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Prince’s musical family holding tribute
Some of Prince s musical family will turn Minneapolis purple with a tribute concert to the late superstar next month. It will be held at the new U.S. Bank Stadium on October 13. A Minnesota State…
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Prince’s musical family holding tribute
Some of Prince s musical family will turn Minneapolis purple with a tribute concert to the late superstar next month. It will be held at the new U.S. Bank Stadium on October 13. A Minnesota State…
Two new services sign with labels for music streaming
Online retail giant Amazon and radio streaming Pandora have virtually wrapped up deals with major record labels, says a report from The Financial Times. It cited two sources close to the…
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Two new services sign with labels for music streaming
Online retail giant Amazon and radio streaming Pandora have virtually wrapped up deals with major record labels, says a report from The Financial Times. It cited two sources close to the…
Beats wins in lawsuit alleging “fraud”
Co-founders of US headphone maker Beats Electronics, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, have won a lawsuit filed by a former early business partner, Noel Lee. Lee claimed that the pair double-crossed him out…
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Beats wins in lawsuit alleging “fraud”
Co-founders of US headphone maker Beats Electronics, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, have won a lawsuit filed by a former early business partner, Noel Lee. Lee claimed that the pair double-crossed him out…

Apple Music inks deal with British telco
Apple Music has signed a deal with Britain s largest mobile phone network in its latest shoot-out with Spotify. EE, which has 27 million consumers will offer its music subscription service free for…

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Apple Music inks deal with British telco
Apple Music has signed a deal with Britain s largest mobile phone network in its latest shoot-out with Spotify. EE, which has 27 million consumers will offer its music subscription service free for…

Retailers: Streaming ’exclusives’ works against growth
Digital music retailers have come out in support following reports that Universal Music has banned exclusives with streaming platforms the key for the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal to build…

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Retailers: Streaming ’exclusives’ works against growth
Digital music retailers have come out in support following reports that Universal Music has banned exclusives with streaming platforms the key for the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal to build…

Lou Pearlman, svengali of Backstreet Boys, N’Sync, dies in jail
UPDATE: Lou Pearlman died from an infection of the inner lining of the heart Lou Pearlman, the creator of hugely successful US boy bands Backstreet Boys and *N sync died in jail on August 19 at the…

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Lou Pearlman, svengali of Backstreet Boys, N’Sync, dies in jail
UPDATE: Lou Pearlman died from an infection of the inner lining of the heart Lou Pearlman, the creator of hugely successful US boy bands Backstreet Boys and *N sync died in jail on August 19 at the…
Two more music streaming services to enter market?
Reports from the US are suggesting that online retailer Amazon s long rumoured on-demand, ad-free music streaming service could in fact be a double shot. According to Recode, one service is…
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Two more music streaming services to enter market?
Reports from the US are suggesting that online retailer Amazon s long rumoured on-demand, ad-free music streaming service could in fact be a double shot. According to Recode, one service is…
Sleigh Bells sue Demi Lovato for copyright infringement
Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller of alt-pop outfit Sleigh Bells are suing Demi Lovato over copyright infringement. They say that Stars, a bonus track on her 2015 album Confident copies a significant…
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Sleigh Bells sue Demi Lovato for copyright infringement
Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller of alt-pop outfit Sleigh Bells are suing Demi Lovato over copyright infringement. They say that Stars, a bonus track on her 2015 album Confident copies a significant…
Vevo seeking $500m for expansion
Vevo s plan to launch a subscription service by the end of the year takes one step further as it hires top investment firm Goldman Sachs to hunt down US$350 to $500 million in capital funding. This…
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Vevo seeking $500m for expansion
Vevo s plan to launch a subscription service by the end of the year takes one step further as it hires top investment firm Goldman Sachs to hunt down US$350 to $500 million in capital funding. This…

Pandora hopes to predict music trends with three new charts
The appeal of streaming services is based around helping their listeners discover the latest artists and songs. Pandora has taken a further step, by introducing three new charts that will help…

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Pandora hopes to predict music trends with three new charts
The appeal of streaming services is based around helping their listeners discover the latest artists and songs. Pandora has taken a further step, by introducing three new charts that will help…
This Record Changed My Life: Vic Fuentes, Pierce The Veil
Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind(1997) I first heard it hanging around one of my best friends, Curt [Peoples]. We had grown up together since we were in kindergarten - we played in our first band…
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This Record Changed My Life: Vic Fuentes, Pierce The Veil
Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind(1997) I first heard it hanging around one of my best friends, Curt [Peoples]. We had grown up together since we were in kindergarten - we played in our first band…
US Govt can seize Kim Dotcom’s millions in assets
A US court has rejected a bid by New Zealand-based Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to retrieve hundreds of millions of dollars of overseas assets ordered to be seized by the US Government. These were…
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US Govt can seize Kim Dotcom’s millions in assets
A US court has rejected a bid by New Zealand-based Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to retrieve hundreds of millions of dollars of overseas assets ordered to be seized by the US Government. These were…
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