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music industry stories: 135 news summaries

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 Plant Caves; Led Zep Will Tour 


Sep 26, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rock legend Robert Plant has finally agreed to participate in a Led Zeppelin reunion tour with guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones, and late drummer John Bonham's son Jason, the Sun reports. His bandmates had been rehearsing with stand-in singers. More »

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music industry • Led Zeppelin • Robert Plant • Jimmy Page • John Paul Jones • Jason Bonham • John Bonham • reunion concert

 MySpace Elbows iTunes With New Music Service

Rival launches today

Sep 25, 08 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple’s iTunes meets its first serious challenge today with the launch of MySpace Music, CNET reports. The second-largest online social network has joined forces with Amazon and the world’s four biggest record labels to offer free streaming and paid downloads. The move also pitches media mogul and MySpace... More »

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Steve Jobs • Rupert Murdoch • MySpace • music industry • iTunes • Apple • Sony • EMI • MP3 • Amazon • MySpace Music

obituary

Motown Great Norman Whitfield Dies

Grammy-winner who wrote 'Heard it Through the Grapevine' was 67

Sep 18, 08 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Norman Whitfield, the visionary producer who helped shape the Motown era, has died at 67 from diabetes complications, the Los Angeles Times reports. Whitfield produced most of the Temptations’ recordings, and co-wrote dozens of Motown standouts, including Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard it Through the Grapevine.... More »

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music industry • Detroit • obituary • Motown

 Twist Is Top All-Time Hit 

Billboard's top songs of past 50 years including other twists, like no Elvis in top 10

Sep 12, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Billboard has produced its definitive list of the top 100 songs of the past 50 years—and it's full of surprises. One is that neither Elvis nor the Beatles made the top five. They were beaten out by Santana, Bobby Darin, and even Los Del Rio's Macarena. Another twist—Chubby... More »

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music industry • Chubby Checker • Billboard charts • rock music • Nielsen SoundScan • Hot 100 • Geoff Mayfield • Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems

 Labels Flee iTunes
 to Push Album Sales

Record execs dislike Apple's singles-friendly policy

Aug 28, 08 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Record labels have begun yanking their artists’ work from the iTunes, reports the Wall Street Journal, saying they can make more money selling intact albums than 99-cent singles downloads. Last year Atlantic Records kept Kid Rock's Rock 'n Roll Jesus album off the online shelves; when that album sold a... More »

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music industry • record sales • iTunes Store • Kid Rock • The Eagles • album sales • Estelle

 Timberlake,
 Spears
 Plan Duet

Long-awaited duet may finally be recorded

Aug 21, 08 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The long-awaited duet between Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake may finally see the light of day. The New York Post reports that the former teeny-bopper couple will collaborate on a track for Spears’ next album, due out at the end of '08. It's the second go-round for the duo: Timberlake... More »

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Britney Spears • music industry • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • collaboration

 Ringback Tones a Goldmine

Sales expected to triple, to $4.7B, by 2012, new report says

Aug 20, 08 9:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ringback tones—the music callers hear while waiting for the party they’re calling to answer the phone—are sounding less like Justin Timberlake and more like a cash register to wireless providers. Sales of ringback tones should triple to $4.7 billion by 2012, CNET reports. That’s almost... More »

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music industry • digital music • cell phone industry • ringtones • ringback tones

(Newser) - Jerry Wexler, a music industry giant who coined the term "rhythm and blues" and worked to bring black popular music into the mainstream, died today at age 91, the New York Times reports. Wexler, a producer at Atlantic Records in its heyday, worked with new artists such as Aretha... More »

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music • music industry • obituary • Aretha Franklin • soul • Ray Charles • rhythm and blues • Jerry Wexler • Wilson Pickett

Sony Bolsters Bet on Music Industry

Potential new deals behind $900M buyout of partner Bertelsmann

Aug 5, 08 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sony will buy out Bertelsmann AG’s half-share of the Sony BMG music venture for $900 million, the Wall Street Journal reports—a significant bet in an industry that has seen little good news recently. Though sales of recorded music are down, Sony’s other ventures—its own consumer-electronics franchises,... More »

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music industry • Sony • Sony BMG • Bertelsmann AG

Music Biz
Can't Dodge Piracy: Study

It's time to embrace 'incredibly popular' sites, say authors

Aug 4, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Offering fans cheap online access to music doesn't make a dent in illegal downloads, a new study of Radiohead’s latest album shows. Although In Rainbows was released online for whatever fans wanted to pay, it was illegally downloaded millions of times, reports the Financial Times. The study advocates accepting... More »

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music industry • piracy • copyright • Radiohead • P2P • illegal downloading • In Rainbows

