Digital Music

What Does Art Sound Like?

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Identity: The Sound in Art, Digital Music, Video, Concrete Musique, Art Meets Science, Kickstarter, Scott Turek, Kelsey Sweet, Kickstarter-Spotlight, Arts News

Sometimes a great work of art speaks to you, but have you ever heard it sing to you? Multimedia artist Kelsey Sweet and musician Scott Turek were dete...

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The Music Industry Might Actually Not Be Dying

Huffington Post | Chris C. Anderson | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Cary Sherman, Digital Music, Digital Media, Video, Riaa Sales, Recording Industry, Music Industry, Subscription Services, Riaa, Entertainment News

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently released their report on 2011 Year End Shipment Data, in which states that "total [music...

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Tell the FTC to Stop the Music Monopoly -- Support Music Freedom

Christopher Naoum | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Digital Music, Monopoly, Independent Music, Emi, Sony, Music Labels, DC News

Control by two behemoth labels would prevent the development of innovative new digital music distribution models, would take away avenues of exposure for independent artists, and would raise the price of digital music for consumers.

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A Look at Google Music and Apple iTunes Match

Larry Magid | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Google Music, iTunes Match, Iphone, Mobile Music, Digital Music, Online Music, Cloud Solutions, Technology News

Last week was big for online music. Apple finally got around to launching its long-awaited iTunes Match service and Google Music graduated from beta test to an almost full-fledged online and mobile music platform.

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Sonos Reacts to Reaching One Million Rooms

Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Digital Music in the Home, Digital Music, Sonos, Apple, Iphone Home, Airplay, Ipod Home, Technology News

We asked longtime Sonos spokesman Thomas Meyer what the company thinks propelled it to one million rooms over the six-plus years that the company has shipped its products, and he said it was mainly due to acting like a band.

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Turntable.fm Gets Big Investment, Now Valued at $37.5 Million... Here's Why

Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Digital Music, Group Listening, Music, Turntable, Turntablefm, Social Music, Music Apps, turntable.fm, Union Square Ventures, Technology News

After using Turntable.fm since May, we're not too surprised that it has reportedly pulled down a $7.5 million investment round from a venture capital firm. Here's why.

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Spotify: Behind the Velvet Rope

Pedro L. Rodriguez | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Universal Music Group, Digital Music, Mashable, Research, Pandora, Spotify, Grooveshark, Technology News

If you're familiar with services like Pandora and Grooveshark, you might be asking yourself what the fuss is all about?

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Yes, You Should Spend Over $100 on Headphones

Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Music Apps, Digital Music, Headphones, Hardware, Music, Sound Quality, Eliot Van Buskirk, Sound, Technology News

We cover music apps like the waterfront at Evolver.fm. But without a solid way to turn the ones and zeros comprising today's music into vibrating air,...

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Hardest Working People in Show Business: Willie Nelson, Lady Gaga, More

Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Music, Social Media, Apps, Lady GaGa, Web App, Songkick, Willie Nelson, Touring, Facebook, Live Music, Music App, Technology News

Songkick -- a web app that integrates with iTunes, Last.fm and Pandora to let you know when the bands you like play live near your location so that yo...

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Has Music Piracy Killed the 'Recording Artist'?

Rick Carnes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Music, Music Piracy, Copyright, Recording Artist, The Beatles, Youtube, OK Go, Music Video, Damian Kulash, Entertainment News

After hearing The Beatles again last month I was reminded of a time when the songs mattered more and great recorded sound was the focus.

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Nielsen: U.S. Digital Music Sales Flat In 2010

Boy Genius Report | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Music, Digital Music News, Online mp3 Sales, mp3 Sales, Digital Music Sales, Digital Music Sales 2010, mp3 Download, Technology News

According to analytics company Nielsen, digital music sales in the United States were flat during the first half of 2010; showing no positive growth f...

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PHOTOS: The Richest Estates Of Dead Musicians (

Huffington Post | Sara Yin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Music Industry, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Yoko Ono, Digital Music, Johnny Cash, Billboard Magazine, Kurt Cobain, Posthumous Wealth, Elvis Presley, Posthumous Debt, John Lennon, Music Royalties, Slidepollajax, Richest Dead Musicians, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix, Business News

It may hearten some of you jaded music lovers to learn that back in March Johnny Cash's latest album, "American VI: Ain't No Grave," debuted at number...

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Does America Also Need Cultural Health Care?

