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  • April 2008
    • MySpace Music Takes On iTunes

      MySpace Music Takes On iTunes

      The world of online music buying looks set for a shakeup with the launch of MySpace Music, announced today. The joint venture between MySpace and three of the big four record labels aims to compete head-to-head with iTunes, CNET News reports. Music industry bigwigs are said to have long felt that iTunes was getting too powerful. More »

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      Apple   MySpace   iPod   iTunes   Universal Music Group   music sales   Warner Music   online music   EMI Music   Sony BMG

    • Top Google Engineer Decamps for EMI Music

      Top Google Engineer Decamps for EMI Music

      A top Google engineer has signed on to help guide EMI Music through a restructuring, in the wake of its acquisition by after private equity firm Terra Firma, reports the New York Times . Douglas Merrill, Google’s VP of engineering, will become president of digital at the world’s fourth-largest music company. More »

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      Google   Facebook   music industry   EMI Music   Terra Firma Capital   Google Checkout

  • January 2008
    • Music Giant EMI Slashing 2,000 Jobs

      Music Giant EMI Slashing 2,000 Jobs

      The new owners of record company titan EMI are cleaning house, starting with the elimination of 2,000 jobs—a third of its workforce—in a restructuring that could also include dumping artists, reports the Wall Street Journal . The layoffs come as new owner, Terra Firma Capital, tries to rejuvenate the fourth-place company during an industry skid that saw album sales drop 15% last year. More »

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      music   job cuts   EMI Music   Coldplay   Terra Firma Capital

  • November 2007
    • No Warner Content for Nokia Music Site

      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

  • October 2007
    • Radiohead: Pay Whatever You Want

      Radiohead: Pay Whatever You Want

      “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 choice, bucking Apple’s industry-setting rates. Disdain for singles has long kept Radiohead off iTunes. More »

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      Apple   music industry   music downloads   Radiohead   iTunes Store   EMI Music

  • May 2007
    • Amazon Sings New Tune for Online Music

      Amazon Sings New Tune for Online Music

      Amazon is going where Apple tried (and failed) to: a DRM-free online music store. Set to launch this year, Amazon’s venture won't sell tracks protected by digital rights management, the anti-copying technology that music labels have required Apple’s iTunes to use. To stay DRM-free, Amazon will partner with EMI Music, home to Coldplay and Norah Jones, and 12,000 independent labels. More »

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      Internet   Apple   music   Amazon.com   iTunes   EMI Music   digital rights

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