In a landmark ruling, the Stockholm district court found the Pirate Bay’s operators guilty of breaking copyright law, sentencing Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm, Carl Lundström and Peter Sunde to one year in jail and $3.6 million in fines to be paid to a number of entertainment companies, including Warner Bros, Sony Music Entertainment, EMI, and Columbia Pictures. Continue reading...
21.4.09
Goom Radio Promises to Reinvent Online Radio
The latest New York-based online radio company, Goom Radio, has secured $16 million from various venture capital firms, and is planning to “reinvent radio for the Internet generation”. However, it isn’t readily apparent how they are actually going about that mission. Read more...
20.4.09
Livio Radio Built For Pandora
A new radio box called Livio is the first device to be designed around the Pandora online music service. The radio can also tune into more than 11,000 other radio stations, and costs $150. It works with a Wi-Fi connection, but can also be connected to the Internet with an Ethernet cable. Continue reading...
NPD Survey: Music Spending Won’t Drop in 2009
An NPD report states that 75 percent of consumers said they will spend the same amount or more on digital music downloads, and 60 percent will spend the same or more on CDs, in comparison to 2008. It seems that despite the economic downturn, people are to maintain their spending on entertainment, which goes to show how important music is in every one’s lives. Read more...
19.4.09
Gizeh Records Offers Free 12 Track Sampler
British independent label Gizeh Records has released a free downloadable 12 track sampler with songs from their entire back catalogue. Download the Gizeh sampler right now. Continue reading...
18.4.09
YouTube Symphony Orchestra Debut
The video above is the first act of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra’s performance at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, April 15. After selecting 96 musicians from more than 3,000 videos submitted to YouTube from around the world, the debut exemplifies how the Internet has revolutionized the way artists communicate with fans, and with each other. Read more...
17.4.09
Warner Music Laments Deal With Myspace Music
Myspace Music has separate licensing deals with each of the major labels that stream music on its service; they pay fraction of a penny for each stream, but negotiate different rates with each label. But now, Techcrunch is suggesting that Myspace pays Warner Music absolutely nothing per stream, and instead, they share advertising revenue from the pages where Warner’s artists have their songs. Continue reading...
Live Music Video Streaming Equals More Updates
Web-based music company Brite Entertainment is launching a subscription based music site, briterevolution.com, that charges users $5 a month to have free access to independent songwriters and emerging bands new material. The service doesn’t differ greatly from what is already available online, but what sparked my interest was the fact that users are guaranteed a certain amount of original material each month from every artist featured on the site. Read more...
iPod Shuffle, iSyn Virtual Music Studio, Let's Tap, Rock Band: Beatles
Music technology is rapidly evolving, with new music games, software and devices being released every day. The new Apple iPod Shuffle is so small and cheap to make, that it has been determined that only 28 percent of its $80 price tag is needed to manufacture it. VirSyn Synthesizer Software is available on the iPhone and iPod with the launch of the iSyn Virtual Music Studio.
Sega has entered the music arena with a Wii rhythm game called Let’s Tap, and it’s been announced that Rock Band: Beatles is going to be included in a limited edition bundle that has custom instruments. Hit the jump for further details and videos: Continue reading...
Michael Jackson’s Possessions Go to Auction
UPDATE 16/04: The auction has been cancelled, as Mr. Jackson has arranged a deal with Juliens Auctions to keep his stuff.
Michael Jackson is auctioning off 1,390 items taken from “Neverland” on April 22 to 25. A 900-page catalog is available for browsing online at juliensauctions.com, and some of the most notable lots include the king’s crown, scepter, ice cream cart and life-size Lego model of Darth Vader. Continue reading...
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