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The CD Is Dead! Long live the CD!
Mozart wrote only one Requiem, but in recent years, music journalists have written about 80 requiems for the compact disc, mostly in the key of boo-hoo major. Data from the Recording Industry Association of America show that between 2000 and 2005, the number of CDs shipped fell 25 percent to 705.4 million, while their value slipped 20 percent, from $13.2 billion to $10.5 billion. (06/04) ReadYou may also like
The music biz's digital flops - a short history
The Register | 26/05/08 
Since the record industry first noticed that some of the kids were using the internet in the mid-90s, it's flopped from one puddle to the next. Despite ... More
Musopen puts classical recordings, scores in public domain
Ars Technica | 22/05/08
Pre-twentieth century music all exists in the public domain, but that doesn't mean it's easy to get access either to recordings or sheet music. Want ... More
Amazon's CreateSpace Puts Out-Of-Print Music Back On The Market
InformationWeek | 06/05/08
CreateSpace, a subsidiary of Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), on Monday expanded its print-on-demand CD publishing service in an effort to put an end to the concept ... More
Now hear this: surround sound for MP3
Greater Paramus News | 02/01/08 
In the small San Diego County offices of French multimedia giant Thomson, employees crank up Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," a recording laden ... Read
RIAA wiped off the net
The Register | 21/01/08
A lack of security controls allowed hackers to "wipe" the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) website on Sunday. The existence of an ... Read
Recording industry should brace for more bad news
CNet | 17/01/08
Forget about Warner Music Group's plummeting stock price, or the shrinking retail floor space. Forget about EMI's announcement this week that it's cutting ... Read
EMI to exit IFPI
Variety | 10/01/08
In a move designed to get major music trade organizations to reorganize, EMI has made the first step to exit the British trade group IFPI. Top operating ... Read
Trent Reznor is happy to say goodbye
Sootoday.com | 09/10/07
In a short news post on the Nine Inch Nails website, Trent Reznor yesterday announced that his contract with Interscope has been fulfilled and he is now ... Read
Conspiracy Against Shareaza and Open Letter to the Recording Industry
Torrentfreak | 02/01/08
La Societe Des Producteurs De Phonogrammes En France (SPPF), which represents recording labels in France, is suing three P2P software vendors, Shareaza, ... Read
RIAA Defendant to Appeal Jury's Verdict
Wired News | 08/10/07
The woman who lost the nation's first Recording Industry Association of America music pirating trial said Monday she is appealing the $222,000 verdict ... Read
Warner Music May Fall on Report Madonna Will Leave
Bloomberg | 11/10/07
Warner Music Group Corp. may fall following a report that Madonna will leave the company and sign a recording and performance contract with Live Nation ... Read
Universal Music CEO Doug Morris Speaks, Recording Industry in Even Deeper Shit Than We Thought
New York Magazine | 27/11/07
In the December issue of Wired, Seth Mnookin sits down with Universal Music Group CEO/supervillain Doug Morris for a pretty excellent profile (which is, ... Read
Saul Williams Offers Trent Reznor Produced Album For Free
antiMUSIC | 26/10/07
The Fader Label, the recording branch of The Fader, today announced the release of the new recording by esteemed poet, artist and musician Saul Williams: ... Read
Can bad TV save a bad music career?
Times Colonist | 23/06/08
Janet Jackson will soon be roaming the backstreets and church choirs of America on the hunt for "the next big thing" in pop. Naturally, it's all for ... More
'Nashville Star' lassos NBC
The Arizona Republic | 09/06/08
John Rich, half of the country music sensation Big & Rich, achieved stardom the old-fashioned way: He earned it.
