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01/05/2009 10:56 PM
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Music marketers target female shoppers at home (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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With CD sales dropping fast, the music business is exploring nontraditional ways to expose consumers to recording artists. Among the new sales and marketing vehicles are Tara Leigh Music Party and musicShop.
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01/05/2009 10:55 PM
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Music industry eases tactics in fighting piracy (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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The Recording Industry Association of America's decision not to pursue new lawsuits against online file-sharers marks a fundamental shift in the music business's battle against piracy, from one focused on enforcement to one emphasizing education.
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01/06/2009 09:40 AM
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Apple 'may end music play curbs' (BBC News)
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Speculation is mounting that Apple is close to a deal removing restrictions on how its downloaded music can be played.
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01/05/2009 09:30 PM
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Hyundai Super Bowl ad to feature music by Yo-Yo Ma (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Hyundai Motor Co. will use music by famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma in a Super Bowl XLIII television commercial that consumers can re-edit online, Billboard has learned.
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01/05/2009 08:21 PM
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Sources: Apple to expand DRM-free music, pricing (CNET)
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Moving further away from its one-price-fits-all model, the company will allow top four music labels more price flexibility.
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01/06/2009 09:05 AM
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by our resident music industry philosopher Kyle Balin (All About Jazz)
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The African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child," was used on Hypebot by Bruce as a reality check for Music 2.0. Black Stone Cherry adds onto those famous words of wisdom in their song 'You' by saying, “It takes an army to march a mile."
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01/06/2009 08:16 AM
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CSU music student to perform in Obama’s inauguration parade (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)
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Columbus State University music student Christopher Johns won’t be watching the presidential inaugural parade from the sidelines — he’ll be marching in it.
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01/06/2009 06:25 AM
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Pattinson's music ambitions (world entertainment news via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
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Twilight star Robert Pattinson isn't worried if offers of acting jobs dry up - he'd happily turn his hand to a career in music.
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01/06/2009 09:24 AM
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Music sales fell in 2008, but climbed on the Web (The Indiana Gazette)
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Sales of recorded music fell sharply in 2008, as consumers continued to migrate away from the CD format, large retailers reduced floor space for music and the recession dampened consumer spending during the critical year-end holiday shopping period.
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01/06/2009 09:25 AM
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Music Review: Enya - And Winter Came (Blogcritics.org)
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Enya haunts the holidays with more beautiful music... Though I know it's a bit after the holidays, this CD is one that can exist after the holidays.Enya released And Winter Came in November 2008 after two years of work. And for a person who has an allergic reaction to the typical shopping mall style of holiday music, this was a breath of fresh air. I've loved Enya's music since she...
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