Business Matters: Pre-release File Sharing Helps Album Sales, Says a Study...

billboard.biz– File sharing albums before their release dates reinforces popularity and helps sales, according to a study of BitTorrent traffic by Robert G. Hammond, an assistant professor at North Carolina State University. It … view details ,

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Business Matters: Critics of Universal-EMI Merger Still Lining Up...

billboard.biz– Universal Music Group's planned acquisition of EMI's recorded music division continues to spark commentary and criticism. European regulators approved the acquisition of EMI's music publishing division by a Sony … view details ,

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Business Matters: Doing More With Less - A Key Theme at NARM 2012

billboard.biz– "We're doing more with less," one major label executive said when asked how his company was doing.Outsourcing is one way to do more with less. Outsourcing lets labels and management companies build a team … view details ,

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Business Matters: @NARM Royalties Are Getting Messier; Can the Problem Be Fixed?

billboard.biz– -- Digital music has record labels and artists swimming -- some may say drowning -- in a sea of data. The NARM panel "Commerce vs. Royalties: Fitting a Square Peg in a Round Role" had the panelists and … view details ,

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Business Matters: @NARM - Ready or Not, Brands and Music Are BFFs

billboard.biz– "Bands and Brands 2012: Who's in Charge?" may have been one of the most important panels at NARM, a conference typically associated with retailers and record labels. Brands represent much of the growth … view details ,

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Justin Bieber Joins Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the Ring at Vegas Fight

billboard.com– Heavyweight pop star Justin Bieber shared a bit of his swag with super welterweight boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. in vegas last night (May 5). view details ,

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Business Matters: fun., Gotye, Justin Bieber Drive Big YTD Gain in Digital

billboard.biz– A handful of songs have accounted for a big share of the 31.6-million unit - equal to 7.2% -- gain in track sales in 2012 through April 29. The top 3 songs represent 10.3% of the gain. The top 10 songs account for … view details , ,

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Business Matters: Deezer Opens API, Welcomes Developers to Make Really Cool Apps

billboard.biz– Deezer has opened its API and launched "Open Deezer" roughly five months after Spotify did the same. Open Deezer will allow developers to create applications and services that integrate Deezer's on-demand … view details ,

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Tom Morello: Free 'Rebel' Documentary Is 'A Way of Giving Back'

rollingstone.com– Tom Morello released 42 versions of his World Wide Rebel Tour documentary on May Day, a.k.a. International Worker's Day, the same day he led a "guitarmy" through New York as part of the Occupy movement … view details ,

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Coldplay Tease Olympics Appearance, Accuse Bono of Mischief -- Exclusive Video

spinner.com– Neither Chris Martin nor any other member of the band Coldplay will be participating as athletes at the 2012 Olympics being held in London, England this summer. Read more… view details , ,

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High and Tight: Our Rock & Roll Baseball Experts Take On Pop Music at Ball Parks

rollingstone.com– Seventy-one years ago last week workers dragged an organ into Wrigley Field before a Saturday afternoon contest between the Chicago Cubs and the St Louis Cardinals hooked it up to the ballpark's PA system — and for … view details , ,

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Tom Morello, Das Racist Perform at May Day Occupy Wall Street: Watch

billboard.com– Grammy Award-winning guitarist Tom Morello made a special appearance at yesterday's May Day Occupy Wall Street in New York City's Bryant Park. Singing along with a large crowd of protestors, Morello performed an … view details , ,

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