Cedille on the Move: High-Energy Tracks from Chicago’s Classical Record Label

"Upbeat classical #music with a 'propulsive rhythmic energy' suited to exercise, driving, and other active pursuits awaits listeners on a new compilation CD titled "Cedille on the Move: High-Energy Tracks from Chicago's Classical Record Label" (Cedille Records CDR 8002, $8.99 suggested retail price). The 78-minute budget CD offers 17 tracks - mostly single movements and excerpts from longer works - from 17 different albums of music from the Baroque period to the late-20th century and featuring chamber, orchestral, and duo-piano performances. A 20-page CD booklet provides brief program notes about each of the selections. The tracks were selected and sequenced for 'a stimulating musical journey,' James Ginsburg, Cedille Records founder and president, writes in an introductory essay."
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Britain's Got Talent star Shaheen Jafargholi 'destined for fame'

"His stunning performance on the final of Britain's Got Talent may not have been enough for a place in the show's top three, but Shaheen Jafargholi is already on the way to being the talent search's latest big-selling child star. The 12-year-old, from Swansea, lost out last night to an electrifying performance by dance act Diversity in the race to perform at the Royal Variety Performance, and scoop a first prize of £100,000. But industry experts say the pint-sized virtuoso can expect to earn at least that within a year, with an album deal likely to be reached soon with Simon Cowell's record label. Cowell has an option on all the finalists and he is expected to exercise it within weeks." - Wales Online
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Woody Guthrie sings again, in his remastered voice

"For decades, the original metal masters of Woody Guthrie's songs lay forgotten and stacked in cardboard barrels in a Brooklyn basement. Producer Michael Creamer learned of the trove through his cousin and took some discs to engineer Doug Pomeroy, who rejuvenated the folk hero's early-'40s recordings to create My Dusty Road, a 54-track, four-CD set due Aug. 25 on Rounder Records" - USAToday
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New Beatles museum opens in Hamburg

A new museum dedicated to the #Beatles opened in Hamburg on Friday, 49 years since the band, at that time a five-piece with no Ringo Starr, first played in a run-down strip club in the German city. The museum, called Beatlemania, includes five floors of artifacts and interactive exhibits and is in the same area of Hamburg where the band appeared during five different stints between 1960 and 1962

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The Twitter Music Chart

The Twitter Music Chart - the hottest songs and artists being listened to on #Twitter right now
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Phil Spector sentenced to 19 years to life

"Phil Spector was sentenced Friday to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, who was shot through the mouth in the #music producer's home six years ago. Spector, 69, looked straight forward and showed no emotion as Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler ordered a term of 15 years to life for second-degree murder plus four years for personal use of a gun. Clarkson's mother, Donna, made a brief statement before sentencing, speaking of her daughter's fine qualities, sense of humor, intelligence and dedication to her craft of acting."
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10 ways to share music on Twitter (Mashable)

"#Twitter is fast becoming one of the most important ways to share information quickly, easily, and instantly over the web. Users and developers have found a lot of innovative ways to pack a ton of utility into just 140 characters, including sharing images, sharing video, and sharing documents. What about #music? Turns out, there are plenty of ways to share tunes on Twitter as well. Here are ten of the best ways to tweet about what you're listening to" - Mashable
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Romano Drom Songbook

"For Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month 2009 we've compiled this small collection of songs written and performed by Gypsies, Roma and Travellers. It has been compiled with the help of Ambrose Cooper and Kerieva who have also contributed some of their own songs. They reflect a diverse range of music for you to learn, play and perhaps perform"
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Music labels cut friendlier deals with start-ups

"With CD sales dropping fast, it is not hard to imagine how the major #music labels could benefit from the growth of Web start-ups like Imeem. The company's service lets people listen to songs, discover new artists and share their favorites with friends. And in return, Imeem owes the labels licensing fees for use of the music. But two months ago, Imeem's founder, Dalton Caldwell, was ready to pull the plug. While 26 million people a month were using the service, Imeem owed millions of dollars to the music labels, and income from advertising was nowhere close to covering expenses. 'It reached a point where it was not even clear it was worth doing any more,' Mr. Caldwell said. Then the ground shifted. This month, Warner Music Group forgave Imeem's debt, and both Warner and Universal Music agreed to relax the terms of their licensing deals with the site. That allowed Imeem to raise more money from investors and plan for a profitable future" - NYT
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Universal retained number one music spot in 2008

