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New proposal could make pay-for-play radio the norm

A new proposition backed by major US media companies seeks to remove the requirement of disclosing on air which songs were paid for by promoters.
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Sorry, Spotify: Taylor Swift joins Jay-Z’s new hi-fi streaming service

Jay-Z's artist-friendly, hi-fi streaming service TIDAL now features most of Taylor Swift's catalog.
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Music lessons meet Guitar Hero with the new Jellynote learning app

Jellynote is a new music app that guides you through the sheet music of a song — and then tests your abilities.

How an Aussie viral video launched <em>Bohemian Rhapsody</em> to the Billboard charts

This female comedy trio from Australia sang a silly rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody and it pushed the song onto the Billboard streaming charts.
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Unsung songwriters could get their shot on Adam Levine’s new NBC series Songland

New NBC reality series starring Adam Levine focuses on an often overlooked part of the music industry: the songwriters.
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Deezer Elite goes global with its ‘hi-def’ streaming music

Deezer Elite, a 'hi-def' streaming service, is now available for Sonos users globally after a US-only release last year.
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RIAA points to a ‘staggering transformation’ as streaming services finally eclipse CD sales

Revenues for 2014 reveal a continued slip for CD sales and digital downloads, while the rise of streaming services is helping to keep the industry afloat.
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Marvin Gaye’s family not about to give it up, seeks more money over Blurred Lines

Pharrell and Robin Thicke were found guilty of plagiarizing Marvin Gaye's 1977 classic "Got to Give It Up," with their popular 2013 hit "Blurred Lines."
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Kendrick Lamar’s new LP sets one-day Spotify record

After the surprise drop of Kendrick Lamar's second full-length 'To Pimp A Butterfly' late on Sunday night, he broke Spotify's one-day listening record.
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Stream music straight from Twitter with Rhapsody’s audio cards

Now you can listen to millions of songs while you tweet without leaving Twitter with Rhapsody's new partnership with the popular social media platform.
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Five fresh music acts to check out at SXSW

Ahead of the music portion of the 29th annual South By Southwest festival which begins today, we've picked five must-see musical acts.
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Universal Music dives into mobile music streaming with Mondia Mix

Universal Music Group is diving into the mobile music streaming market. And they're hoping to convince mobile operators to use their streaming service.
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Looking to shake things up, Pandora may offer 24 hours of ad-free listening for $1

In a move to find another revenue stream, the popular online radio service is likely to begin offering an ad-free day pass to Pandora for 99 cents.
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RIAA escalates piracy witchhunt, points its pitchfork at domain registrars

The RIAA's latest battle in their pursuit of stopping music piracy is against an unlikely target: the companies that offer domain name services.
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Musicians beware: The new MacBook isn’t for you

The 2015 MacBook is shiny, sleek and has long-lasting battery life, but it simply doesn't have the processing power or ports necessary for musicians.
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New study finds younger listeners are driving the vinyl revival

So you've heard about the vinyl resurgence. But who are these rabid record consumers and why are they buying records?
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Enjoy SXSW from your living room with new SXSW On streaming video service

SXSW On, the festival's free streaming video platform on Roku, YouTube and SXSW.com, allows you to watch the music and tech conference from your couch.
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Samsung’s Milk Music now streams on your web browser

Samsung's Milk Music, the year-old streaming service previously only available on Samsung phone, tablets and smart TVs, is now available on the web.

Guitar? Bass? Piano? Artiphon’s Instrument 1 is all of those and then some

Play every instrument on Iinstrument 1, a touch-sensitive controller which outputs sounds akin to the guitar, piano, violin, bass — or pretty much anything.
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Millennials watch more YouTube than TV, study says

New study says younger demographic spend more time watching online than traditional TV because 'they find it more enjoyable and relevant.'
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From YouTube to Dropbox, Jumptuit collects your scattered cloud content in 1 app

Jumptuit TV, which streamlines all of your media stored on various devices and cloud services, announced new support for Android and Tizen Smart TVs.
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Who’s the king of online radio? New report crowns the winner

Online streaming music has been abuzz for years now, but how many people are actually listening? What is the most popular service?
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Stubhub syncs with Spotify to sell you scalped tickets to your favorite shows

StubHub just announced a partnership with the Spotify on its iOS app, StubHub Music, to alert you when your new favorite artist comes to town.
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Could Spotify’s new lyrics feature be Illegal in the US?

Is Spotify's new lyrics button, which brings users a pop-up window with a song's lyrics at the bottom of the screen, copyright infringing?
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Delve inside Björk’s wild, tech-infused retrospective installation at MoMA

Björk, the enigmatic 49 year-old multi-instrumentalist, will have music and tech-inspired art within a two-story sound installation at the MoMA this spring.
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Chew.tv is like Twitch.tv for aspiring DJs

Chew.tv, a live streaming portal, allows you to watch the best DJs perform from the comfort of your couch.
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This guy just bought 13 more record presses to keep up with vinyl demand

For midwestern record presser QRP, meeting demand for vinyl's resurgence meant finding new vinyl presses — a difficult task when the last was built in '80s.
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Turn my headphones up! WHO says youth are permanently damaging hearing by blasting beats

The WHO cites some convincing statistics, and urges action for everyone to save themselves from permanent hearing loss.
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Is Twitter Music in trouble? Project’s leader, Bob Moczydlowsky, calls it quits

Bob Moczydlowsky is abandoning his post as head of Twitter Music. We've got the details, plus analysis on what this means for Twitter Music.
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Kurt Russell officially signs on for Guardians Vol. 2 as principle photography begins

Kurt Russell, the veteran actor and star of Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, has been cast in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.