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FILE SHARING GROWING AS USERS MIGRATE TO NEW NETWORKS

FROM YAHOO NEWS & REUTERS Excerpts: “Internet users download twice as many films, games and music as they did a year ago, despite a big crackdown on the activity, according. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/13/2004 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Semisconic Drummer Pens Book On Rock

Semisonic drummer Jake Slichter has written what GQ Magazine called, “One of the funniest most incisive books about rock ‘n roll in recent mystery. On CNN.com: You’d think it was. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/13/2004 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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RCA Music Boosts Mobile Promo

Boost Mobile and Motorola have inked a with RCA Music Group that lets the former align with various RCA artists for grassroots marketing campaigns, launch parties and tours. The first. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/13/2004 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Eminem Creates Radio Channel

KNIN – Eminem Creates Radio Channel As if we couldn’t get enough of him already, Rapper Eminem scores programming his own muic channel on Sirius satelite radio. Details @

Bruce Houghton on 07/13/2004 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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1 Million iTunes Sold

Today Apples iTunes sold it’s 1 millionth download. In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said, “As we cross this historic milestone, we want to thank our customers, the artists. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/12/2004 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Steve Winwood Promotes CD Via P2P

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Winwood dipped a toe in largely untested waters this summer by giving away a track from his latest album on peer-to-peer networks. The. Continue reading

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T-Mobile UK Launches Music Downloads For Cell Phones

T-Mobile, the second largest mobile group in the Western world, today announces the launch of Ear Phones, introducing a totally new category in music, enabling customers for the first time. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/12/2004 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Warners Music And Mobileway Partner For Ringtone Promo

WMG, MOBILEWAY USE INNOVATIVE MOBILE MARKETING FOR ARTIST PROMOTIONS First Major Music Company To Use “Short-Codes” On CD Packaging In The U.S. Warner Music Group (WMG) today announced a unique. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/12/2004 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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NEW LAW KILLS IPOD?

Will the Inducing Infringement Act Kill the iPod? San Francisco – With Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and his colleagues pushing hard to bring the Inducing Infringement of Copyright Act (“Induce. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/10/2004 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Two Music Related Surveys

FROM DITIGITAL MEDIA WIREo Report: U.S. Music Album Sales Up 6.9% in First Half of 2004 New York — The U.S. music industry rebounded in the first half of 2004,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/09/2004 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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