"Universal Music Group, owned by Vivendi, maintained its position as the world's largest recorded #music company and music publisher for the third consecutive year in 2008, research shows. A report by Informa called Music & Copyright said Universal increased its share in terms of revenues generated from the sales of both physical and digital recorded music, due to hits from artists such as singer Duffy." - Reuters
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TweetTunes

TweetTunes is a #Twitter application on the web. It takes information about bands and artists from Twitter and processes this information so that it is viewable by you. It is powered by Twitter and Last.fm
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US warns of TV drug ads' distracting music, images

"Television ads for drugs and medical devices should avoid distracting images and music that can reduce viewers' comprehension of potential side effects, U.S. regulators advised in guidelines proposed on Tuesday. Advertisements also should use similar type styles and voice-overs when conveying benefits and risks, the Food and Drug Administration said. The guidelines follow complaints that manufacturers use various techniques in their widely seen television ads and other promotions to downplay risks while emphasizing potential benefits. Leaving out or minimizing side-effect information is the most frequent violation the FDA cites in letters to companies complaining about misleading promotions. The draft guidelines advise manufacturers on how to present risk information adequately in print and broadcast promotions to consumers and doctors without running afoul of federal regulations. The guidelines are not mandatory." - Reuters
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SC judge OKs settlement over James Brown estate

"After years of hearings in a protracted battle over how to parcel out James Brown's wealth, a South Carolina judge approved a settlement Tuesday that gives nearly half of it to his charitable trust, about a quarter to his wife and young son, and the rest to Brown's adult children. The settlement was a contrast to the instructions spelled out in Brown's will and trust after his death on Christmas Day 2006. Some of Brown's adult children contested the bequest, claiming their father's estate was mismanaged by trustees."
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Wilco's Jay Bennett found dead

"Jay Bennett was a master in the recording studio, the type of talent who could pick up almost any instrument and make music on it. On stage, he could be a whirling, chain-smoking, dreadlocked dervish. As a key member of Wilco and a prolific artist and producer for other bands, Bennett had a reputation as a musical obsessive who chased perfection. He was in the middle of recording another solo album in Champaign when he died over the weekend at age 45" - Chicago Tribune
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Europe nearing Pan-European music licensing model

"Music rights holders are nearing agreement on a pan-European #music license, which would enable music to be bought online across the European Union, the European Commission said Tuesday. Currently, most online retailers limit sales of digital media to the countries in which they are based, or where the buyer is based, due to complex copyright rules and fees across Europe" - WSJ
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AudioBoo

AudioBoo, which was partly funded by Channel 4, was launched in March as a website and free iPhone application, although it can now be used on other mobiles and landlines. It allows users to make "boos" - digital recordings - up to five minutes long. At the press of button, they can then be published online as a mini-podcast. The AudioBoo website allows users to comment on the recordings, share them on other sites, and follow other users.

Walking through Audioboo from Mark Rock on Vimeo.

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Jamendo reaches 20,000 albums

On Jamendo artists allow anyone to download and share their #music. It's free, legal and unlimited. Now with 20,000 albums
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Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2009

"The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day, multi-stage camping festival held on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee every June. Bonnaroo brings together some of the best performers in rock and roll, along with dozens of artists in complementary styles such as jazz, Americana, hip-hop, electronica, and just about any contemporary music you can think of. In addition to dozens of epic performances, the festival's 100-acre entertainment village buzzes around the clock with attractions and activities including a classic arcade, on-site cinema, silent disco, comedy club, theater performers, a beer festival, and a music technology village. For its peaceful vibe, near-flawless logistics, and unrivaled entertainment options, Rolling Stone magazine named this revolutionary entertainment experience one of the 50 moments that changed the history of rock and roll."
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'Rock' your way to an MTV Music Video Award

"MTV and MTV Games are giving you a chance to take the stage with its Rock Band video game contest, starting next month. Submit a music video of your "band" playing a Rock Band track (list at www.RockBand.com/Pepsi) and be eligible to win a coveted Moonman statute at the MTV Video Music Awards September 13"
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Sony considers music downloads for PSP

