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Imeem launched in San Francisco in 2003 and became a popular online locale for streaming and sharing music for free

MySpace buys imeem music site for under $1 mln

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- MySpace's online music venture with recording labels completed its purchase of song streaming site imeem on Tuesday, scooping up its 16 million users and mobile phone applications for less than $1 ...


EMI joins Universal-backed music video site Vevo

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Music videos from Norah Jones, Coldplay, Katy Perry and other artists under EMI Group PLC are headed to an online music video venture, Vevo, set to launch Tuesday with a gala in New York.


Apple confirms purchase of music site Lala.com (AP)

Apple confirms purchase of music site Lala.com

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Apple Inc. has purchased online music retailer Lala.com, a Silicon Valley startup that has threatened "the end of the MP3" with its fast song-streaming application.


AP source: Apple in talks to buy Lala.com (AP)

Apple in talks to buy Lala.com

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created Dec 05, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Apple Inc. is in advanced talks to buy online music retailer Lala.com, a Silicon Valley startup that has threatened "the end of the MP3" with its fast song-streaming application.


Metallica debuts finger-tapping app in iPhone (AP)

Metallica debuts finger-tapping app in iPhone

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Headbangers will have a reason to steady their gaze a bit starting Tuesday, when rock band Metallica makes its way onto iPhones with a finger-tapping music app called "Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica."


MySpace Music videos to appear on Facebook

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created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Social-networking site MySpace is using its joint venture with recording companies to launch a music video service that will pop into millions of profiles at rival Facebook as well.


Music videos from Warner were removed from YouTube in December

Warner music videos returning to YouTube

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created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

YouTube on Tuesday announced a deal to bring Warner Music Group songs back to the world's most popular online video sharing service.


Eminem publisher takes Apple to court over rights (AP)

Eminem publisher takes Apple to court over rights

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created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- An attorney for Apple Inc. defended the company's use of Eminem's songs on iTunes in court on Thursday, as a trial got under way to determine who had the right to offer digital downloads of the rapper's ...


Universal teams with TuneCore to discover talent

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created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Universal Music Group's distribution arm is teaming up with digital track distributor TuneCore, a move it says will give it a leg up in signing up-and-coming artists without a recording deal yet.


Sony becomes 2nd label on Vevo music video site

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created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Recording company Sony Music Entertainment has joined Vevo, an online music video site due to launch this year with the backing of Universal Music Group and YouTube.


Spaniard sued for music file-sharing networks

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created May 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Recording companies went to court Tuesday claiming euro13 million ($17.5 million) from a Spaniard they accuse of profiting from computer programs he designed to allow free music downloads over the Internet.


YouTube, Universal Music Group form music venture

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created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- YouTube and Universal Music Group are teaming up on an online music video venture that will launch later this year with Universal's entire catalog of nearly 10,000 music videos.


Google, music labels launch China download service (AP)

Google, music labels launch China download service

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Google Inc. and major music companies launched a free Internet music download service for China on Monday in a bid to help turn a field dominated by pirates into a profitable, legitimate business.


Last.fm, which provides music to online users like a jukebox, will start charging fans

Last.fm to start charging some music users

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created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Last.fm, which provides music to online users like a jukebox, will start charging fans outside Britain, the United States and Germany from the end of the month, the London-based site's co-founder said.


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YouTube, Universal mull video venture: reports

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created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google-owned YouTube and the world's largest music recording company Universal Music Group are reportedly discussing collaborating on a premium music video website.