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Also: Moontoast, Top Tours, Apple, Spanish SOPA, OneSheet, Van Halen… on Jan6 2012

Also: Moontoast, Top Tours, Apple, Spanish SOPA, OneSheet, Van Halen... Moontoast has now finalized its $6 million funding round, with the Martin Group leading the investor group. Moontoast, which specializes in social network-based ecommerce, confirmed the completed round on Thursday. Fewer tickets, higher prices: that's the formula that boosted concert receipts among the [...]

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EMI Sues Grooveshark. EMI Licenses Grooveshark. EMI Sues Grooveshark… on Jan5 2012

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EMI Sues Grooveshark. EMI Licenses Grooveshark. EMI Sues Grooveshark... It was hailed as a progressive partnership, a bold step for a struggling major label and a vision for the future. "We think services like Grooveshark offer great music discovery options for fans," EMI Music's global head of digital business development Mark Piibe said in October [...]

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The Cassette Comeback (That Doesn’t Exist…) on Jan5 2012

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The Cassette Comeback (That Doesn't Exist...) When it comes to retro formats, vinyl seems to be taking the cake. Because as fun as a cassette revival would be, it just doesn't seem to be happening in reality. According to year-2011 stats shared by Nielsen Soundscan, cassettes are enjoying sales of between 0 and 0.1 million [...]

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SoundExchange Royalty Processing Problems Entering ‘Crisis Mode…’ on Jan5 2012

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SoundExchange Royalty Processing Problems Entering 'Crisis Mode...' The following is a developing story. Please check back for updates, including responses from SoundExchange (if any). Last update: 11:45 am PCT. SoundExchange is now grappling with emergency-level performance problems related to its royalty processing system, according to meeting notes leaked to Digital Music News. In a November [...]

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Good Morning! Spotify, Siri, Kanye, Lewis, Sirius, Univision, Bandcamp, C3, Big Day Out… on Jan5 2012

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Good Morning! Spotify, Siri, Kanye, Lewis, Sirius, Univision, Bandcamp, C3, Big Day Out... And the latest Spotify rumor? That'd be a possible integration with Siri. "Play me some Coldplay," Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told his phone during a recent Forbes interview, prompting 'The Scientist' to start. "We hacked into it a few weeks ago," Ek [...]

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The Latest: Spotify, Siri, Kanye, Lewis, Sirius, Univision, Bandcamp, C3, Big Day Out… on Jan5 2012

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The Latest: Spotify, Siri, Kanye, Lewis, Sirius, Univision, Bandcamp, C3, Big Day Out... And the latest Spotify rumor? That'd be a possible integration with Siri. "Play me some Coldplay," Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told his phone during a recent Forbes interview, prompting 'The Scientist' to start. "We hacked into it a few weeks ago," Ek [...]

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Also: Spotify, Siri, Kanye, Lewis, Sirius, Univision, Bandcamp, C3, Big Day Out… on Jan5 2012

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Also: Spotify, Siri, Kanye, Lewis, Sirius, Univision, Bandcamp, C3, Big Day Out... And the latest Spotify rumor? That'd be a possible integration with Siri. "Play me some Coldplay," Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told his phone during a recent Forbes interview, prompting 'The Scientist' to start. "We hacked into it a few weeks ago," Ek relayed [...]

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Two-Thirds of All Albums Purchased In the US Are Still CDs… on Jan5 2012

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Two-Thirds of All Albums Purchased In the US Are Still CDs... The flat, clunky, physical CD isn't going anywhere, at least not in 2012. According to year-2011 breakdowns just shared by Nielsen Soundscan, more than two-thirds of all albums purchased in the US were physical CDs. Out of a total of 330.6 million albums sold [...]

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The Black Keys Blame Nickelback for "F–ing Ruining" Rock n’ Roll… on Jan4 2012

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The Black Keys Blame Nickelback for "F–king Ruining" Rock n’ Roll… on Jan4 2012

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As a force that shapes influences mainstream culture, yes -- rock roll has peaked and is receding. It should be obvious to anyone who watches MTV or listens to the radio, but here's some hard facts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best-selling_albums_by_year_in_the_United_States#2000s Look at each decade's best-selling albums and their genres: 1960s: All are showtunes, until the late 60s when we [...]