"Sony has spoken with some of the major recording companies about providing #music for the PlayStation Portable, music industry sources told CNET News. The sources said the talks are only preliminary and no deals have been struck. But apparently, Sony is considering offering music on the PlayStation Network, the company's nascent multiplayer gaming and digital download service. Such a move could place the PSP in direct competition with other multiuse music players, most notably the iPhone. Spokespeople from Sony and the big recording labels declined to comment for this story"
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Sonic Boom: The Impact of Led Zeppelin (Podcast)

For Sonic Boom: The Impact of Led Zeppelin, author Frank Reddon conducted over 40 exclusive, primary source interviews with audience members, musicians, broadcasters, published Led Zeppelin authors, university professors, ethnomusicologists, and others. The result is an unprecedented look at how the band influenced the course of popular music history. In this podcast episode, Reddon lets us in on some little-known facts about the legendary band and talks about their influence, which is still running strong today
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New York loses its Jazz Festival

"For the first time in 37 years, there will be no major summer jazz festival in New York. Nor will there be related series in Miami or Chicago, as the concert company behind them is suffering a financial crisis" - NY Times
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Record companies step up crusade against Pirate Bay

"Four record companies want to close the Pirate Bay file sharing service and have filed a motion with the Stockholm district court to fine the people behind the operation as long as its users can access copyright-protected material. Last month the site's operators were found guilty of copyright violations, sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay damages of 30 million Swedish kronor (US$3.9 million). But that didn't stop the site from making music available for download, which record companies such as Universal, EMI, Sony and Warner are not happy about"
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10th Annual Americana Music Festival & Conference

"The 10th Annual Americana Music Festival & Conference will take place from Wednesday, September 16 through Saturday, September 19, 2009, gathering over 1000 artists and industry professionals from all over the world, representing all facets of our genre, at the Nashville Convention Center and premiere venues throughout the city"
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Sony considers music downloads for PSP

"Sony has spoken with some of the major recording companies about providing music for the PlayStation Portable, music industry sources told CNET News. The sources said the talks are only preliminary and no deals have been struck. But apparently, Sony is considering offering music on the PlayStation Network, the company's nascent multiplayer gaming and digital download service. Such a move could place the PSP in direct competition with other multiuse music players, most notably the iPhone"
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Green Day lashes out at Wal-Mart policy

"Green Day has the most popular CD in the country, but you won't be able to find it at your local Wal-Mart. The band says the giant superstore chain refused to stock its latest CD, "21st Century Breakdown," because Wal-Mart wanted the album edited for language and content, and they refused. "Wal-Mart's become the biggest retail outlet in the country, but they won't carry our record because they wanted us to censor it," frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said in a recent interview"
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Beatles Day 2009

Beatles Day 2009 (July 10) was officially launched by John Lennon's sister - Julia Baird and TV star Ricky Tomlinson at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Julia is a Trustee of the newly formed Beatles Day Foundation and Ricky is a Patron of the charity. She and Ricky handed over cheques raised by the Beatles Day appeal last year to the Imagine Appeal and Liverpool Unites worth £45,000. The patients and staff on the Oncology ward joined in a singalong to 'She Loves You' and 'I Saw Her standing there'
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Death sentence for pop star's murderers

"A prominent Egyptian property tycoon has been sentenced to death for the murder of Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim. Hisham Talaat Moustafa, who is close to President Hosni Mubarak's eldest son, was found guilty of paying former Egyptian police officer Mohsen el-Sukkary £1.3 million to kill Tamim after she ended their relationship. El-Sukkary was also sentenced to death in a court hearing that descended into pandemonium after the verdicts and sentences were delivered" - ITN
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Cherrypeel

Cherrypeel is a community site where the visitors themselves decide what songs are worth listening to by voting on submissions spanning the world over
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Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Television partner to present music from new Fox series 'Glee'

"In a significant multiplatform deal, Columbia Records will be the official #music partner of Twentieth Century Fox Television's eagerly anticipated new comedy musical series Glee. As part of the deal, Columbia will release music from the show - as both single tracks and soundtracks - on iTunes and other digital platforms as well as in retail outlets" PRNewswire
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Yusuf, formerly Cat Stevens, brings good vibes