Rob Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Digital Music, European Healthcare, Belfast, The Hague, Small Business, Government Bailout, Australia, Music Business, Austin, Affordable Health Care, Government Spending, Ireland, Spain, Socialized Healthcare, Canada, Sxsw, South by Southwest, Cultural Exports, Independent Record Labels, Creeping Socialism, Louisiana, Irony, Liverpool, Major Record Labels, American Music, Pepsi, Germany, Louisiana Music, Scotland, Health Care Vote, Miller Beer, Universal Health Care, Sxsw 2010, Government Subsidies, Israel, Berlin, Arts Council, Health Care Debate, New Zealand, England, Exports, Chevy, International Health Care, Arts Funding, Monster, International Music, Alternative Rock, Pop Music, Sobe, Yorkshire, Great Britain, Popular Music, Zone, Barbados, Health Care Reform, Japan, Music Industry, Socialism, Entrepreneurship, Rock and Roll, Global Competitiveness, Wales, Entertainment News

The majors were an almost ghostly presence at SXSW 2010. The indies have now seized the day within the leading-edge music market.

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The Evolution of Digital Music

Neal Rodriguez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Music, Digital Music Sales, Technology News

Courtesy of Mint.com....

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Music Industry Inches Forward into Reality

Sahil Kapur | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Music, Record Companies, Music Industry, Music Business, Guvera, Online Music, Entertainment News

With innovations sprouting all over the web to make music distribution simpler and more user-friendly, the music industry is gradually coming to terms...

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Apple Joins Forces With Record Labels

Financial Times | Matthew Garrahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Music, Digital Music Sales, Itunes, Apple Music, Record Labels, Apple, Apple iTunes, Media News

Apple is working with the four largest record labels to stimulate digital sales of albums by bundling a new interactive booklet, sleeve notes and othe...

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Dispatch From Tokyo: The Economy, Music Biz & Google

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Music, Music Business, Japanese Economy, Suicide, Wireless Internet, Timothy Geithner, Japan, Music Industry, World News

Japan is still an odd hybrid of the past and the future. They've skipped the personal computer and gone straight to the cell phone, where much of e-traffic occurs.

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Indie Music Memo To FCC: We Need A Level Playing Field Too

Rich Bengloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Independent Label, Digital Music, Thomas Friedman, Fcc, A2IM, Julius Genachowski, FCC Chairman, Digital Downloads, Music Industry, Digital, American Association of Independent Music, Independent Music Stores, Independent Music, Indie Music, Technology, Entertainment News

Just like the free exchange of ideas, freedom in the arts requires equal access for players of all sizes. When it's up to fans, demand for independent music increases dramatically.

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Gunning For iTunes: New Site Offers Songs For 10 Cents Each

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Music, Economic Downturn, lala.com, Music Downloads, Cheap Music Downloads, Recession, Business News

The music junkie has to face the souring economy, too, and it may come to a point where 99 cents for a song on iTunes is too much to pay. For these re...

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Amazon's Secret Weapon In Digital Music War With Goliath iTunes

Fortune.com | Devin Leonard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Music, Amazon.com, Myspace, Apple, MySpace Music Store, Amazon.com Digital Music, Digital Music War, Itunes, Business News

NEW YORK (Fortune) -- It was easy to scoff two years ago when word leaked out that Amazon was launching its own digital music service. The Seattle-bas...

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Digital Music and the Free Market

Max Keiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adam Smith, Cartel, Mpaa, Copyright, Riaa, Swedish PIrate Party, Bernanke, Ashley Alexandra Dupre, Amiestreet.com, Digital Music, Record Companies, George Soros, Eliot Spitzer, Marketing, Business News

For years, Madonna pretended to be a vamp to make it big. Dupre is an actual hooker scoring big using the indie music site, aimestreet.com, which charges based on user demand.

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Japan Investigates Possible iPod Defect

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, iPod Defect, MA099J/A, Apple, Ipod, iPod MA099J/A, iPod Nano Defect, iPod Lithium-Ion Battery, Digital Music, iPod Nano, Japan, Business News

TOKYO — Japan is investigating a possible defect in Apple Inc.'s iPod after one of the popular digital music players reportedly shot out sparks ...

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Sony BMG Drops Music Copy Protection

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: MP3, Music Downloads, Sony BMG Entertainment, Copy-Protection Free, Digital Music, Sony BMG, MusicPass, Business News

Sony BMG will start selling music downloads in the copy-protection-free MP3 format later this month in North America, as even the last holdout among t...

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Warner Music To Mobile Biz: Help, Please!

Silicon Valley Insider | Peter Kafka | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warner Music, Record Executives, Digital Music, Edgar Bronfman, Mobile Business, Warner Music Group, Business News

Our fellow blog pundits are having a laugh at Warner Music Group's Edgar Bronfman Jr. today, based on a speech he delivered yesterday at a wireless co...

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Second Gen Zune Released To Little Fanfare

New York Post | Brian Garrity | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: MP3 Players, Zune Sales, Microsoft, Digital Music, Zune, Microsoft Zune, Business News

Microsoft is making a second attempt to take a bite out of Apple's dominance in the digital music business with an overhaul of its MP3 player, the Zun...

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