes
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:02:00 GMT

Music Services Partners With RightsFlow for Blanket Mechanical Licensing and Royalty Services

By PR Newswire NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Music Services, a publishing company administering the licensing and administration for over 100,000 copyrights has formed an alliance with RightsFlow. The blanket agreement provides RightsFlow
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:27:00 GMT

Island Def Jam Dominates Billboard, SoundScan, iTunes Charts!!

-- The Island Def Jam Music Group takes over the top of the charts with an explosion of album and singles releases - starting with the brand new album by Ludacris, THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES, debuting today at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:22:00 GMT

Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music Renew 30-Year Relationship With Landmark Recording Deal

-- Special Administrators for the Estate of Michael Jackson, John Branca and John McClain, and Sony Music will continue the label's 30-year relationship with Michael Jackson and his music with a landmark recording deal, it was announced today. With this
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:22:00 GMT

What you can learn from harpist Merry Miller about succeeding in the music industry

Merry Milleris an extraordinary artist and businesswoman. Don�t take my word for it, Merry Miller was named in Crain�s New York Business magazine �40 Under 40� issue. She is the former Executive Vice President of Programming at the
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:33:00 GMT

Consumer is the king in the music business:Sanjeev Goenka

Music for me has many meanings. First, it plays a big role in my personal life and happiness. I enjoy listening to music. It de-stresses me and puts me in the right frame of mind. At a completely different level, I have not been able to divorce the
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:18:00 GMT

South by Southwest offers sad glimpse of music industry’s future

AUSTIN, Texas. — Every year the question is the same at South by Southwest: who are the buzzed-about artists we’ll all be hearing more of next year? Usually, as with every major music event, any of the acts mentioned are already well
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:04:00 GMT

South by Southwest offers sad glimpse of music industry’s future

AUSTIN, Texas — If the South by Southwest music festival presents an accurate overview of the music industry as it currently exists, then there is serious trouble ahead. There has been serious trouble behind. As the festival’s focus has
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:33:00 GMT

Johnny Dee: Fisherman's Friends' 1m deal proves the music industry hates the internet

It's been another upside down week in the world of Britain's declining music industry. Within days of it being announced that Jedward - the preposterously quiffed, over-eager and magnificently talentless Irish twins from X-Factor - had been dropped it
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:24:00 GMT

Gorillaz make international impact

Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach, has earned the act its highest week one album sales and chart position in the US with 112,000 units taking it to number two. Here we profile Plastic Beach's week one chart progress around the world
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:17:00 GMT

The Onion Puts Out An Equally Accurate Report On Recording Industry Revenue Issues

Ah, leave it to The Onion to successfully encapsulate the state of the recording industry with a report that is basically as accurate as most of the reports that come out of the RIAA these days: The Recording Industry Association of America announced
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:33:00 GMT

Too Little Too Late: Universal Music Finally Realizes That Maybe CDs Were Too Expensive

Seriously, where do you even go these days to buy a CD? Target's and Costco's of the world, I guess? I spent the better part of my late teens and early 20s in Tower Records, pouring thru their offerings looking for the ones that were on sale for $11.99
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:33:00 GMT

HMV, Orange Partner On Mobile Gaming

.K. entertainment retailer HMV is adding mobile gaming to its increasingly diverse business set-up. In the past 14 months HMV - which has become dominant in that market following the demise of music retail rivals Zavvi and Woolworths - has taken a 50%
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:51:00 GMT

Orange and HMV Announce New Mobile Games

Wireless carrier Orange announced recently the launch of a mobile gaming service with HMV. According to the company, the HMV mobile games, which will be powered by Orange, are set to become available for the carrier's users starting the next week, and
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:50:00 GMT

MTV Gets ‘Hired'

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:36:00 GMT

JP Morgan Chase Taps Ex-Napster GC as New Top Lawyer

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:31:00 GMT