It was the hottest ticket in town. Colin Farrell was there. So were Michelle Branch, Josh Groban and Chris Isaak - the latter accompanied by his manager's dog, Rodney. No, we're not talking about a Britney Spears or U2 concert. We're talking about a star-studded, invitation-only club show by Yusuf - the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens. It was the legendary folk singer's first L.A. show in 33 years, and the audience gave him a heartfelt "welcome back." He played for just over an hour: half a dozen songs from his new album, "Roadsinger," plus a few gems from the '60s and '70s. It was "Peace Train" that elicited a singalong, with the entire room participating in the song's signature hand claps. Branch, who sings backup on Yusuf's new album, admitted to getting teary-eyed. "You don't understand," she said. "I learned how to play guitar with the Cat Stevens songbook!" - CNN

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Norway wins Eurovision Song Contest

"After an exciting voting in front of thousands of people in a fully packed Moscow Olimpisky Indoor Arena and millions of TV viewers all over Europe, it was finally Alexander Rybak from Norway who received the highest number of points from televoters and juries from the 42 countries participating in this year's edition of Europe's favourite TV-show! Norway managed to gather 387 points altogether - a new record! -, followed by Yohanna from Iceland with 218 points and Azerbaijan's AySel & Arash who collected 207 points"
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Coldplay releases live album as free download

"LeftRightLeftRightLeft," the free live album that #Coldplay is giving away on CD to every fan who attends this summer's "Viva La Vida" tour, is now available as a free download from the band's website
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Cockatoo Dances to the Beat

The movie shows three excerpts of videos analyzed in this experiment. Each excerpt is at a tempo different from the original song (Everybody, by the Backstreet Boys; 108.7 beats per minute [bpm]). The excerpts include synchronized bouts, periods during which Snowball bobs his head in synchrony with the musical beat for at least 12 consecutive bobs. Current Biology 19(10), published online April 30, 2009.

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Black Grooves - May 2009

Black Grooves - May 2009 - hosted by the Archives of African American #Music and Culture, now available
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Elvis Costello reveals 'secret' new album

"Being able to revisit pieces from his unfinished opera about the life of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen was a welcome "surprise" for Elvis Costello on his new album, "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane." The set, due out June 2 on Hear Music and produced by T-Bone Burnett, includes four songs from "The Secret Songs," a commission by the Royal Danish Opera. They weren't initially planned to be part of "Secret...," but fortuitous circumstances allowed Costello, Burnett and the all-star group of players they'd assembled, and dubbed the Sugarcanes, to take them on" - Billboard
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Obama raises hopes for revived interest in Cuban music

As the annual Cuban #music trade fair Cubadisco kicks off May 16 in Havana, promoters in the United States are hoping that a thaw in relations with Cuba could revive interest in the island's music - Billboard
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Karaokeparty

Karaokeparty - A free online international karaoke community where users can sign up, sing their hearts out, and challenge friends. Songs available are not originals, but covers sung by professional musicians. A microphone is required for recording
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Britain's Got Talent: Greg Pritchard

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Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009)

Official site for the documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil, which follows the history of the metal band and its founders Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner. #music #musicmonday
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Dusty Tunes

Dusty Tunes automatically creates your own personal web page with a list of all the #music in your #iTunes library. It will organise it all into a nice list and provide you with links so you can share it with your friends, on blogs, forums, websites, digg, facebook or simply keep it as a personal reference. You can come back at any time and update your page with all your latest tracks
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Mystery Beatles lyric is a dream display at the British Library

A previously unseen George Harrison lyric, found by author and collector Hunter Davies, goes on display at the British Library. Written in early 1967 when George was aged 23 or 24, the untitled song was penned at a time when The Beatles had stopped touring to spend more time in the studio to work on what would arguably become their most famous record, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles are still one of the world's greatest bands, almost 40 years after their split. Hunter Davies found the lyric during his research for a new edition of The Beatles official biography, which has just been re released more than 40 years after its original publication. In its introduction, Hunter recalls how he collected Beatles lyrics discarded as scrap paper from the floor of Abbey Road studio and kept them as souvenirs. It's almost certain that they would have been thrown out by the cleaners if he hadn't picked them up
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MixPod