The Texas native, with pal Kenny Alphin, ... More
Miley Knows Best
Vanity Fair | 30/04/08
It's my favorite show! I love it!” says 15-year-old Miley Cyrus, speaking of Sex and the City over spinach-artichoke dip in a dingy Toluca Lake restaurant ... Read
Digital Music Industry Challenged to Follow Fans' Lead
PC World | 10/01/08
At the Consumer Electronics Show this year it's clear that consumers are making choices that are driving industry changes, and nowhere is that more evident ... Read
P&P, killer of Ghanaian music industry
Ghanamusic.com | 29/11/07
Showbiz, they say, is 90 per cent business and 10 per cent show?. But there is no denying the fact that without the 10 per cent show there is no business ... Read
Led Zeppelin promoter wishes eBay would 'drop dead and die'
The Guardian | 08/10/07
Promoter Harvey Goldsmith has branded eBay the "biggest rip-off merchants in the world" after tickets to the forthcoming Led Zeppelin gig appeared for ... Read
Chavez releases his first CD
Novosti | 02/10/07
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has released his first CD of traditional Venezuelan and Mexican music, entitled Canciones de Siempre or Songs for all ... Read
Nokia and Universal's Proposed Music Tax
The New York Times | 05/12/07
It's good to highlight inventions that, while flawed, show where things may be headed. One worth watching is the “Comes With Music” program just announced ... Read
Radiohead Launches Social Network
Wired News | 06/04/08
Radiohead_social As their former label readies a greatest hits compilation to showcase their past, Radiohead continue to forge an innovative path into ... Read
For One Dominican Songwriter, Top Music Honors
The New York Times | 09/11/07
Juan Luis Guerra, a songwriter from the Dominican Republic, was the big winner at the eighth annual Latin Grammy Awards last night. His “La Llave de Mi ... Read
Tickets stampede for Kylie's huge new show at the V&A
Dailymail | 06/02/07
The Victoria and Albert Museum's new exhibition devoted to the style and fashion of Kylie Minogue is the most popular show in the museum's history before ... Read
The Pirate Bay Introduces Music Discovery Feature
Torrentfreak | 30/11/07
If you click on show detailed artist info on a torrent page it will show a list of similar artists, other albums from the same artist, upcoming concerts ... Read
Music program is changing lives of Venezuelan kids
deseretnews.com | 30/06/08
A violin case slung over her shoulder, 10-year-old Daniela Fagundez trudges home along a row of muddy yards where chickens scratch among banana trees and ... More
Music beneath my feet
The Financial Express | 23/06/08
Ever wondered what this underground music is, which is spreading like wildfire? Does it constitute Bollywood or is it just independent artists that we ... More
Musopen puts classical recordings, scores in public domain
Ars Technica | 22/05/08
Pre-twentieth century music all exists in the public domain, but that doesn't mean it's easy to get access either to recordings or sheet music. Want ... More
Music's healing touch
The Hindu | 18/05/08
Later this year, over 30 young people from Shillong and Lucknow will travel to Rio and experience the work of Afro Reggae first hand.
In the heart of ... More
Why modlife / Angels & Airwaves have a right music model
Philgalland's Weblog | 18/04/08
Modlife is interactive website for fans of the band Angels & Airwaves (created by Tom Delonge, former lead singer of punk-rock band blink182). People who ... Read
Digital Music Industry Challenged to Follow Fans' Lead
PC World | 10/01/08
At the Consumer Electronics Show this year it's clear that consumers are making choices that are driving industry changes, and nowhere is that more evident ... Read
Warner Music May Fall on Report Madonna Will Leave
Bloomberg | 11/10/07
Warner Music Group Corp. may fall following a report that Madonna will leave the company and sign a recording and performance contract with Live Nation ... Read
The orchestra that is saving children's lives
Telegraph | 06/09/07
A 12-year-old boy is on the streets, hanging out in derelict tenement blocks next to a motorway. At 13, he's hooked on crack cocaine, carrying a gun and ... Read
Setting the record straight
The Age | 17/11/07
HIP-HOP kids may not want to hear it, but the godfather of turntablism is a 52-year-old white guy who was raised in Switzerland, lives in London, collaborates ... Read
Mama nurtures new talent as live music group becomes labels' envy
Timesonline | 12/10/07
You are more likely to discover broken pint glasses than a revolutionary music business model on the spittle-flecked floor of Camden's Barfly venue. However, ... Read
The sound of music
Times of India | 03/10/07
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan lives in a world of sound and harmony — and that's true, literally. He's now pushed the boundaries further by turning composer ... Read
Songs included in Guitar Hero 3 see a dramatic leap in digital sales
Ars Technica | 23/11/07
Playing music on plastic guitars is big business. Guitar Hero 3 has become quite the runaway hit at retail, and with Rock Band now released, we have two ... Read
Work, office, music!
