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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,...

Grammys Telecast to Feature 3D Michael Jackson Clip

New York - This year's Grammy Awards telecast will feature a 3D clip made by Michael Jackson before his death, the Associated Press reported. The five-minute...

Sirius XM Adds 257K Subscribers in Q4 2009

New York - Sirius XM Radio (NASD: SIRI) announced on Wednesday that it added 257,000 net subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2009, to end the year...

CNET: Verizon Suspending Service of Repeat File-Swappers

San Francisco - Verizon Communications (NYSE:  VZ) acknowledged that it has penalized an undisclosed number of its Internet access subscribers who failed to comply with multiple file-sharing...