Modern music patron Betty Freeman dies at 87 - USA Today
Pub. Date - Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:02:00 GMT
BEVERLY HILLS (AP) — Betty Freeman, patron to such contemporary musical masters as John Cage, Philip Glass and Pierre Boulez, has died. She was 87. Freeman died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at her Beverly Hills home, daughter Shelley Butler said ... Digital boom helps British music sales hit record - West Online
Pub. Date - Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:33:00 GMT
British music sales are booming as young fans increasingly buy songs online rather than illegally downloading them, the country’s industry body said. The BPI, formerly known as the British Phonographic Industry, said big-selling releases by artists ... Providence, RI - WNDU
Pub. Date - Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:03:00 GMT
A lawyer for a Rhode Island couple in an illegal music sharing case is trying to keep their home computer out of the recording industry's hands. The couple's son is accused by the Recording Industry Association of America of downloading at least ... Seven Post-Macworld Questions For Apple (AAPL) - Alleyinsider.com
Pub. Date - Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:37:00 GMT
As usual, Apple's (AAPL) Macworld keynote led to more questions than answers. We learned about some of Apple's new products and services -- 17-inch MacBook, more DRM-free music at iTunes, new software suites -- but missed out on a lot more. Here's ... Apple Removes Anticopying Measures on iTunes Songs - Searchengine Journal
Pub. Date - Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:29:00 GMT
At the recently concluded Macworld conference, among the not so many highlights of the event was Apple’s announcement that it would start selling songs at its iTunes store withouth the usual Digital Rights Managements software. Apple reported that ... Music Book News - Music Book Reviews - Music Books Online - Billboard
Pub. Date - Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:08:00 GMT
The literary aspect of music, featuring relevant book excerpts, reviews and more. Online you can read music news from a variety of sources and in a wide range of formats. For the most complete coverage of music news and the industry's inner workings ... Create Music Trivia Games and Search Music Charts - Billboard
Pub. Date - Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:08:00 GMT
Billboard provides users with an archive of charts and music search utilities that make it easy to learn music history. Billboard allows you to create a music trivia game to test your music history and knowledge using information found in the ... Record sales can't get music companies off the hook - Guardian Unlimited
Pub. Date - Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:06:00 GMT
Five years ago the BPI, the UK record labels' trade body, had some gloomy news: only one-third of the music acquired in the country the previous year came through legitimate channels. One third went in pirate discs, and the other through illicit ... Apple sells DRM-free music - Straits Times
Pub. Date - Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:59:00 GMT
The Macworld expo in San Francisco on Tuesday, where Apple announced the removal of copying curbs. The iTunes store - not available in Singapore - is the dominany retailer of music online and the removal of restrictions is likely to give a much ... WII - MUSIC AND DVDS HIT AS VIDEO GAME SALES REACH RECORD HIGH - Contactmusic.com
Pub. Date - Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:04:00 GMT
Sales of video games in the UK reached an all-time high in 2008, despite concurrent dips in the music and DVD markets. The UK video games market saw a 23 per cent increase in 2008 over the previous year, according to the Entertainment and Leisure ... | 
