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  • May 2008

    • Mega-Brand Rollout Revives Ol' Blue Eyes

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 11, 08 2:59 PM CDT

      Mega-Brand Rollout Revives Ol' Blue Eyes

      Ol' Blue Eyes is still doing it his way—or his heirs' way, to be more precise. Frank Sinatra's family has inked a deal with Warner Music Group to ensure the singer's return on the 10th anniversary of his death: A postage stamp and new CD and DVD collections are coming out, as is a digital resurrection of the Pack Master turned ad pitchman, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      music  • death  • Warner Music  • branding  • stamps  • resurrection  • Rat Pack  • Frank Sinatra

  • April 2008
  • February 2008

    • Perez Hilton, Music Mogul?

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 27, 08 5:29 PM CST

      Perez Hilton, Music Mogul?

      “Madonna’s leaving, Perez is coming.” Those words are straight from the mouth of the music industry's most unlikely new player, gossip blogger Perez Hilton. He has parlayed posts praising unknown and upcoming acts on his website into a possible deal doing the same for Warner Brothers Records, the New York Times reports. More »

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      Madonna  • blog  • blogger  • music label  • blogosphere  • Warner Music  • online music  • record sales  • Perez Hilton  • New York University  • Pitchfork

    • MySpace Makes Music Overtures

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 20, 08 2:54 PM CST

      MySpace Makes Music Overtures

      MySpace has spent the past few weeks approaching major record labels, trying to hammer out a deal for a new online music service, the Wall Street Journal reports. The deal—tentatively MySpace Music—would likely let users stream unlimited music for free, and buy downloads that could be played on mp3 players, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • MySpace  • News Corp  • music industry  • NBC Universal  • Universal Music Group  • Warner Music  • online music  • Hulu  • Sony BMG Music Entertainment

  • January 2008

    • Qtrax Hits Snags

      newser  |  CNET  |  Jan 28, 08 12:31 PM CST

      Qtrax Hits Snags

      Startup Qtrax has been promising free, legal music downloads from all the major labels via an ad-supported site that was supposed to launch this morning. Too good to be true? Maybe. On the eve of its debut, things started to unravel, with Warner, Universal and EMI all denying agreements with the startup, reports CNET. More »

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      music downloads  • Universal Music Group  • file sharing  • Warner Music  • EMI

    • Rent's Lease Up After 12 Years

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 16, 08 11:51 AM CST

      Rent's Lease Up After 12 Years

      Rent is preparing to close up shop and move out of the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway, its home since 1996. The cutting-edge rock adaptation of La Bohème was written by Jonathan Larson, who died at the age of 35 of an aneurysm the night of the final dress rehearsal. Larson peopled the musical with personalities he knew in the pre-gentrified East Village who were energized by youthful irreverence and exuberance, and shattered by AIDS. More »

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      New York  • AIDS  • theater  • Broadway  • Warner Music

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • Warner Boss Mea Culpa : P2P Problems Industry's Fault

      newser  |  PC Pro  |  Nov 14, 07 5:23 PM CST

      Warner Boss Mea Culpa : P2P Problems Industry's Fault

      Warner Music’s boss has admitted he missed the Internet zeitgeist, even claiming some responsibility for the rise of online file sharing. “By standing still or moving at a glacial pace,” said Edgar Bronfman, “we inadvertently went to war with consumers.” The change of heart amounts to an “epiphany,” says MacUser’s Simon Aughton, as Warner has begun to offer some music without controversial DRM code protecting it. More »

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      Apple  • iTunes  • file sharing  • Warner Music

    • Sony Ericsson Hums New Tune

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 6, 07 11:27 PM CST

      Sony Ericsson Hums New Tune

      London mobile-phone maker Sony Ericsson has unveiled plans for its own online music store for computers and mobile phones. The service will roll out next spring, and claims it will add millions of new music tracks from major record labels. The move comes as Sony Ericsson is facing increasing competition from Nokia and Apple's music-playing iPhone, which starts European sales Friday. More »

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      Universal Music Group  • Warner Music  • Sony Ericsson  • Sony BMG Music Entertainment  • EMI

    • No Warner Content for Nokia Music Site

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 2, 07 11:36 AM CDT

      No Warner Content for Nokia Music Site

      The latest music copyright battle has pitted Warner Music against Nokia. Warner refuses to sell its tunes through the new Nokia Music Store website, on grounds that another Nokia service, the file-sharing site Mosh, enables swapping of copyrighted material, the Wall Street Journal reports. Music from Universal, Sony BMG, and EMI is available on Nokia Music Store. More »

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      music downloads  • Sony  • Nokia  • Universal Music Group  • file sharing  • Warner Music  • EMI Music

  • August 2007

    • And Now, a Word From YouTube's Sponsor(s)

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Aug 22, 07 8:15 AM CDT

      And Now, a Word From YouTube's Sponsor(s)

      As it struggles to turn a profit, YouTube will begin to show ads overlaid on some videos, the Times of London reports. The spots will consist of a semitransparent strip covering 20% of the screen appearing 20 seconds into the video.They'll appear only on content from 1,000 "partners," ranging from established organizations such as Warner Music to popular amateur producers. More »

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      Google  • YouTube  • advertising  • online advertising  • Warner Music

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