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IFIVE | Comment

iFive: Cloud iTunes Imminent, Microsoft Argues With Intel, U.K. To Revamp IP Law, Google Against Face IDs, "Like" On 33% Of Web

BY Kit EatonThu May 19, 2011

There's plenty of interesting news already this morning--here are five of the best pieces, summarized:READ»

FAST FEED | Comment

Jack Dorsey's Re-Tweet, Radiohead's Newspaper, eBay's Billion-Dollar Spending Spree, Facebook Prof, and more...

BY Gregory FerensteinMon Mar 28, 2011

Welcome to Fast Feed, the Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--bite-sized and updated all day.READ»

SPOTIFY | Comment

Music Label Execs Say Spotify's Freemium Model Is Thwarting U.S. Launch

BY Austin CarrThu Jan 6, 2011

Swedish music streaming service Spotify promised over and over again that it would launch stateside in 2010. It didn't. Will it ever?READ»

MUSIC | Comment

Is Phone Company's Plan to Turn Music Pirates Into Paying Customers "Game Changing"?

BY E.B. BoydFri Dec 17, 2010

A prepaid phone company thinks it can turn illegal music downloaders into legit buyers--without the use of computers or credit cards.READ»

THE BEATLES | Comment

Why Apple's Ping Stumble May Help Google Music

BY Austin CarrFri Sep 3, 2010

The oft-flawless company stumbled in Ping's launch, and the reasons why are representative of Apple's relationship with consumers, record labels, and Google.READ»

LADY GAGA | Comment

Playlist.com Files for Bankruptcy, Owes Millions to Major Record Labels

BY Austin CarrMon Aug 30, 2010

Popular online streaming service Playlist.com heads for bankruptcy after struggling with royalty payments.READ»

DIGITAL MUSIC | Comment

I Want My MTV, er, Vevo

BY Austin CarrMon Aug 9, 2010

Once the most popular vehicle for music promotion, MTV has just lost its access to the world's largest record label. Universal Music Group announced Friday that MTV.com will no longer be carrying its artists' music videos, a big ...READ»

BLUEBEAT | Comment

BlueBeat Brings Out Free, Streaming iPhone App, Record Company Lawyers Rejoice

BY Addy DugdaleFri May 21, 2010

BlueBeat, the Murph and the Magic Tones of the digital age, has brought out an iPhone app, says Music Ally. It's free, it streams your music, and it's probably got the record labels' lawyers sharpening their pencils in anticipation. ...READ»

INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY | Comment

Julie Lee, SVP at Vevo

BY Austin CarrWed Mar 24, 2010

Before coming to Vevo, 10-year tech-industry vet Julie Lee spent time at Universal Music Group's successful eLabs division, where she devised partnership-development deals with Apple, Best Buy, and Walmart. Now, as SVP of Vevo's growth strategy, she's tasked with making the online music-video service the Hulu of the music industry.READ»

OK GO | Comment

OK Go Ditches Label Over YouTube Embedding Rights

BY Dan NosowitzThu Mar 11, 2010

How many times does a band have to take the music video world by storm before its record label gets that its members might know a little something about music videos? We may never find out, because OK Go, the band in question, has ...READ»

PINK FLOYD | Comment

Pink Floyd to EMI: We Don't Need No Digital Singles

BY Addy DugdaleWed Mar 10, 2010

Although it's been clinically proven that sympathy for major record labels is a medical impossibility, some people may be feeling a slight twinge of compassion towards EMI*. Yesterday, OK Go dispensed with their services following a ...READ»

MICROSOFT | Comment

Today in Most Innovative Companies

BY Austin CarrMon Mar 8, 2010

Daily news of note from our Most Innovative Companies, including Hulu, Warner Music Group, Google, and Microsoft.READ»

ONLINE MUSIC | Comment

Dailymotion Latest Target in EMI's Shotgun Approach to Music Videos

BY Kit EatonWed Feb 10, 2010

EMI, long time YouTube-phobe, has just announced a new music video partnership with Dailymotion. It'll kick off in April, and means Dailymotion users on the desktop and in iPhone apps will get access to EMI's huge video library.The ...READ»

VEVO | Comment

Why Vevo's a Victory--Even If It's Not "Hulu for Music Videos"

BY Dan MacsaiWed Dec 9, 2009

Music-video megasite Vevo launched today (sort of, read on). And bloggers and users alike are breathlessly dubbing it "the Hulu for music videos." But here's the thing: It's not. I mean, sure, there are similarities. Both sites ...READ»

VEVO | Comment

On Eve of Launch, Music-Saving Vevo Scores Another Partner

BY Kate RockwoodMon Dec 7, 2009

Vevo's gathering more strength, even before its official launch. The music video site, described by Vevo execs as "like MTV on steroids" and by others as the Hulu of music videos--announced this morning a partnership with music ...READ»

BLUEBEAT | Comment

Hank Risan on BlueBeat's $20 Million Gamble...on 25-Cent Beatles Tracks?

BY Tyler GrayThu Nov 19, 2009

Bluebeat founder Hank Risan says he sank $20 million into an effort to revolutionize digital music delivery. But he flushed it all the day he offered Beatles tracks for a quarter a pop, a judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge John ...READ»

BLUE BEAT | Comment

BlueBeat's Hank Risan: That's Not the Beatles, It's a "Virtual Cover Band"

BY Tyler GraySat Nov 7, 2009

If you thought that was AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles you streamed for free or downloaded this week for $.25 from BlueBeat.com, it's an understandable error. The music sounded identical to songs by those artists. ...READ»

DIGITAL MUSIC | Comment

Digital Music Arms Race: MSN Joins the Fray

BY Kit EatonWed Nov 4, 2009

The arms race to lure music-loving clients is heating up at the moment: First Google gets a music service, and now MSN does too. MSN's download service launches tomorrow, and Microsoft's schmoozed all four big record labels to help it ...READ»

FORMAT WARS | Comment

Record Labels Mix Up a Rival to Apple's "Cocktail"

BY Kit EatonTue Aug 11, 2009

Silly, music business. Will the record labels ever learn? There's news today that a group of record labels are busy working on their own next-generation digital album format to rival Apple's "Cocktail" system. It's doomed to ...READ»

WARNER MUSIC | Comment

Warner, 7digital Spread the Music

BY Zachary WilsonMon Aug 3, 2009

In a sign that the major labels are finally beginning to embrace digital music worldwide, U.K.-based digital music provider 7digital announced a pan-European licensing agreement with Warner Music to sell their MP3s, nearly completing ...READ»