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The Old Music Industry Is Dead: Apple Launching Record Label With Jay-Z
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 set to step down from Def Jam. Jay-Z and Jobs are both brilliant businessmen, and the move would make sense on a number of levels: (03/01) ReadKeyword(s) : Label, Record, APPLE, Major, Record-shop
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Times Colonist | 23/06/08 
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Labels eye variable pricing for digital sales
Reuters | 07/06/08
Arguably the No. 1 item on record labels' to-do list for the year is, "Establish variable pricing for digital downloads."
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A new harmony for music labels, TV
Los Angeles Times | 07/06/08
It's the sobering reality of today's music business -- a record company executive can sign a new act and then tell her, "Keep your day job."
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The Guardian | 11/05/08
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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
Bands are getting into bed with consumer brands
Timesonline | 04/05/08
Gabriel Hubert, horn player with Damon Albarn's favourite street-jazz collective, the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, speaks with the unashamed zeal of a convert: ... More
Music can be path to language and math
AP Google | 01/05/08 
The challenge was to come up with an idea that can transform public education, particularly in poor communities. The winner: an educator with a passion ... Read
No One Likes The Music Labels. Who Cares?
Silicon Alley Insiders | 21/04/08
Newsflash, courtesy of PR agency Edelman: Young people don't feel warmly about the music industry, presumably because they are harshing their mellow and ... Read
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
Further lack of harmony between EMI and top acts
Timesonline | 19/12/07
The relationship between EMI and some of its leading artists soured further yesterday as the record label suggested Robbie Williams's potential departure ... Read
David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars
Wired News | 19/12/07
I used to own a record label. That label, Luaka Bop, still exists, though I'm no longer involved in running it. My last record came out through Nonesuch, ... 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
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
All That Jazz doing fine despite doom in music industry
Steamboat Pilot & Today | 30/06/08
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Music beneath my feet
The Financial Express | 23/06/08
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Warner Tells Kid Rock To Denounce File Sharing; He Denounces Warner Instead
Techdirt | 19/06/08
While Warner Music had claimed that it was getting away from attacking fans who wanted to download, it appears that it still has a long way to go. Atlantic ... More
Music, sex and murder
Jamaica Gleaner | 16/06/08
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Some retailers give vinyl records a spin
GoErie.com | 16/06/08
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 ... 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.
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Labels eye variable pricing for digital sales
Reuters | 07/06/08
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A new harmony for music labels, TV
Los Angeles Times | 07/06/08
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Idol Dominates Charts: Is This The Day The Music Died?
Hypebot | 30/05/08
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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
Rifflet, Like Twitter For Music
Gizmodo | 18/05/08
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The Cistercian monks being groomed for music stardom
Timesonline | 18/05/08
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Music City can turn a citified girl into a country-hummin' gal
Kansascity.com | 18/05/08
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IFPI Advises Kids to Use LimeWire and Kazaa
TorrentFreak | 11/05/08
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Music execs stuck in old time rock'n'roll
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Collectors record Jamaica's music history
Jamaica Gleaner | 11/05/08
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Bands are getting into bed with consumer brands
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YouTube Killed the Music Video Star?
Asia Pacific Arts | 18/05/08
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Apple to Resolve EU Case on ITunes Prices, People Say
Bloomberg | 09/01/08
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 ... Read
Apple Ends Beatles Dispute, Paving Way for Music Deal
Bloomberg | 06/02/07
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 ... Read
Apple calls the tune in mobile music
Timesonline | 11/12/07
In December 1942, Bing Crosby's White Christmas blared out from a simple gramophone. Now, instead of huddling around a phonograph, music fans are downloading ... Read
Steve Jobs Says No Thanks To Subscription Models
Netmusiccountdown | 27/04/07
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Apple sets lawyers on pod-people
The Register | 15/08/06
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Imeem Pioneers Free Music With Ads
The New York Times | 30/10/07
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Apple Drops the Digital-Music Shackles
The Motley Fool. | 17/10/07
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Apple Launches the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
PCWorld | 06/09/07
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New Music Phones—Without The i
BusinessWeekOnline | 06/04/07
How do you steal the spotlight from Steve Jobs? It's not easy, but with two months to go until the debut of Apple Inc.'s (AAPL ) iPhone, wireless carriers ... Read
Apple probe will shake up whole music industry
Marketwatch | 06/04/07
A European antitrust probe into the pricing of Apple Inc.'s iTunes music downloads service could force the music industry to unravel the complex web of ... Read
While my iPod gently weeps
The Inquirer | 13/03/07
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Apple Hits Podcast Ready with Nastygram
Wired | 26/09/06
Apple Computer has slapped Podcast Ready with a "cease and desist" letter, claiming that the terms "Podcast Ready" and "myPodder" infringe Apple's ... Read
Are Digital Music Watermarks a Blessing or a Curse?
Wired News | 20/08/07
With EMI selling its entire catalog DRM-free and Universal soon to experiment with its open-MP3 format, the major labels are finally showing a willingness ... Read
Good News For Apple Means Bad News For Music
Hypebot | 27/04/07
Yesterday Apple beat expectations with a whopping 85% increase in sales in the second fiscal quarter powered in large part by increased iPod sales. The ... Read
DRM Stripper Launched for Apple's iTunes 6
Techweb | 01/09/06
Software capable of stripping the copyright-protection technology from files played in some of the latest versions of Apple iTunes is circulating the Web, ... 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
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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
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Why (And How) I Just Canceled All My Music Subscriptions
Wired News | 28/12/07
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Imeem music service doesn't quite rock
News.com | 31/10/07
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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
Baidu partners up for music service
Variety Asia | 30/06/08
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All That Jazz doing fine despite doom in music industry
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Music, sex and murder
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'Nashville Star' lassos NBC
The Arizona Republic | 09/06/08
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Music City can turn a citified girl into a country-hummin' gal
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When DRM detonates your music collection
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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
Collectors record Jamaica's music history
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