Secret of Chris Brown Hit:
It's Really a Gum Commercial

'Forever' is pop-song take on Doublemint jingle

Jul 28, 08 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Singer Chris Brown’s hit “Forever” has a trick up its sleeve: It’s actually part of a marketing campaign for Wrigley’s Doublemint gum. The top-10 song contains the lyric "Double your pleasure/double your fun" for good reason, which Wrigley will reveal tomorow. The company paid Brown... More »

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music • music industry • advertisements • Julianne Hough • chewing gum • advertising campaign • Wrigley • Chris Brown • Ne-Yo

 Rock Video Games Compete for Top Acts

Guitar Hero, Rockband become major music markets

Jul 26, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Aerosmith didn’t release an album in July, but still had their best sales week ever thanks to Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, which bowed to a cool $25 million. Video games have become music’s hottest market, Rolling Stone reports: Rock Band and Guitar Hero are battling for top... More »

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music industry • Guitar Hero • Rock Band • Guitar Hero: Aerosmith • video games

 Love Sued
 Over Nirvana
 Catalog 

Company claims Cobain's widow broke verbal contract

Jul 23, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(AP) - Business firm London & Co. sued Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, for $975,000 yesterday, claiming she didn’t give them their share of the $19.5 million she earned from selling part of Nirvana's publishing catalog. They allege Love broke a verbal contract to share 5% of profits from... More »

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Courtney Love • music industry • Kurt Cobain • celebrity • Nirvana • music sales • civil lawsuits

 Country Fans to
 Crossover
 Simpson:
 Cross Back 

'No twang' in singer's country tunes

Jul 21, 08 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Struggling pop star Jessica Simpson’s country crossover got off to a rocky start Saturday when her debut performance at Wisconsin’s Country Thunder Festival drew a decidedly mixed reaction from the crowd, the Kenosha News reports. "I just don't hear the country in her; I don't hear the... More »

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music industry • Wisconsin • celebrity • country music • Tony Romo • Jessica Simpson • music review

analysis

 How Piracy Can Boost Business

Companies should copy, buy out, and study intellectual thieves

Jul 19, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Intellectual piracy is bad for business, yes, but also inevitable—and companies fare better when turning it to their advantage, the Economist reports. The large (and illegal) volume of music and video exchanged online, for example, can reveal who’s popular in which countries. And Microsoft, which officially battles... More »

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Microsoft • music industry • intellectual property • piracy • Nike • knockoff • silver lining

 Brit Cuts New Album;
 Madge Touts K-Fed Reunion 

Manager sez Spears spending summer in studio

Jul 17, 08 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears is busy rebounding from her yearlong downward spiral by working on a new album, her label says, while Madonna is said to be lobbying Britney and Kevin Federline to put in a live "reunion" appearance on her upcoming tour, the Sun reports. And if that's not enough,... More »

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Britney Spears • music industry • Los Angeles • comeback • album

 Hottest Digital Music Sites 

Wired listens up so you don't have to

Jul 9, 08 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Wired Listening Post blog names its favorite digital music websites based on how they benefit music fans, as well as their impact on the industry.
  1. Imeem: for music embedding
  2. IVideoSongs: for guitar lessons
  3. Omnifone: unlimited access on the go
  4. Mog: for music blogs
  5. Muxtape: create MP3 mix "
... More »

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music • music industry • website • fans • Internet music

 As Digital Gains,
 Album Sales
 Plunge 11% 

Music biz turmoil as CDs plummet

Jul 3, 08 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - CDs continue to go the way of the 8-track, losing further ground to digital music. Another big drop in CD sales is being driven by the closure of Virgin stores and reduced shelf space at outlets like Target. CD sales are off 16% over the last 12 months and total... More »

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music industry • Universal Music Group • CDs • EMI • digital music • Warner Music • Madonna • Target • Best Buy • Lil Wayne • Coldplay • Virgin Records • Usher • Mariah Carey • album sales • Nielsen SoundScan • Leona Lewis • Danity Kane • Lenny Kravitz • Jack Johnson

 BBC Airs Lost Beatles Interview 

Lennon and McCartney talk about first meeting

Jul 1, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(AP) - BBC Radio today aired a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership. The precious film sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London until film fan Richard Jeffs realized a piece of pop history... More »

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radio • Paul McCartney • music industry • BBC • John Lennon • Beatles • Britain

 Concert Sales 
 Slump as Gas
 Prices Climb 

Pump prices on top of tickets breaking the bank

Jun 29, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Soaring gas prices are turning down the volume on ticket sales for this year’s summer tours, Rolling Stone reports. Major festivals like Bonnaroo and Coachella didn’t sell out—a rare occurrence—while top acts like George Michael, Maroon 5, and Stevie Wonder are facing difficulty finding fans. That... More »

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music • music industry • Stevie Wonder • Madonna • Radiohead • ticket sales • George Michael • Maroon 5 • Bonnaroo • summer tours

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