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A Big Music Veteran Explains Why Big Music Is Doomed
There are plenty of people who can explain, persuasively, why the big music labels are screwed. And many of those people still work for the big music labels. But those people can't speak candidly, of course, until they're off the payroll.
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MySpace Music experiments with audio ads
Hoping to boost revenue, MySpace Music has begun experimenting with audio advertisements that users must hear if they want to listen to music for free online.
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Revamp for music venue approved
A rundown Teesside music venue - famed for hosting The Beatles and Rolling Stones - is to be redeveloped.
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Living life to the sound of music
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music was started in 1917 by local pianists Lillian Hodghead and Ada Clement with just three pianos, two blackboards and 40 pupils. Today, the conservatory boasts an enrollment of more than 400 students from 35 countries at...
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MySpace Music experiments with audio ads
Hoping to boost revenue, MySpace Music has begun experimenting with audio advertisements that users must hear before listening to music for free online.
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Yahoo Hires Former UMG Exec Bronikowski As New Music Chief
Yahoo has hired Jeff Bronikowski, who until a year ago was SVP of global digital initiatives at Universal Music Group, as the new head of Yahoo Music, according to Billboard; he is replacing Michael Spiegelman, who is now the senior director of global entertainment and lifestyles products at Yahoo .
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MTV loses iconic logo's music video and 'music television' tag and replaces with network talent
IT'S MTV, minus the "music television." The network that launched the video about killing the radio star has redesigned its iconic logo - to take out the music video.
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Smokey's smokin' in the music scene
At 69, Smokey Robinson is still at the heart of the music industry. Nine days ago, the King of Motown was front and center at the Grammys for its big Michael Jackson tribute.
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| World News In Brief |
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Gullit heads Belgo-Dutch World Cup bid
Former world player of the year Ruud Gullit has been named president of the bid committee seeking to stage the football World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands. Gullit will head bid delegations throughout the world as the prospective joint-hosts seek to drum up support ahead of FIFA's decision on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup host late this year.
World stocks mixed after Wall Street decline
World stocks were mixed Tuesday following Wall Street's decline on lingering worries about high European debt levels.
Czech beer drinkers shrug off crisis to stay top of world
Czechs have held on to their position as the world's keenest beer guzzlers, largely shrugging off the global downturn that has nonetheless changed their drinking patterns.
Indonesia's bid to host '22 World Cup in question
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's bid to host the 2022 football World Cup grew increasingly uncertain Tuesday as the deadline for the country's government to file a letter of support for the bid loomed.
Indonesia's bid for 2022 World Cup in question
Indonesia's bid to host the 2022 football World Cup grew increasingly uncertain Tuesday as the deadline for the country's government to file a letter of support for the bid loomed. Prospective hosts must file a letter by Tuesday showing government support for the bids. Minister of Youth and Sport Andi Mallarangeng was quoted by the Jakarta Globe newspaper Tuesday saying that the Indonesian...
World's tallest tower closed a month after opening
The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.
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