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EU Wide Music Licenses Approved

The European Commission has approved EU wide song licenses, a move sure to speed the growth of territory wide download, broadcast and music 2.0 services. Previously country by country licensing. Continue reading

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AimeStreet Debuts Charity Downloads

Watch out Bono. Variable priced download leader AmieStreet has named Creative Visions Foundation as the lead charity in  "Download To Make A Difference" a new campaign using downloads to support. Continue reading

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Thursday’s Music Briefing: iTunes UK, Influencers Study & More

> iTunes UK has dropped plans to cut download prices saying lower exchange rate changes mean there is no longer a discrepancy between EU and UK prices. (Billboard) > New. Continue reading

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Soundtrack.MTV.com: Video & Details

Soundtrack.mtv.com launches today as discovery engine for the music played in MTV programming. The sites also offers catalog of corresponding content including music videos, performances, personal blogs, photos of the. Continue reading

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The Truth About Music Press Releases

Our mothers told us "If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all."  In the world of music press releases I’d like to re-write that to say "If. Continue reading

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Nintendo Unveils Wii Music

Nintendo is finally jumping into the music with a Rock Band and Guitar Hero competitor called Wii Music.  Simulation of 60 instruments will be indcluded when the platform is released. Continue reading

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imeem Scores U2 Reissue Advance

Universal has given imeem streaming rights to deluxe editions of U2’s first three albums, Boy (1980), October (1981) and War (1983) a week prior to the albums’ releases on July. Continue reading

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Radiohead & Google Team For Video

Radiohead has teamed with Google for this innovative new video. There’s also an ad for it running under the first post in the left column of this blog.

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Hypebot Free On Your Mobile Phone

Thanks to a new mobile version of Hypebot, you can stay on top of all that’s happening in the new music industry free on your cell phone courtesy of MoFuse.. Continue reading

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Wednesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: EU, Death Row, Gamecues, MTV & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES: The Truth About Music Press Releases Nintendo Unveils Wii For Music Tunecore gets its own Billboard chart Radiohead and Google team for innovative new video imeem scores U2. Continue reading

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TuneCore Gets Own Billboard Chart

Billboard is now posting the top 25 revenue-generating albums and songs from discount flat fee digital distributor TuneCore in its Digital & Mobile section. The first chart can be viewed. Continue reading

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