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UK Royalty Organization: 'The Long Tail Is Not Worth Calculating'
Google has agreed to pay the MCPS-PRS, the UK organization that collects publishing royalties on behalf of songwriters, composers, and publishing companies, for the use of songs by its members, on its YouTube site. Google's blanket fee covers a full 10 million songs by MCPS-PRS members, but the organization will only pay royalties on "the top 5 or ten percent that attract the highest audience," according to the Financial Times. (03/09) ReadYou may also like
Musician Jay's music is given life after his death
WalesOnline | 30/06/08 
A YOUNG musician is to release an album from beyond the grave.
Singer-songwriter Matthew Jay, who drew comparisons with folk legend Nick Drake, died ... More
Average teenager's iPod has 800 illegal music tracks
Timesonline | 16/06/08
Teenagers and students have an average of more than 800 illegally copied songs each on their digital music players, the largest academic survey of young ... More
The next big Ting?
Boston.com | 16/06/08
The British dance-pop duo the Ting Tings are having the kind of year most musicians dream about: hit singles in the UK, a buzzed-about showcase at South ... More
Death of the folk song
Nationmedia.com | 16/06/08
THE TURKANA CULTURAL FESTIval, organised by the German Embassy, debuted recently to showcase the promise of a region that lacks the advantage of numbers ... More
Day the (theme) music died?
Winnipeg Sun | 07/06/08
The CBC is set to launch a song-writing contest open to all Canadians in hopes of finding a new theme song for Hockey Night In Canada, the head of CBC ... More
Virgin warns illegal internet music downloaders
Telegraph | 06/06/08
Teenagers building vast music collections by downloading songs illegally from the internet should beware. Their access to free music faces being cut off ... More
Idol Dominates Charts: Is This The Day The Music Died?
Hypebot | 30/05/08
No offense to Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper or Don McLean, but I think we may be witnessing the actual day the music died and this time I can even name the ... More
Let's face the music
The Guardian | 28/05/08
It's worth entering the Eurovision song contest, and indeed worth losing, just to hear Terry Wogan attempt to have a huff about partiality on his way ... More
New MP3 Revolutionizes Way You Listen to Music
The Korea Times | 23/05/08
If you are a serious guitar-master wannabe and you want to focus on the tune of Brian May's guitar and don't want to hear Freddie Mercury's voice and ... More
Rifflet, Like Twitter For Music
Gizmodo | 18/05/08
I like to believe that all of us have rock star alter egos. For most of us, these inner rock beasts sleep latently, awaiting the proper heartbreak or drug ... More
Enigmatic appeal
The Star | 11/05/08
I HAVE often railed at the fact that music has become more about the visuals than the song itself. Yet, in hypocritical fashion, I'm going to tell you ... More
Cops on song, criminals face the music
Times of India | 11/05/08
Tirhut range DIG Arvind Pandey does not find fighting crime and music contradictory. "A recent report in America suggests that music makes police officers ... More
When DRM detonates your music collection
Timesonline | 11/05/08
Imagine if you had a bedroom full of CDs and decided to buy a new player one day, only to discover that none of your albums would play on the new system. ... More
How much should music cost?
Los Angeles Times | 06/05/08
hree interesting developments today on the issue of music pricing and price elasticity, a subject close to my heart. While one label starts flirting with ... More
Dolly Parton and Lessons on Bad Branding
Wall Street Journal | 04/05/08
There is nothing wrong with the product. But boy, the branding bites.
That's what I thought last night at Radio City Music Hall as I watched one of ... More
Guitar Hero Band Releases First Full Album
Wired News | 02/05/08 
Plastic ax-wielding players of Guitar Hero II surely remember the dub/metal hybrid "Elephant Bones" by a band called That Handsome Devil. The song managed ... Read
Anti-Piracy Voice-Overs to Prevent CDs from Leaking
Torrentfreak | 16/01/08
This is the message printed on the cover of protected CDs. Most filesharers are probably familiar with the “for your consideration” messages displayed ... Read
Beyonce to cover up for Malaysian concert
Khaleej Times | 03/09/07
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 ... Read
Nelson covers lot of territory with a subtle, spare, Zen style
San Francisco Chronicle | 17/04/07
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, ... Read
Sgt Pepper photographer: 'Hitler is on album cover'
PR-Inside | 06/02/07
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 ... Read
Another Week, Another Beatles Related Lawsuit
Earvolution | 10/04/07
EMI has brought suit against their cleaning company, Crystal Services, for allegedly throwing out rare Beatles photographs worth well over $1 million. ... Read
Let's hear it for the great rock 'twerp'
Guardian | 10/04/07
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 ... Read
ITunes crosses language barrier with Foreign Exchange
Reuters | 06/06/07
Apple's iTunes Music Store is introducing a new original programming feature designed to promote foreign-language music in its stores around the world, ... Read
Musicload to get rid of DRM
Heise.de | 20/03/07
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 ... Read
Bryan Ferry Does Dylan
CMJ | 02/03/07
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 ... Read
Beyonce in Bikini Is Swimsuit Cover Girl
ABC News | 16/02/07
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 ... Read
Menopause: The Musical
Syracuse.com | 13/07/07
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 ... Read