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OBITUARY: MICHAEL JACKSON 
July 04, 2009 Features
The death of Michael Jackson brings to a sudden end the life of a performer who captivated pop audiences with the Jackson 5 and matured into a performer of electric charisma and unprecedented crossover appeal, before living out his final years as a virtual recluse. » Full Story |
KING OF THE POP CHARTS
July 04, 2009 Features
Michael Jackson's impact on pop music history is impossible to overstate. "Thriller," the singer's career-defining album, has gone platinum 28 times, according to the RIAA, making it the top-selling studio album of all time in the United States. » Full Story |
FREE RIDE
July 04, 2009 Features
When asked in April about the fate of the Virgin Mobile Festival, promoter Seth Hurwitz responded cryptically that "we're working on some very exciting stuff." » Full Story |
NAME THAT TUNE
July 04, 2009 Features
TV is already an important source of revenue for the music industry. And thanks to a number of new initiatives hitting the market this year, it's about to become even more so. » Full Story |
LIVE FROM NEW YORK
July 04, 2009 Features
Despite retiring from Sony Music in 2008 after 35 years at the company, industry veteran Harvey Leeds is still in the artist development game. » Full Story |
BRAND-NEW DAYWIND
July 04, 2009 Features
Dottie Leonard Miller has never been one to do business as usual. She started her distribution company, New Day Christian Distributors, in her garage in 1981. » Full Story |
BRING THE NOISE
July 04, 2009 Features
It is ironic that less than a week after the trustees of the Recording Academy voted to fold the Latin urban album category into the best Latin rock/alternative category, three of the top four albums on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart were urban. » Full Story |
BEBE'S BACK
July 04, 2009 Features
Spanish singer Bebe returns June 30 with her second album, "Y." (EMI), ending a five-year silence that at times looked like a premature retirement. » Full Story |
NO. 1 RECORD
July 04, 2009 Features
Japan is the world's second-largest economy, the second-largest movie market and the second-largest recorded-music market. But now it has finally hit No. 1 as the world's most valuable physical music market, according to the IFPI. » Full Story |
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
July 04, 2009 Features
The British recording industry is hailing Virgin Media's plans to embrace anti-piracy measures in conjunction with its launch of an unlimited music download subscription service. » Full Story |
GLOBAL NEWSLINE
July 04, 2009 Features
No Popkomm In 2009... Aussie Cafes Face Higher Music Fees... Sony Music Japan Names Morita Chairman... Nokia Goes With Gema... More Bits From Spotify... Nickelback Takes Three Muchmusic Awards... » Full Story |
MILEY STRIKES BACK
June 27, 2009 Features
As Miley Cyrus prepares to hit the road this fall, the spotlight is shining on what was once a relatively minor piece of the touring puzzle: the ticket. » Full Story |
LET 'EM IN, CYRUS
June 27, 2009 Features
Sky-high ticket prices aren't the only complaint that fans and consumer advocates have about the secondary ticket market. The other burning issue is how many tickets are available to the public in the first place. » Full Story |
HEAVY TRAFFIC
June 27, 2009 Features
One of the hot-button topics at the World Copyright Summit, held June 9-10 in Washington, D.C., were the obstacles that still need to be overcome in order for new digital distribution platforms to flourish. » Full Story |
THE LAW WON
June 27, 2009 Features
The recording industry secured a resounding victory when a Minnesota jury awarded the four major labels $1.92 million in damages after unanimously finding that Jammie Thomas-Rasset had willfully infringed on their copyrights by downloading and sharing 24 songs on the Kazaa peer-to-peer network. » Full Story |
SEE SPOTIFY RUN
June 27, 2009 Features
At first glance, Spotify isn't much different from other on-demand streaming music services. It includes roughly the same library of songs, pays the same per-stream licensing fees for music and contends with the same poor ad-sales environment. » Full Story |
BEAT SURRENDER
June 27, 2009 Features
There are pacemakers that help keep the heart beating. Then there's the Pacemaker, a portable DJ system from Tonium that keeps the music beating. » Full Story |
TENNESSEE TITANS
June 27, 2009 Features
As the dust settles on Bonnaroo 2009 literally, the festival's producers aren't wasting time to bask in the glory of Bruce Springsteen, Phish and the 120-plus other acts that performed this year. » Full Story |
LOCAL CHAMPIONS
June 27, 2009 Features
Last weekend, my neighborhood in Brooklyn was humming with the sounds of the Northside Music and Arts Festival. A four-day event that showcased the best of the Williamsburg scene, Northside featured big names like the Hold Steady and John Vanderslice, along with baby bands like Virgin Forest and Motel Motel. » Full Story |
LESS IS MORE?
June 27, 2009 Features
U.K. authors society PRS for Music's decision to reduce its streaming royalty rate has garnered cheers from independent publishers and digital services, but at least one major publisher is threatening to derail the initiative. » Full Story |
CHILDREN'S CRUSADE
June 27, 2009 Features
On the roofless patio of a tiny house in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Cali, Colombia, a small miracle takes place every afternoon between 2 p.m. and 5:40 p.m. » Full Story |
DA'ZOO: MONKEY GONE TO HEAVEN
June 27, 2009 Features
Animated chimps having sex, a smattering of radio and a college tour don't exactly add up to a traditional path to Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart. But Sony Music Latin threw out its rulebook when it came to the new act Da'Zoo. » Full Story |
INSIDE TRACK
June 27, 2009 Features
Aside from rehearsing for the upcoming American Idols Live tour, the rest of Allen's time is spent in the studio working on songs for his forthcoming debut album. » Full Story |
GLOBAL NEWSLINE
June 27, 2009 Features
Biz Urges eu Copyright extension... Cohen On Polaris List... New Zealand Rights Bill Ready... Bbc's Ross To Get Music Award... Sgae Strikes Emusic Deal... Sony's Handlin Honored... » Full Story |
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