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More Music News: Guitar Hero Review, Retail Counts On Beatles, Live365 Lawsuit, Napster Mobile, Torrent iPhone App & More

The rock of redundancy: Ars reviews Guitar Hero 5 – Guitar Hero 5 is here, with an ultra-casual mode, new competitive modes, and 85 new songs to play. Aren't you. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/09/more-music-news-guitar-hero-review-retail-counts-on-beatles-live365-lawsuit-nap

  • Guitar hero The rock of redundancy: Ars reviews Guitar Hero 5 – Guitar Hero 5 is here, with an ultra-casual mode, new competitive modes, and 85 new songs to play. Aren't you just a little excited? Ars explores what, if anything, makes the latest Guitar Hero release special. (ars)
  • New report: The global digital music market will grow from $4.81bn in 2009 to $13.74bn by 2013. (press release)
  • Music, game and video retailers are banking on sales of The Beatles "new" releases. (Dallas Morning News)
  • Online radio enabler Live365 has filed a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of the Copyright Royalty Board. (Radio Ink, FMQB)
  • Napster launches mobile account access. (press release)
  • Analysis: Twitter Overtakes MySpace in the UK. (DMW)
  • Social Networking Sites Account for More than 20% of All U.S. Online Display Ad Impressions, According to comScore Ad Metrix (press release)
  • Applelogo uTorrent iPhone App Rejected by Apple, Goes Underground – Apple is known for the stringent guidelines it applies when deciding which software it allows in their App Store – BitTorrent is one of the things on their ban list. Apple argues that BitTorrent is often used to infringe copyrights and that such applications are a no go for the App Store, forcing developers to go underground. (TorrentFreak)
  • Music Critic Explains Why The Music Industry Is Better Off Embracing Fans. (Techdirt)