September 2009
91 posts
6 Incredible Twitter Powered Art Projects (Josh... →
Josh Catone / Mashable!: 6 Incredible Twitter Powered Art Projects — Twitter has brought us many things. It lets us communicate in real-time about breaking news events, it…
Ridiculous: Verizon Pays ASCAP $5M Interim License... →
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch: Ridiculous: Verizon Pays ASCAP $5M Interim License Fee For … Ringtones — The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)…
Warner Inks Deal to Bring Green Day, Madonna, U2... →
Michael Learmonth / AdAge: Warner Inks Deal to Bring Green Day, Madonna, U2 Back to YouTube — Label Also in Talks to Join Vevo, the ‘Hulu for Music’ Initiative — NEW YORK…
More Last.fm Old Timers Jumping From CBS' Ship... →
Robert Andrews / paidContent: More Last.fm Old Timers Jumping From CBS’ Ship — Several key Last.fmers who have been with the social music site since its early days will follow…
Microsoft pulls music service from wireless... →
Cade Metz / The Register: Microsoft pulls music service from wireless carriers — Musiwave goes Zune only — Exclusive Nearly two years after spending $46m to acquire the Musiwave…
Music Publishers Push LyricWiki Into Wikia's Arms... →
Michael Masnick / Techdirt: Music Publishers Push LyricWiki Into Wikia’s Arms — In August, we wrote how music publishers were suing lyrics sites (and their owners) for daring to…
Why Did Apple Approve Spotify? (Michael... →
Michael Masnick / Techdirt: Why Did Apple Approve Spotify? — AdAge has a long article trying to puzzle out why Apple potentially “sacrificed iTunes” in approving Spotify’s…
Did Apple Sacrifice ITunes With Latest Apps?... →
Michael Learmonth / AdAge: Did Apple Sacrifice ITunes With Latest Apps? — Free-Streaming Services Spotify, Rhapsody Stand to Threaten Its Dominance — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) —…
Microsoft DRM Patent Could Revive Peer-to-Peer... →
Alexander Wolfe / InformationWeek: Microsoft DRM Patent Could Revive Peer-to-Peer Music Nets — Here’s an odd twist that might give new life to the dying horse of music…
Sony First Big Label To Try Amie Street Variable... →
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch: Sony First Big Label To Try Amie Street Variable Music Pricing — Amie Street always made sense to me. The idea is to show demand for music…
France approves ban for illegal downloaders... →
Agence France Presse: France approves ban for illegal downloaders — The French parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to an Internet piracy bill that has drawn attention…
Sony Ericsson introduces a world first - the... →
Sony Ericsson: Sony Ericsson introduces a world first - the Motion Activated Headphones MH907 — Escape the ordinary - listen to your favourite music and receive calls without…
Post-Medium Publishing (Paul Graham) →
Paul Graham: Post-Medium Publishing — Publishers of all types, from news to music, are unhappy that consumers won’t pay for content anymore. At least, that’s how they see it. In…
Daniel Ek: Spotify will kill file-sharing, be a... →
Milo Yiannopoulos / TechCrunch Europe: Daniel Ek: Spotify will kill file-sharing, be a European home-run — It’s true to say, without a hint of hyperbole, that 25 year old…
U.S. as Traffic Cop in ‘Net... →
Amy Schatz / Wall Street Journal: U.S. as Traffic Cop in ‘Net Neutrality’ Fight — FCC Proposal on Bandwith a Boon for Consumers and Silicon Valley, Blow to Telecoms — The U.S….
YouTube, Warner Music feud nearing an end (Greg... →
Greg Sandoval / CNET News: YouTube, Warner Music feud nearing an end — The disagreement between Warner Music Group and YouTube over music licensing appears to be coming to…
The Perfect App To Start Your Weekend Off With A... →
MG Siegler / TechCrunch: The Perfect App To Start Your Weekend Off With A Drink - Or Several Drinks. Fast. — I love the fact that Power Music Hour, a new app for the…
Former Yahoo and AOL Ad Exec Coleman Poised to... →
Kara Swisher / BoomTown: Former Yahoo and AOL Ad Exec Coleman Poised to Join the Huffington Post as President — In the ongoing game of Internet exec musical chairs, Greg…
Nokia 5130 XpressMusic gets official for T-Mobile;... →
Zach Epstein / Boy Genius Report: Nokia 5130 XpressMusic gets official for T-Mobile; $29.99 in stores, free online — T-Mobile subscribers have a pretty solid new option…
U2 shun Apple iPhone in BlackBerry music App... →
Jonny / Distorted-Loop.com: U2 shun Apple iPhone in BlackBerry music App release — Recall back in the day when U2 and Apple were bosom-buddies? Well, in the world of…
Music industry ready for climbdown on internet... →
Matt Rudd / Times of London: Music industry ready for climbdown on internet piracy demands — The music industry is preparing to back down from its demands that people…
Apple's iTunes 9 Makes it Easier to Share,... →
Walter S. Mossberg / Personal Technology: Apple’s iTunes 9 Makes it Easier to Share, Organize — Apple’s iTunes program is one of the most popular software products in the world. …
Music publishers: iTunes not paying fair share... →
Greg Sandoval / CNET News: Music publishers: iTunes not paying fair share — Songwriters, composers, and music publishers are making preparations to one day collect…
HP Announces New Line of Wireless Connected... →
HP: HP Announces New Line of Wireless Connected Screens with HP DreamScreen — People now can stay current with Facebook friends and photos, listen to Pandora Internet radio, share…
Twones: Profile aggregation for music (Caroline... →
Caroline McCarthy / CNET News: Twones: Profile aggregation for music — At the risk of sounding like a complete tool, the best way to describe Twones, which launched Thursday, is…
Microsoft Introduces a Powerful New Zune Media... →
