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May 9th, 2008

Moby, Santagold, Spoon Video Interviews On Last.fm

Today Last.fm launched Presents, a series of video interviews with artists including Moby, Santogold and Spoon. This marks the first time that the site has ventured into original video programming,
Moby discusses his musical inspirations and Santogold shares a story of writing her first song at the age of nine.Other interviews include Neon Neon with Gruff […]

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May 8th, 2008

Madonna Announces Sticky & Sweet Tour

Take a sneak peak at a pdf of the Official Press Release with all the details and tour dates!
CLICK HERE!
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May 8th, 2008

Video: Neil Young To Release Archive On Blu-Ray Disc

Part 1 - Neil Young On The Archive Release, Music & Tech

Part 2 - More From Neil

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May 7th, 2008

The Police Begin Final Tour

The Police kicked off their final tour last week in Ottawa with a revitalized show that included the addition of two new songs, “Bring On The Night” and “Demolition Man,” to the list of hits that thrilled fans and critics alike during last year’s tour.
This summer, as Sting, Stewart Copeland & Andy Summers return to […]

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May 4th, 2008

5 New Downloads You’ll Want To Know About

Lizzyspit – Laura’s Diary Bubbly, bouncy, smart and sassy – Londoner Lizzyspit puts a spin on traditional pop, using a unique, conversational, yet sing-song tone to express her wistful romanticism in a sharp and spirited way. She addresses the anguish inherently inevitable in love in a very realistic, easy-to-understand style. With simple lyrics […]

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May 4th, 2008

Last Week’s Music Business News And How It Could Effect You…

iTunes turns 6 years old, but new challenges lie ahead. Vote: What will iTunes’ market share be in 5 years?
eMusic has launched in Canada.
Universal and Sony BMG have invested in music social networking site MOG. But a feature in MOG raises fears of label control of you music collection. READ THIS IF YOU VALUE […]

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May 2nd, 2008

Radiohead & MTV Join To Raise Awareness Of Human Trafficking

MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) Campaign and Radiohead have partnered to produce a music video for Radiohead’s track “All I Need” off the album “In Rainbows”

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April 28th, 2008

Last Week’s Music Business News And How It Could Effect You…

There were major layoffs at Capital and Virgin Records
Nokia denies making high payments to labels for “Comes With Music”
The economy is beginning to effect entertainment spending
Starbucks is pushing music to the back burner
Only 42% of music consumed in US is paid for
Microsoft says it will stop supporting license keys for songs bought at the former […]

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April 23rd, 2008

MSN Download Authorization Shuts Off 8/31

If you bought downloads from MSN Music, pay close attention. This letter came from Microsoft yesterday:

“As of August 31, 2008, we will no longer be able to support the retrieval of license keys for the songs you purchased from MSN Music or the authorization of additional computers. You will need to obtain a license key […]

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April 21st, 2008

Last Week’s Music Business News And How It Could Effect You…

The legendary Clive Davis has been demoted and Jive’s Barry Weiss promoted to run mega label Sony BMG
Nokia’s Comes With Music is coming to your cell phone and it could mean a huge cash windfall for major record labels
Are music writers on the web for sale? Universal invested $25 million in Buzznet which recently bought […]

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