MixPod - customize your own #music playlist
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Eminem: Relapse

"Highly anticipated 2009 album from one of the most successful Rap artists in history. He's sold more albums than most Rock and Pop superstars. He's a Grammy winner. He's an Oscar winner. He's been on the cover of practically every music magazine since his debut album dropped in 1999. Now, 10 years after The Slim Shady LP, Eminem marks his 10th anniversary as a Hip Hop hurricane with Relapse, yet another skillful collaboration with Dr. Dre. Features the single 'Crack A Bottle' (which features Dre and 50 Cent)"
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IAmHypeOnline.com

IAmHypeOnline.com levels the media playing field for recording artists. By optimizing new media technology and social networking, this San Diego based marketing firm offers their clients maximum exposure that once required the backing of high budget production companies. They provide both the tools and the expertise for talent to market and promote themselves effectively to the one and half billion people who annually visit the web ad the twenty two million accessing the web daily through their mobile phones
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Warner Music Group posts larger 2Q loss

"Warner Music Group Corp. said that its losses widened in its second fiscal quarter as the company booked some one-time charges and its revenue suffered from a light music release schedule. For the quarter that ended March 31, Warner Music lost 68 million, or 45 cents per share. A year ago, the company's losses totaled $37 million, or 25 cents per share."
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Vevo gets progressive record label exec as new president

"Vevo - the forthcoming site for YouTube videos featuring professional musicians - is getting a new president, according to MediaMemo and CNET. It's Rio Caraeff, the current vice president of Elabs, Universal's digital business unit"
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WaTunes

WaTunes is a social media distribution service that enables artists, groups, and record labels to sell #music, music videos, and audiobooks through leading online entertainment retailers, including iTunes,Rhapsody, and eMusic. Artists and labels can sell unlimited music and earn 100% of their profits
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Hailey Niswanger: Confeddie

Hailey Niswanger: young female jazz artist with a unique sound, plays straight ahead jazz that makes the listener feel good, and leaves them wanting more
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Google: Eurovision 2009 Forecast

Google's "Predictor" gadget looks at searches for #Eurovision 2009 contestants to predict which performer will win


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30th Blues Music Award winners announced

"Last night in a simply unbelievably wonderful night of Blues Music and camaraderie, the following Blues music performers were honored with 2008 Blues Music Awards: Acoustic Album of the Year: Mississippi Number One - Eden Brent Acoustic Artist of the Year: Eden Brent Album of the Year: Skin Deep - Buddy Guy Band of the Year: Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials B.B. King Entertainer of the Year: Janiva Magness Best New Artist Debut: 2 Man Wrecking Crew - Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm Contemporary Blues Album of the Year: Skin Deep..."
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Live Nation first-quarter loss widens

"Live Nation Inc, the world's largest concert promoter, posted a wider loss than expected on Thursday as its revenue was hurt by foreign currency exchange movements. The Los Angeles-based company, which is the in the midst of a controversial merger with Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc, posted a net loss of $103.2 million, or $1.29 a share from continuing operations compared with a loss of $70.8 million, or 92 cents a year ago. Revenue fell by 6 percent to $499.3 million, hurt by $49 million in forex changes and a decline in U.S. ticket sales. The company said on a constant currency basis its revenue grew by 3 percent. Analysts had expected Live Nation to post a loss of 82 cents on revenue of $567.7 million." - Yahoo
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RealNetworks' suffers net loss as sales drop

"RealNetworks, best known for its RealPlayer software, saw weaker results for the first quarter of 2009, the digital entertainment company said Thursday. Net loss for the quarter ended March 31 was $12.1 million, or a loss of 10 cents a share, versus net income of $2.4 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2008. Revenue was $140.8 million, down 5 percent from $147.6 million a year ago. Results were below estimates from analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, who expected a loss of only 6 cents a share." - cnet
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Giveaway of the Day - Music Making for MS Word

Giveaway of the Day - #Music Making for MS Word - free today only (May 8 2009)
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Blyper

