Despite being battered on Wall Street and a less than stellar financial performance, Warner Music Group has declared another cash dividend to shareholders. "The Board of Directors of Warner Music. Continue reading

>>> Concord Music Group is merging with film company Village Roadshow. (Hollywood Reporter)  Though the move should come as no surprise since Norman Lear co-owned Concord, sadly this means that. Continue reading

Rhapsody is trying tried to simplify the process of finding which tracks it is offering DRM free with a new section dubbed The MP3 Directory.  By browsing the alphabetical listings. Continue reading

Just cause we don’t want you to miss a thing…. >>> Amazon will finally launch its DRM-free download store in mid-September. It’s about time! >>> (Try to act surprised when. Continue reading

>>> Internet music "piracy" is huge in China with many ISP’s making it easy for people to grab tracks.  EMI and some labels have decided that since they can’t stop. Continue reading

Given that the service has been a  dud since launch, it should come as no surprise that Sony is shutting down its digital download service Connect.  Use of their own. Continue reading

We’re working on a new design for Hypebot. Goals are to have it load faster, streamline the look and make it easier to navigate.  Its a bit of a work. Continue reading

>>> YouTube has cut its first blanket deal ever with a music licencing organization in the UK. It covers 10 million tracks. (PaidContent) >>> Nokia launches Ovi, a broad net. Continue reading

>>> The Burn to Shine series of documentaries features prominent indie bands playing one song apiece just before bulldozers and wrecking balls take down a house. (Wired) >>> Verizon Wireless. Continue reading