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  • July 2008

    • Carla Shares New Album on Website

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 10, 08 10:07 AM CDT

      Carla Shares New Album on Website

      If Coldplay and Radiohead can do it, then so can the first lady of France, reports the Wall Street Journal. Carla Bruni is inviting her fans to listen to up to 2 hours of her new album for free on her website. The album, which has sparked extreme interest among her husband's constituents, ranges from bluegrass to Bob Dylan-inspired.  More »

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      drugs  • music downloads  • Carla Bruni  • love  • album release  • online music

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Euro Websites Rock Recording Industry

      newser  |  Wired  |  Mar 3, 08 12:52 PM CST

      Euro Websites Rock Recording Industry

      While the recording industry continues to lose profits, two online companies are reinventing the recorded music business model—and raking in the cash. Europe's SellaBand and Slicethepie are getting fans to finance their favorite indie rock up-and-comers. Amazon UK wants in, but online gambling legislation in the US makes it harder to apply the paradigm here, Wired reports. More »

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      music  • MySpace  • music industry  • online music  • indie rock  • recording industry

  • 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

    • Online Music Sales Surge in Britain

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jan 3, 08 3:28 PM CST

      Online Music Sales Surge in Britain

      Online music downloads in Britain surged during the last week of 2007, more than doubling the corresponding week of 2006, Reuters reports. With physical album sales still down and digital piracy continuing, analysts saw a high note: "The news should help induce optimism that the recorded music industry may be seeing the roots of recovery," one said. More »

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      Apple  • iPod  • digital music  • piracy  • online music

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