Official.fm, the online music management platform for professionals and prosumers, has expanded its operations to the United States. It opened an office on each coast and brought on Lucas Gonze as chief technology officer, Jason Herskowitz as chief product officer, and Chuck Fishman as partnership relations director.

SoundCloud has gathered together some of its most intriguing users for a video project in which they share their perspectives and memories to explore why sound is so important to our lives. Among the participants are Moby, Imogen Heap and Martyn Ware.

The latest changes as part of Clear Channel Radio's digital initiative are corporate, with the promotion of Brian Lakamp to the newly created post of president of Clear Channel Digital and the appointment Pablo Calamera as the section's chief technology officer. The corporate moves were announced by John Hogan, Clear Channel Radio’s president and CEO

Country artist Hunter Hayes, whose self-titled debut is released today, incorporated technology from blippar to turn the cover into an augmented reality experience that unlocks videos, music and other multimedia.

CD Baby formally went live with its new MusicStore for Facebook, a new option for the independent musicians and labels who distribute downloads and CDs through the company, after soft launching last week.

Not only is The Online Network continuing "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" online after their broadcast cancellation, it also is bringing a major partner of the soap operas along. TOLN announced a partnership with Universal Music Group to license music exclusively from the music company’s record and publishing businesses for cross-promotions and integration into the new episodes.

Jay Frank, author of the book FutureHit.DNA and former music executive at CMT and Yahoo! Music, today announced his new music company DigSin. The concept of the company is that fans sign up for a free subscription, and artists sign with DigSin for individual songs instead of for their entire musical output.

Napster has entered a new chapter in its storied life. In news that will cause flashbacks for digital media veterans, Rhapsody has signed an agreement to acquire Napster subscribers and certain other assets, in exchange for which Napster’s parent Best Buy will receive a minority stake in Rhapsody. Further details were not disclosed for the transaction, which is expected to close around the end of November.

Grooveshark will become the first music streaming service to offer recordings from the world-famous Sun Records, the indie label with some justifiction for its slogan, “Where rock & roll was born.” Among the artists with music included in the deal are Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison.