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01/06/2009 09:43 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 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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01/05/2009 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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01/06/2009 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 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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01/05/2009 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 10:30 AM
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Jack Black discovers his country music DNA (The Charlotte Observer)
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(By Charles J. Gans, Associated Press) Jack Black may have been schooled in rock, but now he'd like to sing at the Grand Ole Opry with wife Tanya Haden's family, who recently turned him on to bluegrass music. The 39-year-old actor-musician energetically sings the traditional tune “Old Joe Clark” on father-in-law Charlie Haden's Grammy-nominated CD “Rambling Boy.” “I wasn't sure what to expect ...
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01/06/2009 10:26 AM
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Folk Festival to offer music, food and art (The Times Press Recorder)
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The Central Coast Folk Festival, a four-day festival celebrating the American heritage of music, food and art, is set for Jan. 15-18 at five San Luis Obispo County hotels.
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01/06/2009 08:41 AM
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MyStudio Announces 'Go to the GRAMMY(R)S' Music Contest (Broadcast Newsroom)
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. , Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Scottsdale based MyStudio (TM) recently announced a multiyear partnership with The Grammy Foundation(R) and in conjunction with the partnership, the launch of the very first MyStudio Music Contest is underway.
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