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Producer files $30M suit against Lady Gaga in NYC (AP)

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:03:41 +0000

AP - A songwriter and music producer who claims he helped launch pop star Lady Gaga says she squeezed him out of her lucrative career after he co-wrote some of her songs, came up with her stage name and helped get her record deal.

Seattlepi.com celebrates 1 year of Web-only news (AP)

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:27:07 +0000

AP - Seattlepi.com, the online successor to the print version of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, celebrates its first birthday Thursday with music, free cupcakes and cheap beer.

Nokia Will Launch Music Service in India (PC World)

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:30:12 +0000

PC World - Nokia will launch an online music service in India in the first half of this year, a spokeswoman of the company in India said on Thursday.

Parliament Report Stirs Lobbying Drive on Internet Piracy (PC World)

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:00:20 +0000

PC World - Should teenagers who illegally download music, films and the like in their bedrooms be treated like criminal gangs counterfeiting everything from life-saving drugs to Gucci handbags?

Internet piracy taking big toll on jobs (Reuters)

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:02:16 +0000

Reuters - Plenty of people download music from the Internet every day, but illegal downloading has a huge economic impact and could put more than one million people out of work by 2015, experts say.

Sony bets MJ fans won’t stop ’til they get enough (AP)

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:51:01 +0000

AP - The man who spearheaded the record-breaking deal in which Michael Jackson's estate will get up to $250 million in the next seven years said Tuesday that Sony Music Entertainment bought a treasure trove of new Jackson music, some of it recorded quite recently, some in collaboration with other artists.

Sony in new music deal with Michael Jackson estate (Reuters)

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:45:08 +0000

Reuters - The King of Pop is dead; long live the King of Pop.

Sony, Jackson estate ink 250-million-dollar deal (AFP)

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:18:07 +0000

AFP - Sony and administrators for Michael Jackson's estate confirmed Tuesday they signed a 250-million-dollar deal that will include releasing new music the pop icon was working on before his death.

Spotify: The Savior, or the Destroyer of Music? (PC Magazine)

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:55:43 +0000

PC Magazine - Daniel Ek, chief executive of the music streaming service Spotify, spoke to a crowd of 2,000 SXSW attendees on Tuesday - virtually none of whom are legally allowed to use his service.

The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes (AP)

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:30:46 +0000

AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending March 15, 2010: