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Haiti Benefit Concert to Stream on 30+ Sites, Sell on iTunes
Los Angeles - The "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit
for Earthquake Relief" event tonight, hosted by George Clooney and
featuring performances from artists including...
Report: Vevo Censoring Music Videos to Attract Sponsors
New York
- Vevo, the music video portal joint venture between Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music, Universal
Music and Abu Dhabi Media Company, has begun to censor...
Report: Live Nation May Divest Assets to Win Merger Approval
New York
- Concert promotion giant Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) is mulling the sale of at least some of its venues to
rival AEG in a...
Hello Music Gets $4 Million for Web A&R Service
Cannes, France - Hello Music, a new
Web-based talent discovery service for musical artists, announced on Friday that
it has raised $4 million in funding from...
YouTube Tests Music Discovery and Playlist Creation Tool
San Bruno,
Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has
begun testing a new music discovery and playlist creation tool, NewTeeVee
reports. A user enters an artist or song...
Billboard Names Craig Marks as New Editor
New York
- Music industry trade publication Billboard announced that it has named Craig
Marks as its new editor. Marks was previously the founding editor of...
IFPI Mulling Civil Action Against OiNK P2P Admin
London - While a U.K. court
recently acquitted the administrator of BitTorrent site OiNK of charges of
"conspiracy to defraud" the recording industry, that industry is...
Comcast in Talks on Streaming Music Service for Cable, ISP
Palo Alto,
Calif. - Comcast (NASD: CMCSA), the nation's
largest cable TV provider that recently proposed a merger with NBC Universal,
is in talks to offer a music...
Report: Global Music Sales Down 10% in '09; Digital Up 12%
London
- Global recorded music sales were down 10% in 2009, as the digital share of
the market grew 12% to $4.2 billion -- and now...
Music Discovery, Marketing Site OurStage Gets $2.55 Million
Boston
- OurStage, a provider of music discovery and online marketing services for
musicians, has raised $2.55 million towards an expected $6 million in second
round financing,...
