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Apple's iTunes Music Store is introducing a new original programming feature designed to promote foreign-language music in its stores around the world, Billboard has learned. The program is called Foreign Exchange. Under the initiative, two artists from different countries translate and cover each other's music in their native tongues. (06/06)
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This is the message printed on the cover of protected CDs. Most filesharers are probably familiar with the “for your consideration” messages displayed ...
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Google has agreed to pay the MCPS-PRS, the UK organization that collects publishing royalties on behalf of songwriters, composers, and publishing companies, ...
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Just weeks after US singer Gwen Stefani covered up for a concert in Malaysia amid a furore over revealing outfits, her compatriot Beyonce is facing similar ...
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For Willie Nelson, five nights at the Fillmore Auditorium is usually longer than he stays at home. The 73-year-old singer does about 250 dates a year, ...
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Sir Peter Blake has revealed Adolf Hitler is featured on his iconic cover shot for the Beatles' Sgt Pepper album. John Lennon's request to place Hitler ...
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EMI has brought suit against their cleaning company, Crystal Services, for allegedly throwing out rare Beatles photographs worth well over $1 million. ...
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It has been an eventful few weeks for Razorlight's Johnny Borrell. He has become only the fourth man in history to appear on the cover of Vogue. He has ...
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Musicload is following the example set by Apple and doing away with digital copy protection. On the cover of the current issue of "forward," a periodic ...
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Roxy Music co-founder Bryan Ferry has announced a release date for his 12th solo record, Dylanesque, a cover album very obviously consisting of strictly ...
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Beyonce has hit another high note, claiming the coveted cover shot of this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in a yellow-and-pink bikini. "The ...
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Bet you thought I wouldn't have a review of Menopause. Don't worry, just because I wasn't able to catch Syracuse Stage's current hit musical doesn't ...
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The network (NotMTV.tv) went live on September 15th with three programming pods. In addition to music coverage on their flagship series, Not Mainstream ...
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For the past 10 years, music magazines have been flooded with articles about the death of the record store.
Joe Kboudi — who opened Wednesday with twice ...
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It was a fortuitous typo for the Fred Meyer retail chain.
This spring, an employee intending to order a special CD-DVD edition of R.E.M.'s latest release ...
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The campaign's leaflet (pdf) is distributed through schools and colleges, libraries, record stores, teaching portals and websites in 21 countries. It ...
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After enjoying last week as the top-selling album at the Amazon MP3 store, American Idol contestant David Cook's 2006 album Analog Heart was pulled from ...
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Apple Inc., the maker of the best- selling iPod media players, will settle European Union claims that its policy of varying prices at its iTunes music ...
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Apple Inc. ended a legal dispute with the Beatles over rights to use the Apple name and logos, potentially clearing the way for the company to distribute ...
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The Dangerfieldian profile of the brick-and-mortar music business is getting bigger, as Wal-Mart--the No. 1 music retailer in the US, as far as units sold--has ...
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The deal, whose value has not been disclosed, will see Virgin's 125 UK and Irish Megastores rebranded as Zavvi. The business will continue to be run by ...
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Is Imeem the next iTunes? Imeem is a social network site with a heavy emphasis on music. I have no reason to believe that it will become as important as ...
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The music industry continues to build bridges between the digital and physical world. In the latest attempts, iTunes digital download album cards highlighting ...
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In addition to overhauling its iPod line-up, Apple also launched the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, a new service for iPod and iPhone users. When accessed from ...
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Classical music giant Deutsche Grammophon will make the bulk of its catalog available online from tomorrow when it relaunches its Website and presses the ...
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Once upon a time, in the pre-digital analog world of yesterday, people bought albums at brick-and-mortar establishments known as "record stores" and ...
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Looking to profit directly from the growing market for music downloads, Disney has launched an online store for kid-focused singles, albums and music videos. ...
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Apple met last night's deadline to respond to the European Commission's antitrust concerns over the pricing of its iTunes online music store, officials ...
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Amazon.com today announced today announced it has joined forces with more than 30 independent music labels to launch "Go Indie," a new section in its ...
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At a local music store, most of the shelves under the 'New releases' category are occupied by CDs and cassettes of Anurag Basu's new offering, Metro. ...
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Musica360, the download store specializing in independent latin music, has just introduced phase two of it's advertiser subsidized program allowing potential ...
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