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Archive for the 'Digital Music' Category

Jul3

New British ad campaign targets downloaders (Reuters)

Reuters - A grubby man in the pub named
Nigel who buys counterfeit DVDs is being replaced by a sheepish
young office worker named Nigel who downloads movies and music
illegally at his desk in a new British ad campaign against
piracy.

Filed in: Digital Music

Jul2

Recognize the Reveler: Who’s Flipping the Finger? (E! Online)

E! Online - Here’s a Hint: This blond singer has a hit song that’s getting major airplay and she’s clubbing at NYC hot spot Butter, so why’s she giving us a digital diss? Maybe she’s just trying to show off her injured finger to gain some sympathy points from her paparazzi pals.

Filed in: Digital Music

May22

Apple Expected To Target Digital Home (TechWeb)

TechWeb - InformationWeek - Forrester Research expects Apple to focus on the Mac, a home server, a universal music controller, a network-enabled “clock radio” and digital photo frame, and a more capable Apple TV.

Filed in: Digital Music

May22

Touring music acts make stops online (AP)

AP - Though the calendar still says spring, the summer tour season has begun. Tracking your favorite acts, though, can be almost as interesting online as at your local amphitheater.

Filed in: Digital Music

May18

Chesney gets top country award but criticizes vote (Reuters)

Reuters - Kenny Chesney won entertainer of the
year for the fourth straight time at the 43rd Annual Academy of
Country Music Awards on Sunday — but said backstage that
organizers had devalued the top prize by making it a
“sweepstakes” up for vote on the Internet.

Filed in: Digital Music

May16

Q&A: Actor Szmanda tunes in new role at radio station (Reuters)

Reuters - When Clear Channel wanted to launch a
format-free Internet radio station called erockster, executive
VP/head of online music and radio Evan Harrison turned to his
old friend Eric Szmanda for ideas. Best known for playing Greg
Sanders on the hit series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,”
Szmanda at first seems like an unlikely choice for leading such
a major initiative at the world’s largest radio broadcaster.

Filed in: Digital Music

May12

RIM’s ‘Bold’ Assault On Upgraded iPhone Adds 3G, GPS, Tunes (Investor’s Business Daily)

Investor’s Business Daily - Shares of Research In Motion hit an all-time high on Monday as the company unveiled a new cell phone it hopes will dissuade business customers from buying Apple’s upgraded iPhone.

Filed in: Digital Music

May6

UMG confirms deal with Qtrax to allow free music downloads (AP)

AP - Universal Music Group confirmed Tuesday that it has reached a deal with file-sharing site Qtrax to allow free, legal downloads of UMG music.

Filed in: Digital Music

May1

Online voting open for ACM’s entertainer of the year (AP)

AP - Country music fans can begin voting online for the Academy of Country Music’s entertainer of the year award, with voting continuing through the last hour of the ACM’s May 18 awards show.

Filed in: Digital Music

Apr24