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Madonna Adds Ringtones To Web Site

Proving again that she’s smarter than most of us Madonna has added ringtones for purchase on her web site. OK, so everyone is jumping on the ringtone bandwagon. But Madonna. Continue reading

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Rhapsody Cuts Deals With More Universities

If college students had a simple and almost free way to discover new music, wouldn’t it lead to increased CD/download sales, ticket sales, sales od swag and more? We think. Continue reading

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Clive Chides Music Retail For Lack Of Excitment

The Hollywood Reporter writes: “Legendary music mogul Clive Davis has some advice for music retailers looking to persuade music fans to return to traditional record shops: Make shopping more fun.. Continue reading

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Hits Daily Pubishes Reaction To Last Week’s P2P Ruling

From Hits: Appeals Court judge Sidney R. Thomas wrote, “The introduction of new technology is always disruptive to old markets, and particularly to those copyright owners whose works are sold. Continue reading

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Live Online Radio Pioneer 97X

From The Radio Internet Newsletter and The Cincinnati Post: “The 23-year-old Oxford, Ohio-based alternative music station 97X always billed itself as ‘The Future of Rock.’ With its new Web cast,. Continue reading

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Both Sides Now: The Real/iTunes Flap

London’s Financial Times has published a well researched commentary on the current Real/iPod flap: THE FEUD: “You could tell it was a bizarre feud by the statement Apple issued, one. Continue reading

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Hollywood Reporter Names Billboard’s Chris Morris Music Editor

Billboard senior writer Chris Morris is joining The Hollywood Reporter as music editor, editor Howard Burns announced yesterday. Morris replaces Tamara Conniff, who recently was appointed as an executive editor. Continue reading

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Dowloading Track To Cell A Hit In Europe

Wired.com reports that, “the ability to download complete tracks directly over cell-phone networks to mobile phones is becoming a reality in Europe. O2 Music, the music arm of U.K.-based international. Continue reading

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CIRCUIT COURT DENIES FILM & MUSIC BIZ BLOW IN P2P CASE

The Hollywood Reporter has just announced that, “the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a legal blow to movie studios and music companies today when it ruled that Internet. Continue reading

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Broadband Users Outnumber Dial-up

From The Hollywood Reporter: “Early Internet entrepreneurs envisioned a day when consumers would devour short bites of entertainment on their computer screens delivered over the Internet by fat broadband pipes.. Continue reading

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