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Public Enemy Lowers Fundraising Goal for Fan-Financed Album
Los Angeles
- Veteran hip-hop group Public Enemy has reduced the amount of funding it hopes
to raise from fans to finance the recording and release...
Asian Music Streaming Service KKBOX Plans U.S. Launch
Taipei, Taiwan - KKBOX, a "freemium" streaming
music service operating in Asia, plans to launch a U.S.
version that focuses on providing Chinese-language music to Chinese...
Pandora Has New Capabilities, New Biz Opportunities
Pandora’s total redesign, as the music streaming service unveiled today, goes deeper than its refreshed looks and its many new features. The move to an HTML5-based architecture also enables new advertising opportunities, like campaigns that span both web and mobile, and makes third-party integrations much more possible.
U.K. Copyright Bill Sees Amendments, Proposal From Labels
London - A provision that
would have empowered U.K.
ministers to change copyright law to address new technologies used for
infringement has been stricken from a sweeping...
Introducing the RightsTech Project
Dear Readers,
I am pleased to announce the launch of the RightsTech Project, a platform to chronicle, discuss, and advance efforts around innovation in rights...
Red Bull Music Academy, Red Bull Radio to Shut Down
Billboard reports: "Energy drink maker Red Bull is ending its partnership with consultancy company Yadastar, which oversaw the Red Bull Music Academy and its associated entities,...
Comedy and creativity lead Webby 2012 nominees [with video]
The Webby Awards is almost like a yearbook for everyone involved in digital media. Now in its 16th year, the 2012 nominees include Google+, Funny or Die, HBO Go, Spotify, Tim Tebow, Pinterest, Mashable, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.
Facebook Music Will Be Spotify?
Facebook plans to launch a music platform at its f8 conference on Sept. 22, according to multiple news reports. Rather than create its own, the social network will be integrating multiple existing services such as Pandora, Spotify and Mog.
Google Music Plugs In Its Amps [with videos from launch event]
Google Music has gone live, taking its beta cloud-based personal music library service and adding multiple device synching, purchasing, Google+ integration and exclusive content. Much more interesting capabilities, however, are the ability to share songs and the Artist Hub feature for musicians who want to control their own fan sales and relationships
Court Ruling Leaves MP3Tunes Happier Than EMI
A New York district court ruled Monday that digital music lockers don’t need permission from the record labels, a legal position both Amazon and...