Blyper will notify you when your favorite #music artist releases a new CD or single
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theRADIO

theRADIO - search and listen to your favorite artists, songs and #music channels for free. Type in an artist or genre to start listening to music
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next to normal

Official site for next to normal, a new #musical with libretto and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Features Alice Ripley, Aaron Tveit, J. Robert Spencer, Jennifer Damiano, Adam Chanler-Berat, and Louis Hobson. next to normal shows the lengths to which two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their family's world intact.
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Bob Dylan bows atop Billboard 200

"Bob Dylan, whose Billboard 200 chart career began in 1963, lands his fifth No. 1 album this week as "Together Through Life" (Columbia) opens atop the list with 125,000. It gives the icon back-to-back No. 1s with studio albums, as 2006's "Modern Times" also started in the penthouse. However, the latter set bowed with a much stronger number -- 192,000. "Modern" was ushered in with an Apple iTunes/iPod TV spot, which starred Dylan himself singing that album's song "Someday Baby." The new album did not have such a splashy marketing tie-in." - Billboard
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CBS Corp. creates interactive music group

"CBS Corp. said it is combining its CBS Radio online assets and music discovery site Last.fm to create the CBS Interactive Music Group. It includes CBS Radio's more than 100 music Websites and audio streams, related mobile applications, as well as Last.fm, which has so far been part of CBS Interactive. The combined operations reach almost 40 million unique monthly users worldwide, according to the company." - THR
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Labels dissatisfied with MySpace Music performance

"The good news for MySpace #Music is that its record label backers are pleased with the traffic the site is attracting. The bad news is that the 8-month-old service has yet to turn that big audience into big dollars" - cnet
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Facebook amps up its music ambitions with The Jonas Brothers Live

Facebook may finally be making a power play into a world where they are not the market leaders: online #music. How, do you ask? By partnering with one of the world's most popular bands, The Jonas Brothers, to launch their new single via a live video stream
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Last.fm launches Visual Radio

Last.fm has launched Visual Radio, which combines artist photos and video with new advertising slots
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Sony Music Entertainment websites to feature audio players and song lyrics

Sony #Music Entertainment has announced a new initiative to add robust on-demand audio streaming and song lyrics features across its network of artist websites. Fans will now be able to listen to tracks from the catalog of many of their favorite artists, create multiple personalized playlists, and follow along with the words to songs. Sony Music's websites will encourage a deeper connection between the fan and artist by featuring on-demand audio players that will make it possible for fans to explore and discover both current hits and previous releases. To add to the experience, the sites will also include lyrics licensed by Gracenote, which offers the world's largest catalog of complete, accurate and licensed song lyrics. Sony Music's agreement with Gracenote spans all of its label groups in the U.S. and Canada and establishes it as the first music major to broadly offer song lyrics on its artist websites. The roll out will begin in early summer. The new lyrics service, which complements current features like music videos, artist photos, song recommendations, buy links and customizable playlists, further enhances Sony Music's websites as go-to destinations for fans to connect with the artists they love. Sony Music's web network already draws more than 18,000,000 visitors from around the world each month.
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Alexander Street's First Annual Online Jazz Music Festival

From Tuesday, May 12 through Thursday, May 14, electronic publisher Alexander Street will host the first annual Online #Jazz #Music Festival. Ordinarily accessible only to patrons of subscribing libraries, Alexander Street's newest streaming music collection, Jazz Music Library, will be openly accessible to visitors worldwide for the duration of the festival. Other planned festival highlights include: Concord Jazz videos featuring Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, and Michael Feinstein; free music downloads; quizzes in which visitors can test their jazz knowledge; a juried playlist competition; and special discount coupons from publishing partners Concord Jazz and Jazzology. All visitors to the Online Jazz Music Festival will be entered in drawings to win prizes that include free CDs, a Flip video camera, and a free, one-year subscription to Jazz Music Library for the winning visitor's public or university library
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Fliis

"Fliis is a new service that is aimed at #music addicts the world over. Its tagline is 'all the music you can imagine', and it attempts to make that come true by letting users look up music that is featured on #YouTube. That is, it lets users crawl YouTube and listen to just the audio track that accompanies every file hosted therein. "
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Writing on the Wall 2009

