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Music Pioneer Scott-Heron Dies After a European Trip
The musician Gil Scott-Heron, whose work helped lay the groundwork for rap, died after becoming sick upon returning from Europe.
28 May 2011, 7:53 am | click here for more
‘Beta’ Defines Google Cloud Music Service
It's an unbaked, no-frills service just two weeks old that some day likely will store the personal music of the masses, just as Google does for e-mail, calendar appointments, blogs, documents and photos.
27 May 2011, 9:27 am | click here for more
Lands' End Canvas Launches New Music Now Band Competition
Music transcends the test of time and is rooted in authenticity much like the timeless style of Lands' End Canvas. Â To find the band that best represents the look, feel and sound of the classic apparel line with a modern twist, Lands End Canvas customers have the chance to go "backstage" at landsendcanvas.com/backstage and vote for an up-and-coming band as part of the New Music Now campaign. Â ...
27 May 2011, 5:00 am | click here for more
A Guide to the Big Three Cloud Music Services
It's the summer of the cloud! With new details of Apple's forthcoming cloud music service leaking out, it's an opportune time to survey the landscape of the major three players in the cloud music market: Amazon's Cloud steer, Google's Music Beta and (expected at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco) Apple's cloud music service. Each boast slightly different features with ...
27 May 2011, 1:43 pm | click here for more
Report: Apple music cloud service to auto-add iTunes Store tracks
The cloud music service Apple is widely believed to unveil at WWDC next month may have an important feature that the competition lacks. Instead of forcing users to upload their entire multi-gigabyte music collections, Apple's " iCloud " service will automatically add tracks that are in Apple's extensive iTunes Store library. According to sources speaking to Business Week , Apple's service will ...
27 May 2011, 10:52 am | click here for more
Digital Music Industry Revenues Plummet As Consumers Demand Music Everywhere
Revenue growth in digital music dropped from 91% in 2006 to 6% in 2010, according to a new Parks Associates report. Digital Music Services: Trends and Outlook evaluates consumers' growing demand for music everywhere solutions and industry's response with new business models including enhanced discovery engines, multidevice access, music-centric social networking tools, and digital locker options ...
26 May 2011, 7:32 am | click here for more
6 alternatives to Google Music Beta
Google announced the Google Music Beta service during its recent I/O conference. Essentially, Google Music Beta will allow you to upload 20,000 of your songs to a virtual "locker," which you can access anywhere via the web or your Android device. Google …
26 May 2011, 6:25 pm | click here for more
Music Power 100: The full list
Can't be bothered to root through 100 in-depth profiles? receive the brief on UK music's major players right here, right now • Interactive: The Music Power 100 • Blog: Find out the logic behind the list and have your say • News: Team Adele top Guardian Music Power 100 Here's the full Music Power 100 – the people exercising the greatest influence over the UK's pop and rock listening habits right now ...
26 May 2011, 6:00 pm | click here for more
Apple's Deals May Transform Digital Music
Compared with buying e-books, building a digital music collection is a hassle. E-books zip directly to reading devices like the Kindle and Nook and are backed up "in the cloud"—on the servers of Amazon.com ( AMZN ) and Barnes & Noble ( BKS ). A digital tune, on the other hand, is typically downloaded to a PC and must then be manually transferred to an iPod or mobile phone.
26 May 2011, 4:59 pm | click here for more
Music on the High Seas
Whether you like blues, jazz or rock and roll, there's a cruise boat itinerary that will be music to your ears.
26 May 2011, 2:14 pm | click here for more