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Singers tell Congress: Money (That's What I Want)

Technology / Internet

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Jack Ely, the singer whose 1963 version of "Louie Louie" still makes the rounds on oldies radio, lives with his wife in a mobile home on a horse ranch in Oregon. Ely says they share $30,000 a year from her teacher's pension ...


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YouTube blocks premium music videos in Britain

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created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

YouTube on Monday said it is blocking certain copyrighted music videos in Britain until it overcomes an impasse in a licensing deal with the Performing Rights Society for Music (PRS).





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Music videos from Warner were removed from YouTube in December

Warner music videos returning to YouTube

Technology / Internet

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.


Songs raise awareness about aquatic invasive species

Space & Earth / Environment

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

A new initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is using music to raise public awareness about aquatic invasive species in the state.


NAB: House majority opposes new performers royalty

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The National Association of Broadcasters said Wednesday that a majority of U.S. House members are now opposed to imposing new fees on radio stations to pay performance artists.


MySpace Music has launched in Britain with a campaign that includes a playlist of tunes from the Vatican

MySpace Music debuts in Britain

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MySpace Music has launched in Britain with a "Get Real Close" campaign that includes a playlist of tunes from the Vatican.


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.


Eminem publisher takes Apple to court over rights (AP)

Eminem publisher takes Apple to court over rights

Technology / Business

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 ...


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Whirligig beetle gets rock 'n' roll legendary name

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created Jan 28, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An unusual new species of whirligig beetle from India is being named Orectochilus orbisonorum in honor of the late rock ‘n’ roll legend Roy Orbison and his widow Barbara.


High court won't block remote storage DVR system

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Cable TV operators won a key legal battle against Hollywood studios and television networks on Monday as the Supreme Court declined to block a new digital video recording system that could make it even easier for ...


Study finds that sleep selectively preserves emotional memories

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 14, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (24) | comments 2

As poets, songwriters and authors have described, our memories range from misty water-colored recollections to vividly detailed images of the times of our lives.


Probing Question: What makes a song catchy?

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 08, 2006 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (44) | comments 0

A catchy tune isn't always a good thing. If it contains an infectious chorus, even a song you dislike might refuse to leave your head. ("Achy Breaky Heart," anyone?) The choice of descriptors is not lost on Keith Duffy, a ...



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