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music industry stories: 135 news summaries

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Radiohead Denies Report That Fans Aren't Paying

Company said 62% chose not to pay in experimental album release

Nov 9, 07 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Just how successful has Radiohead's experimental pay-if-you-want online album release been? That's in debate as the band denies a report that just 38% of fans opted to pay for In Rainbows, and most paid under $4. Radiohead said the the figures from comScore Inc. are "wholly inaccurate," reports... More »

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music industry • music downloads • music sales • album release • Radiohead • online music • comScore

Startup
Rips Labels
Out of iTunes

Ziggy Marley, Ricky Skaggs among those using it to sell direct

Oct 17, 07 6:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Your band doesn't need a record label to find fame on iTunes, says the founder of the new digital music company TuneCore. All you need are your songs, and its helping hand to get a 10-track album into Apple's online store for the price of a "six-pack and a... More »

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music industry • music downloads • iTunes • startup • Ziggy Marley • TuneCore • music label

Victoria's Secret Gets Spicy CD

Spice Girls' best-of album will be released at Victoria's Secrets

Oct 17, 07 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - What Scary, Sporty, Ginger, Baby, and Posh want—what they really, really want—is for you to head to Victoria's Secret stores or website, where they will sell their upcoming greatest-hits album exclusively. The Spice Girls join a recent trend of nontraditional music releases that includes Radiohead, Prince, Madonna, and... More »

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Paul McCartney • music industry • Victoria Beckham • Spice Girls • Madonna • Radiohead • Victoria's Secret • Capitol Records • Prince • lingerie

Ticketmaster Suit Halts Scalpers

Judge blocks software after outcry from Hannah Montana fans

Oct 16, 07 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fans frustrated in their pursuit of instantly sold-out online tickets caught a break yesterday when a federal judge halted the use of scalper software on Ticketmaster. RMG Technologies' software let prospectors buy out concerts and resell tickets at inflated prices, Reuters reports. "They're cheating consumers, and we're not... More »

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music industry • concert • Hannah Montana • Ticketmaster • RMG Technologies

'NSync Mogul Accused of Sleeping With Boy Singers

'If the truth came out, it would ruin careers'

Oct 13, 07 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boy band "svengali" Lou Pearlman is accused of scamming more than $300 million, but some ex-singers and moms say there's more: The 'NSync and Backstreet Boys mogul pressured his underage wannabe stars for sex. One ex-assistant has gone on record with Vanity Fair, saying, "There was one guy... More »

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music industry • pedophile • embezzlement

Radiohead's Free Downloads Prompt Others

Oasis, Jamiroquai are among those mulling freebie releases

Oct 10, 07 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oasis, Jamiroquai and other bands not tied to record labels may soon follow in Radiohead's footsteps by offering their music for free download, reports the Daily Telegraph. While fans may pay whatever they choose for Radiohead's new album, released today, a spokesperson says the majority of visitors preordering on the... More »

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music industry • music downloads • digital music • music sales • Radiohead • Oasis • Jamiroquai • music label

Radiohead:
Pay Whatever
You Want

Band leaves cost of downloading new
album up to fans

Oct 1, 07 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - “No, really, it’s up to you,” Radiohead’s website tells consumers pricing out a digital copy of the band’s next album, set to debut Oct. 10. The band is testing the theory that consumers will pay a fair price for the 10-song set if given the... More »

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music industry • music downloads • Apple • EMI Music • iTunes Store • Radiohead

Music Vids Shrink as $$$ Fade

As industry changes, artists embrace low budgets, new concepts

Sep 9, 07 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - A music industry headed for financial crash-and-burn has radically downsized its once-extravagant videos, the AP reports. Viewers of today’s MTV Video Awards will see more single-camera videos and quirky YouTube-inspired concepts that save cash—all suited for play on small screens. "A comet hit the earth and the... More »

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music industry • Beck • Justin Timberlake • musician • music videos

Fo' Shizzle: Rap Stars Face Off on Charts, TV

Kanye West, 50 Cent releasing albums on
the same day

Sep 7, 07 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kanye West and 50 Cent are set for a showdown Tuesday when both of their new albums hit the market. In addition to facing off on the charts, the rap stars will meet on BET-TV's "106 & Park." The two have been trading trash-talk for weeks, with 50... More »

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music • music industry • 50 Cent • Kanye West • hip-hop • rapper

Stand by
Your Twang

Country music sales, industry's last stalwart, are finally taking a dive

Sep 2, 07 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Country music album sales are down nearly 30% so far this year. That might seem slightly less dramatic against the whole industry's 15% slide, but country’s been the biz’s final remaining hold-out—holding nearly even in 2005 and 2006 amid the digital revolution. So the newest dive may... More »

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music • music industry • iPod • country music • digital music • record sales • Wynonna Judd • Rascal Flatts

EU Court Protects File Sharers

European downloaders may be protected from angry copyright holders

Jul 18, 07 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - European ISPs cannot be forced to hand over identities of illegally-downloading subscribers in copyright infringement suits, an advocate general for the EU's top court ruled today. Such information could only be procured in criminal, rather than civil, proceedings. The court most often sides with such opinions, though they are not... More »

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music industry • music downloads • European Union • courts

Radio Should Pay to Play, Artists Argue

Music industry wants
to start collecting AM, FM royalties

Jul 5, 07 6:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's time AM and FM radio broadcasters started paying for the music they play, a group of music industry types has decided. They're lobbying Congress to amend the federal law that has exempted terrestrial radio from paying artists' royalties for nearly a century, Business Week reports.   More »

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music • radio • satellite radio • music industry • Recording Industry Association of America • House Judiciary Committee • CDs • royalty • royalties • RIAA • MUSICfirst coalition • terrestrial radio • mp3 • web radio • podcast • singers • digital downloads • artist • musician

New Music Service Takes on iPhone

Wireless companies, music labels enter cell phone media market

Jun 13, 07 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Top music labels and wireless providers have launched a new service across the Atlantic, in a bid to undercut the momentously hyped iPhone, Apple's upcoming phone-cum-mp3. MusicStation will be available in Europe and Asia imminently, and lets users tap into a catalog of over a million songs from their cell... More »

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music • music industry • music downloads • cell phones • iPhone • Apple • MusicStation • Nokia • Sony • Sony Ericsson • Samsung

CD Sales Drop 20%

Mar 21, 07 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - CD sales plunged more than 20% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, and online music sales didn't come close to making up the difference. Closing stores, weak albums, and over a billion songs shared illegally every month combined to deliver the sharpest... More »

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music • music industry • music downloads • compact discs • brands • consumer • CDs • merchandise

Lawsuits Aimed at Swapping Students

Record honchos hit college campuses
to make the music stop

Mar 5, 07 10:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The recording industry is bringing out the big guns in its battle to stop illegal music downloads, threatening to sue hundreds of college students each month if they don't stop swapping swiped tunes. The kids need to be taught some download etiquette, says RIAA President Cary Sherman. "Remember... More »

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education • music • Internet • music industry • music downloads • Cary Sherman • Recording Industry Association of America • network • file sharing • college • college student

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