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A website that sold Beatles songs online for 15p each before they became legally available has agreed to pay record companies nearly one million dollars (£594,000) to settle a lawsuit

US District Judge Josephine Staton Tucker signed off on the settlement between BlueBeat.com and music companies EMI Group, Capitol Records and Virgin Records America on Friday. The judge ruled in December that the site broke the music labels' copyrights and presented unfair competition. A trial to determine how much BlueBeat owed the companies is due to begin in Santa Ana, California
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HMV exploring options, could include selling off its Canadian unit

Financially troubled music, DVD and book retailer HMV is pondering the sale of its Canadian stores to pay off its staggering debts as it increasingly becomes a victim of the digital download age. HMV Canada said it is currently reviewing suitable options for "future growth plans," but added it remains confident that any change will have a positive impact on the Canadian retail division. "HMV Canada has no intention of withdrawing from its position as the number one entertainment retailer in the country," Nick Williams, president of HMV Canada said in a statement late Friday. The music and movie retailer said it is in the process of finalizing plans to open a number of new concept locations across Canada, even as restructuring negotiations are ongoing
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Long-lost Frederic Chopin letters recovered by museum

Six letters written by Frederic Chopin, thought to be lost in 1939, have been found and donated to a Warsaw museum dedicated to the Polish composer. The letters, written by Chopin to his parents and sisters between 1845 and 1848, were believed lost after the outbreak of World War II. After it emerged in 2003 that they still existed in a private collection, moves were made to secure them. Chopin was born in Poland in 1810 but spent half of his life in France
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Musicians@Google Presents: Google Goes Gaga

An exclusive Google interview with Lady Gaga


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Keith Richards designs T-shirt for Japan

Rolling Stones star Keith Richards has followed in the footsteps of fellow rockers Iron Maiden by designing a T-shirt to raise funds for the relief efforts in Japan
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Pinetop Perkins dies, aged 97

Pinetop Perkins passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 21, 2011 in Austin, TX at the age of 97
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Rock Sound via Exact Editions

Rock Sound is the UK's best magazine for new cutting edge music featuring every style of rock, including metal, punk, hardcore, emo, indie and darkwave. Every month brings you the best in-depth interviews, the most reviews and the best new acts. Whether it be the latest record from Metallica or a new unsigned act that's tickling their fancy, Rock Sound isn't afraid to write about it. Free trial issue available
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Hip-hop star Nate Dogg dies at 41

US hip-hop star Nate Dogg, who worked with Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Eminem, has died at the age of 41. Lawyer Mark Geragos told the Associated Press news agency that the singer died as a result of complications from two strokes he suffered in recent years.
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Riccardo Muti wins $1m Birgit Nilsson Prize

Italian conductor Riccardo Muti has been awarded the $1 million (£624,000) Birgit Nilsson Prize - the biggest prize in classical music. Muti, currently the conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, was recognised "for his extraordinary contributions in opera and concert". The 69-year-old said he was "deeply touched" when he heard he had been chosen for the "distinguished" award
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Spreaker

Spreaker is an audio platform that allows anyone to create, broadcast and share a personal radio show across the Internet in a simple and accessible way. Spreaker offers a set of tools which include a web-based mixing console, a music & sound effects library and the ability to broadcast live audio through a widget which can be embedded across websites, social networks and blogs
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Mick Taylor will write book about The Rolling Stones

Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor will write a book about his time with The Rolling Stones, he told BANG Showbiz. Taylor joined the band in 1969 after the sudden death of Brian Jones and remained with them until 1974. "I want to write a book that is honest and truthful, especially about myself," said Taylor, 62
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Eric Clapton auctions guitars for charity

British rock guitarist Eric Clapton has sold more than 70 of his instruments at a charity auction in New York. The sale by Bonhams raised more than $2.15m (£1.3m) for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in Antigua, which Clapton co-founded. A 1948 Gibson hollow body guitar raised the highest price at $83,000, way above its estimated value of $30,000. The sale also included amplifiers and a Gianni Versace suit made for Clapton's 1990 concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Another of the guitars sold was a replica of Clapton's famous Fender Stratocaster, known as "Blackie", which raised more than $30,000
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Spotify hits milestone with 1 million subscribers

Online music service Spotify has announced that it now has one million paying subscribers across Europe. News of the milestone comes as Spotify continues a fund-raising from investors in advance of a launch in the US. The Anglo-Swedish company has 6.67 million users, the majority of whom use a free service subsidised by adverts. Spotify's profitability depends on users switching to premium services that remove adverts and allow listeners to use smartphones. The company announced on its website's blog: "It seems like only yesterday we were hatching ideas for a new music service in a tiny office-cum-apartment with a broken coffee machine. "So it's with a sense of real pride and excitement that we can announce a new milestone today, having welcomed our millionth paying subscriber to the service." Spotify is in the process of a $100m funding round that analysts estimate values the company at $1bn (£616m)
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viinyl

viinyl lets you make song-based websites. The ideal format to brand your songs, enrich the music experience for your fans, increase fan loyalty & help drive sales
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KOvideo

KOvideo - Features music videos and news complete with artist's profile, images, and comments
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