Punk singer is crowned music industry's king (Guardian Unlimited)
He made his name as the rasping-voiced lead singer of the Undertones. Now, 30 years after the release of 'Teenage Kicks', Feargal Sharkey is to spearhead a music revolution in British schools. Tomorrow Sharkey will be unveiled as the chief executive of UK Music, an umbrella organisation that will represent songwriters, composers, musicians, record companies, managers, promoters, publishers …
Publ.Date : Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:15:17 GMT

Game Review: ‘Wii Music’ falls flat (The Pantagraph)
Nintendo’s “Wii Music” invites players to pick up their wireless remotes and strum, toot, bang and drum their way through improvisational jam sessions using more than 60 virtual instruments on which there can be no wrong notes, no mistakes.
Publ.Date : Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:45:06 GMT

Canadian music royalties go online (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Canada on Monday extended music royalties to the Internet in a move that will encompass commercial TV and radio station websites, electronic gaming sites and online radio stations.
Publ.Date : Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:49:38 GMT

Innerviews: Theater stalwart plays the music man role in real life (The Charleston Gazette)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As a preteen making his first appearance with the Charleston Light Opera Guild, he played a town brat in "The Music Man." In a subsequent Guild version of the popular musical, he played Professor Harold Hill. John Marshall plays the music man in real life, as well.
Publ.Date : Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:04:40 GMT

Stock Music Library AudioMicro Secures First Round (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
Stock music marketplace AudioMicro has closed its first round of financing from DFJ Frontier. The LA-based company will use the undisclosed amount to improve its offerings and content, as well as for working capital.
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:41:40 GMT

This Is the Music of the Blogs (New York Times)
For the first day of my annual peregrination through the CMJ Music Marathon, I let blogs pick my music.
Publ.Date : Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:58:07 GMT

Healing Sounds: Jazz artist applies music to heal the body and mind (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
Jazzman Stanley Jordan's intuition that music could be a healing force traces back to his teen years. He says he was sick with the flu and spent an entire day surrounded by song – and recovered nearly instantly.
Publ.Date : Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:57:07 GMT

Lala.com gives digital music another try (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
First a CD-trading site, then a free Web-based music browser, lala.com is being born again. The site is relaunching Tuesday as a hybrid, offering the digital download functionality of iTunes and the free music streaming of MySpace Music without the ads.
Publ.Date : Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:27:51 GMT

Saving the music (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Elementary students in the Wilkinsburg School District are singing and playing a new tune thanks to a $90,000 grant from VH1's Save The Music Foundation, Houlihan's and Comcast.
Publ.Date : Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:43:28 GMT

A lifetime of music performance (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
We all know what listening to great music can do for an audience — lift them up, bring them comfort, even make them reflect on their lives.
Publ.Date : Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:02:41 GMT

EconMusic Video: Billy Bragg And Others On Social Media, Music and Artist Compensation (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
Late last month we had our first EconMusic conference at the Natural History Museum in London, where we talked about all things digital music, including how its affected by the mobile industry, piracy, as well as the new trend of artists bypassing stores to reach out directly to their fans.
Publ.Date : Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:44:36 GMT

Survey sees hope for music against pirates (Guardian Unlimited)
The British music industry is about to 'turn the corner' in battle against online piracy, research has suggested. By Chris Tryhorn
Publ.Date : Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:14:13 GMT

Senuti Recovers Music from Your iPod (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)
If you've ever been stuck with a non-functioning computer and a functioning Apple iPod that has all your music on it, you are not alone. Now Senuti ("iTunes" reversed) offers a solution.
Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:57:39 GMT

Two big winners at NZ Music Awards (TVNZ)
The who's who of New Zealand music are nursing sore heads after a huge night out at the NZ Music Awards, with two bands in particular emerging as the big winners of the show.
Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:00:39 GMT

YouTube to sell music, games in revenue push (Washington Post)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – YouTube, the world's most popular video-sharing site, will start to sell music and video games and experiment with new advertising formats to grow revenue, executives said on Tuesday.
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:57:22 GMT

EMI to launch new music service (Reuters) (Yahoo!7 Music News)
NEW YORK (Adweek) – EMI is preparing to launch a music service by the end of the year, representing the latest direct-to-consumer business being planned by a major label.
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:03:07 GMT

Mufin Matches Characteristics To Discover Music (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
Music enthusiasts will have another way to search for their favorite tunes in coming months. Mufin, a Berlin, Germany-based company, has launched the beta version of its music-discovery platform, mufin.com.
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:48:12 GMT

If it's Monday music, it must be Mezza Luna (The Florida Times-Union)
Once a month, a popular Beaches restaurant is emphasizing music instead of food and alcohol.
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:00:13 GMT

WNEC to host Daniel Pearl World Music Days concert (The Republican)
SPRINGFIELD – Western New England College will host a Daniel Pearl World Music Days concert on Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. in Rivers Memorial Hall.
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:32:55 GMT

The Biggest African Music Awards Is Finally Here – MTV Africa Music Awards (Ghanaweb.com)
The nominations, host and performers for the first ever MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain will be announced on Tuesday 7th October 2008 at a glittering celebrity soirée and media reception at Planet One, Lagos, Nigeria.
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:23:28 GMT