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Report: Spotify Signs Universal Music for U.S. Launch

Los Angeles - European streaming music service Spotify has signed a licensing deal with Universal Music Group covering the U.S., leaving only Warner Music...

Pandora Boosts IPO Share Price; Potential Market Cap $1.9B

San Francisco - Streaming music service Pandora has upped the price of shares it plans to sell in its initial public offering (IPO), from...

Universal Music Taps INgrooves for Digital Distribution

San Francisco - Digital music and video distributor and marketing services provider INgrooves said on Wednesday that Universal Music Group has replaced its existing...

France's Deezer Limits Free Music Streams to Five Hours per Month

Paris - French streaming music service Deezer has limited free access to its service for its 20 million users to five hours per month,...

Google Adds 'Mediafire' to Piracy-Related Search Filter

Mountain View, Calif. - Google has added cyberlocker service Mediafire to a list of "piracy-related" keywords that it filters from its Instant and Autocomplete...

Cisco: Global File-Sharing Traffic to Double by 2015

San Jose, Calif. - Global file-sharing traffic is expected to double by the year 2015, but its share of overall traffic will shrink from...

Music Streamer Simfy Files Antitrust Complaint Over iPad App Delay

Los Angeles - Streaming music service Simfy has filed a complaint against Apple (NASD: AAPL) with German antitrust agency Bundeskartellamt, alleging the company has delayed...

Aussie Music Biz Group Won't Sever File-Swappers' Internet

Los Angeles - An Australian music industry anti-piracy group backed by all four major labels has stated that it does not intend to pursue...

Apple Unveils iCloud, 'iTunes Match' Music Feature

San Francisco - Apple (NASD: AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs took the stage in San Francisco today at the company's annual developers conference to unveil iCloud,...

Lady Gaga, Google's Schmidt Fund Social Start-up Backplane

New York - Backplane, a start-up co-founded by Lady Gaga business manager Troy Carter that aims to power online communities based around artists, sports...