The Times of India | 29/05/07
Who doesn't want to lead a stress-free life? Indeed, people aren't hesitant while taking various steps to make their lives smoother. Be it playing with ... Read
Tribler 3.6.0: 4th gen file sharing
p2pnet | 23/03/07
"Dutch researchers have developed a network for a new generation of p2p file sharing through which, they say, faster down- and uploading and live video ... Read
Madonna eyes $100m live nation mega-deal
New York Post | 31/07/07
Madonna is pondering hanging up on Warner Music Group in favor of life without a traditional record contract. With the Material Girl's existing pact with ... Read
'All Shook Up' won't get you stirred
Signonsandiego.com | 29/06/07
The King is dead. Long live the King. At least he sort of lives in “All Shook Up,” a jukebox musical riding the nostalgia train on two dozen tunes Elvis ... Read
Baidu partners up for music service
Variety Asia | 30/06/08
Faced with mounting pressure from international music orgs over alleged piracy, China's top web search site Baidu has announced a partnership with three ... More
Jay-Z Quiets Critics With Indie Cred
ABC News | 30/06/08
The world's largest music festival is wrapping up in the rolling hills of Somerset, England. For three raucous days, revelers at Glastonbury can always ... More
Tika: The fearless songstress returns
Jakarta Post | 11/05/08
The gig last Sunday evening at Score bar in Cilandak Town Square seemed much like any other organized by major sponsors trying to tap in to the youth market, ... More
They're doing it Frank Sinatra's way
Los Angeles Times | 11/05/08
Anew era is beginning in the career of Frank Sinatra even if the Chairman of the Board isn't here to participate.
The iconic singer died May 14, 1998, ... More
Music biz lawyers wary of labels' new grab
Reuters | 29/12/07
Like it or not, major record companies are expected to continue drafting their artist contracts so that labels share a piece of most -- if not all -- of ... Read
Artist Managers Protest New EMI Regime
Billboard | 11/01/08
EMI is facing the prospect of an artists' revolt, with representatives of major acts Robbie Williams and Coldplay expressing concern at the current state ... Read
DiMA, Publishers Clash Over Rights
Billboard | 08/01/08
A major battle is erupting between some digital media companies and major music publishers, which may lead to federal litigation, Billboard.biz has learned. ... Read
EMI to exit IFPI
Variety | 10/01/08
In a move designed to get major music trade organizations to reorganize, EMI has made the first step to exit the British trade group IFPI. Top operating ... Read
Why (And How) I Just Canceled All My Music Subscriptions
Wired News | 28/12/07
Now that three of the four major labels have decided to sell music without DRM, I've finally decided to drop it too. I've subscribed to Napster, Rhapsody, ... Read
The Old Music Industry Is Dead: Apple Launching Record Label With Jay-Z
Gizmodo | 03/01/08
Looks like there might another major announcement at MacWorld. BGR says they've "confirmed" that Apple is launching a record label with Jay-Z, who's ... Read
Imeem music service doesn't quite rock
News.com | 31/10/07
Yesterday, the New York Times ran an article about Imeem, pegged to the news that this fledgling site has signed a third major label, EMI, leaving only ... Read
Prince seeks to 'reclaim the net'
The Guardian | 13/09/07
Prince is threatening to sue a raft of major websites, including YouTube, eBay and Pirate Bay, as part of a legal initiative to "reclaim the internet" ... Read
Two Big Rap Stars Bicker, Ignoring a Larger Threat
The New York Times | 20/09/07
“Nothing is going according to the actual plan,” 50 Cent said in an interview with MTV last month. Right about now that seems like an understatement. He ... Read
Will The Music Industry Pin Its Hopes On Vinyl Records (Or Player Piano Rolls)?
Idolator | 30/10/07
Wired thinks that vinyl is about to "re-enter the mainstream, or at least become a major tributary" thanks to the "uniformly optimistic picture of the ... Read
Major Labels, Large Webcasters Reach Agreement
Billboard | 24/08/07
Major record labels and SoundExchange have just reached a deal with the large webcasting services over crucial terms covering royalty rates that webcasters ... Read
Behind the blockbusters
Telegraph | 26/12/06
This was the year of blockbusters and anniversaries. Mozart was inescapable, Shostakovich hardly less so. Much less visible was the 150th anniversary of ... Read
Tacoma tries classical music to chase gangs from bus stops
Seattle Post Intelligencer | 30/07/07
Believing gangs and Mozart don't mix, city police and Pierce Transit officials are mounting a classical attack on a growing problem of street gangs at ... Read
Dear Virtuoso, I Wrote This One Just for You
The New York Times | 01/05/07
PEOPLE who pay the least attention to classical music probably know Mozart's clarinet concerto and quintet, two indelibly beautiful works. But how many ... Read
Why I turned my back on my homeland
Telegraph | 13/04/07
I meet the Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires on the morning after she had given one of those limpid, lucid, subtly shaded performances of a Mozart concerto ... Read
Violinist Hits the Streets on a Mission of Musi
The New York Times | 19/10/07
Walking briskly past Lincoln Center with a violin case in hand and a suitcase in tow, David Juritz looked like a busy orchestral musician arriving in the ... Read
Play Mozart to tackle poor behaviour, teachers urged
The Guardian | 29/09/06
Teachers should play Mozart in the classroom to help calm unruly children and improve their work, according to a new book published today. The soothing ... Read