Microsoft: Microsoft Introduces a Powerful New Zune Media Player, PC Software and Online Services — Zune provides comprehensive music and video experience across mobile devices,…
Microsoft introduces a powerful new Zune media... →
Zune.net: Microsoft introduces a powerful new Zune media player, PC software and online services — Zune provides comprehensive music and video experience across mobile devices, PCs…
Microsoft launches Zune, clarifies what's up with... →
Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times: Microsoft launches Zune, clarifies what’s up with apps, raps iPod — Microsoft’s third and perhaps best Zune effort goes on sale today, taking on…
New Zune Moves to Cloud (Microsoft) →
Microsoft: New Zune Moves to Cloud — Zune HD goes on sale starting today, and with it comes Zune 4.0, which uses cloud computing to let customers seamlessly move back and…
Loudcrowd Parent Conduit Labs Raises $3 Million... →
Tameka Kee / paidContent: Loudcrowd Parent Conduit Labs Raises $3 Million Second Round — More money for the social gaming space, this time, with a musical twist. Online gaming…
Filesharing crackdown divides UK music industry... →
Katie Allen / Guardian: Filesharing crackdown divides UK music industry — Coalition of artists says moves to suspend offenders’ broadband connections are like ‘cracking a nut with…
Judge: Safe Harbor applies to Veoh; UMG lawsuit... →
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica: Judge: Safe Harbor applies to Veoh; UMG lawsuit eviscerated — Universal Music Group’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Veoh Networks is…
New iTunes LP and Extras built using TuneKit... →
Danieleran / Roughly Drafted: New iTunes LP and Extras built using TuneKit Framework, aimed at Apple TV — Daniel Eran Dilger — iTunes 9 introduced two identical formats for…
Veoh Ruling Could Deal Blow to Viacom Suit Against... →
Michael Learmonth / AdAge: Veoh Ruling Could Deal Blow to Viacom Suit Against YouTube — Judge Dismisses Universal Music’s Copyright-Infringement Claims, Possibly Giving…
TC50: ToonsTunes is like GarageBand for kids... →
Kim-Mai Cutler / VentureBeat: TC50: ToonsTunes is like GarageBand for kids — ToonsTunes, another startup debuting at the TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco today, is…
Forrester Plan For ‘Saving’ The Music... →
Michael Masnick / Techdirt: Forrester Plan For ‘Saving’ The Music Industry: Annoying Windowed Releases? — Last year, we wrote about a claim from Mark Mulligan, a VP and director of…
China to begin reviewing all song lyrics for... →
Tim Conneally / BetaNews: China to begin reviewing all song lyrics for ‘inappropriate’ content — Song lyrics found to be vulgar, violent, or in otherwise poor taste are now facing…
Spotify reverts to inviteonly signup (Claudine... →
Claudine Beaumont / Telegraph: Spotify reverts to inviteonly signup — Overwhelming demand for Spotify’s mobile service has forced the music-streaming company to introduce a…
Some Notes On iTunes LP (Jay Robinson) →
Jay Robinson: Some Notes On iTunes LP — It’s clear that I’m pretty excited about iTunes LP. The “deluxe album” format from the iTunes Store is an attempt to revitalize…
Last.fm To Take Over CBS HD Broadcast Stations In... →
David Kaplan / paidContent: Last.fm To Take Over CBS HD Broadcast Stations In Four Markets — While most radio stations are looking for ways to expand their online presence, CBS…
NaNplayer Rejected From App Catalog (Updated)... →
Jason Robitaille / PreCentral.net: NaNplayer Rejected From App Catalog (Updated) — We have our first report of an app rejected from Palm’s app catalog, but at least there’s…
Apple Rock and Roll event now on QuickTime (Peter... →
Peter Cohen / Macworld: Apple Rock and Roll event now on QuickTime — You’ve seen our coverage of Wednesday’s Apple Event, now you can check it out for yourself. Apple has posted a…
Analyst: Slowing iPod Sales Should Worry Record... →
Robert Andrews / paidContent: Analyst: Slowing iPod Sales Should Worry Record Labels — In its spartan Wednesday event, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) boasted it’s sold 225 million…
Blur and Radiohead join forces to battle... →
Ben Leach / Telegraph: Blur and Radiohead join forces to battle Government over proposed piracy laws — Blur and Radiohead are among a host of bands calling on the…
Google moves to micropayments (John Oates/The... →
John Oates / The Register: Google moves to micropayments — Will do for the media what iTunes did for music - take its revenue? — Google is looking at adding a micropayments…
Spotify reverts back to invite-only system due to... →
T3.com News: Spotify reverts back to invite-only system due to popularity — Spotify has had a week of success, thanks to its Music app launching on both the Apple App…
Spotify Might Look Different When It Arrives... →
Andrew LaVallee / Digits: Spotify Might Look Different When It Arrives Stateside — Spotify, the digital-music start-up that some call Europe’s hottest of the year, is…
iTunes 9's LP Albums Come With Bonus Videos, More... →
John Herrman / Gizmodo: iTunes 9’s LP Albums Come With Bonus Videos, More Songs, Higher Price — Yeah, so all those reports about Cocktail, a new scheme to “stimulate sales…
Apple slashes iPod prices up to $120 (Philip... →
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech: Apple slashes iPod prices up to $120 — In an early-morning teaser, Apple (AAPL) has chopped $20 to $120 off the prices of most of its…
The Simple, Secret iPhone Tethering Fix (Chris... →
Chris Dannen / Fast Company: The Simple, Secret iPhone Tethering Fix — As Apple’s music event draws closer, there’s plenty of speculation that a new version of iTunes might…