Writing on the Wall 2009 is a festival of outsiders: writers, musicians and artists well-known for defying convention and corporate attitudes - 2-30 May - Liverpool, UK
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The Fab Faux brings the music of The Beatles to Northampton (USA)

"For starters, forget every notion you may have ever had about tribute bands. The Fab Faux don't weary goofy wigs, they don't get decked out in phony Sgt. Pepper's uniforms and they don't talk between songs with bogus British accents. But they just might be the most authentic live interpreters of the music of the Beatles on the planet. Well, perhaps other than Paul McCartney when he takes his own band on the road. The Fab Faux will be playing the Calvin Theatre in Northampton on Friday night in a show billed as "From the Cavern to the Rooftop." Led by bassist-singer Will Lee, best known for his work in the band on "The Late Show with David Letterman," and singer-guitarist-keyboardist Jimmy Vivino, a longtime member of Conan O'Brien's band, the Fab Faux formed in 1998 and have been drawing raves along with jaw-dropping looks of amazement from audiences ever since. "
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Enjoy a free weekend of Met Player

"Met Player, the Metropolitan Opera Company's new online streaming service, will be available for free as a special promotion for the entire weekend of May 1–3. Beginning at 5pm ET on Friday, May 1, all visitors to metplayer.org will enjoy free and unlimited access to more than 200 full-length operas - including 20 performances from the first three seasons of the Met's award-winning Live in HD series. The offer ends at midnight on Sunday, May 3"
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Dylan is in chart seventh heaven

Bob Dylan has topped the UK album chart for the seventh time in his career, nearly 40 years since his last number one LP. Together Through Life is the folk music legend's 33rd studio album, according to the Official Charts Company. He last topped the UK chart with New Morning in 1970. His first, in 1964, was The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Dylan now holds a record, previously held by Tom Jones, for the longest gap between solo number one albums
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John Lennon: The New York City Years

John Lennon's passion for #music, art, politics and film - with a New York City focus - will be the subject of a new feature exhibit opening next month at The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC. John Lennon: The New York City Years, opening May 12, has been designed to capture Lennon's life during an era that was full of political and social activism. The show will feature numerous Lennon artifacts - including items representing his inimitable fashion statements - as well as iconic photographs, legendary instruments, original handwritten lyrics and artwork
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Susan Boyle: The Way We Were: 1984

#Susan Boyle performing Barbra Streisand's The Way We Were in 1984 in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. #music


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Left Coast Live (USA)

Left Coast Live is a week-long music experience showcasing the talent of 100 local, regional and national bands in 40 Downtown San Jose venues including cafes, museums, bars and restaurants. The event starts with a future of #music discussion series, two preview concerts, and one outdoor cinema, and culminates in a giant walkable live music festival in downtown San Jose. This 5 day live music event was born from a group of local musicians, venue owners and arts supporters who were determined to grow live music in the South Bay. These visionaries knew that, by working collectively, they could ignite the local music scene and ultimately make San Jose and Silicon Valley renowned around the region and the country as a center for thriving live music
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Mixcloud

Mixcloud is an innovative new website that helps DJs distribute and promote their mixes and radio shows more effectively, whilst helping fans easily discover relevant DJs and content
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Handel's Messiah: A Facsimile

"Marking the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, the British Library is publishing a full colour facsimile of the composer's most famous work, Messiah. Composed in the summer of 1741, Handel's original Messiah manuscript is one of the British Library's greatest treasures and the jewel in the crown of the #music collections. Consisting of 280 pages, the draft score gives a fascinating glimpse into the composer's methods, showing his frequent changes of mind and occasional frustrations in committing his ideas to paper. The British Library's full-colour reproduction brings this creative process to life, showing every pen stroke and every crayon coloured amendment"
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Licklibrary

Licklibrary - the online guitar community. The site contains a continually expanding archive of guitar lessons, guitar tuition columns, guitar tutorial DVD's, guitar backing tracks and much more
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The Boat That Rocked

Official site of the movie The Boat That Rocked, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as part of a group of pirate DJs broadcasting to the U.K. Also starring Tom Sturridge, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, and Nick Frost. Directed by Richard Curtis
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