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Mobile Music ID Service Shazam Adding 1 Million Users a Week

London - Mobile music identification service Shazam is now adding one million new users every week, the company said in announcing its tenth anniversary. Shazam says...

Music Service Qtrax Names Lance Ford as Co-President

Los Angeles - Qtrax, the ad-supported music download service that has experienced a number of launch delays, has named Lance J.O. Ford as co-president and chief...

Auto-Tune Single "Bed Intruder" Makes Billboard Hot 100 Chart

Los Angeles - "Bed Intruder," a single produced by Auto-Tune the News creators The Gregory Brothers, has entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at number...

Virgin Media to Launch U.K. Mobile Music Service

London - Virgin Media will launch a new mobile music download service this weekend, Billboard reported. Powered by IMImobile DaVinci Music, the Virgin Music Media Store...

Snoop Dogg Racks Up $200,000 in Branded Virtual Item Sales

Los Angeles - Snoop Dogg has generated $200,000 in sales of branded virtual goods on social networks, Mashable reported, citing a report from Viximo and Virtual...

Sony Adds EMI Music Videos to VidZone PlayStation 3 Service

London - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has signed a deal with major record label EMI, giving it the rights to stream EMI artist music videos on...

Music Trade Groups Ask Google for Piracy Details of Verizon Pact

Mountain View, Calif. - Noting that "the current legal and regulatory regime is not working for America's creators," thirteen trade groups representing many factions of the...

Music Video Portal Vevo Releases iPhone App

New York - Music video portal Vevo on Wednesday debuted an app for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone and iPod touch that provides access to its entire catalog...

Nokia to Dump 'Comes With Music' Brand, Fold Service Into Ovi

Espoo, Finland - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has abandoned its Comes With Music brand, the name for its service that bundled a music subscription service into the price...

Universal Music Videos Return to MTV Sites for VMA Voting

New York - Universal Music Group, which recently pulled its music videos from websites owned by Viacom's (NYSE:  VIA) MTV.com after the two sides failed to...