Leaked Community Memo Addresses Showrunner's Departure

A talking-points memo sent to Community cast and crew has leaked after former showrunner Dan Harmon’s departure....  read more

Watch Clips from the 2012 Webby Awards

Steve Jobs occupied centerpiece position during an award show that was otherwise filled with memes like “Owling” and “Sh*t Girls Say.” Justin Long and John Hodgman did a short comedy routine/history lesson about the role Jobs took in Apple’s advertising. Following was a heartfelt and somewhat volatile rant by Richard Dreyfus and a video montage of important Americans—including President Obama—extolling the virtues of Jobs’ visionary work. You can check out clips from the show below: Your browser does not support iframes. Jim Gaffigan presents the Person of the Year Award to Louis C.K. Your browser does not support iframes....  read more

Paste Announces Partnership with Rdio

We are excited to announce a partnership between Paste and music subscription service Rdio, which features access to a library of millions of songs—all without ads. The partnership will include weekly themed playlists from Paste, which kicks off today with a playlist of our Best Albums of the 1970s. Our adoption of Rdio streaming services is meant to provide a more reliable, consistent listening experience for our readers....  read more

Spotify Launches Embeddable Widget for Songs, Albums

Streaming service Spotify has just announced its competitor to Rdio and well, YouTube, with its new embed widget. Called the Play Button, the tool capitalizes on Spotify’s ever-expanding library of music and allows users to post songs and albums to their websites in order to share musically simply and legally.   read more

Spotify Extends Free Listening Period

What would we do without Spotify? It’s already been nine months since the Swedish music company launched its streaming services in the U.S. after successful runs in Scandinavia, Europe and the U.K.   read more

Turntable.fm Gets Legal

As reported by Billboard and announced at SXSW, the popular radio streaming service is finally in legal terms with the big record labels including Universal, Sony, EMI, and Warner.   read more

Paste is Hiring an Assistant Editor

Think you’ve got what it takes to help edit one of the fastest growing entertainment sites on the web? Paste is looking for qualified candidates to fill a new assistant editor position. Candidates must have: • 1-3 years experience working with writers and editing copy • Exhaustive knowledge of pop culture • A solid understanding of the Paste ethos • The ability to write with both humor and substance This position is in our Decatur, Ga. (Atlanta) office, so you must be willing to relocate. To apply send a resume, cover letter and three links to your favorite writing samples...  read more

MegaUpload May Start Remove Data This Week

Following up on previous reports concerning MegaUpload’s legal status, the _Associated Press_ confirmed that all of the file-sharing service’s data—whether legal or illegal—could be erased as soon as this Thursday, February 2.   read more

Ticketmaster Announces New Facebook App

Just when we thought the world couldn’t get any smaller and Facebook’s reach couldn’t get any bigger, Ticketmaster decided to announce its latest concept—an app that lets users buy concert tickets without ever leaving the can’t-live-with-it-can’t-live-without-it social networking site.   read more

Lookout! Records Closes Completely

Today is a sad day for record lovers. By now, most people have heard that Lookout Records-the foundational independent pop-punk label that played home to acts like Green Day, Operation Ivy, Rancid, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and The Donnas-has official closed.   read more

Digital Music Sales Surpass CDs in 2011

Lovers of physical media are currently commiserating the fact that digital sales just won the war on music because according to Neilsen SoundScan, digital outsold physical music for the first time ever in 2011.   read more

Louis C.K. Sold Over 110,000 Copies of His Special in Three Days

In a statement posted last night on his website, comedian Louis C.K. revealed that over 110,000 copies of his new comedy special, Live at the Beacon Theater, have been purchased since it was made available on Dec. 10.  read more

Streaming Service Rara Gets Backing from Major Licensing Companies

Rara.com launched today across 15 countries, and all four major licensing companies — Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, EMI Music and Warner Music Group — have backed it, according to Music Week.   read more

Rare Sex Pistols Vinyl for Sale for $16,000

It seems strange that a piece of vinyl by veteran punks The Sex Pistols would be fetching off-the-charts prices, but as Dangerous Minds points out, that seems to be the case. According to editors at Record Collector magazine, a rare pressing of one of the band’s most iconic songs “God Save the Queen” has gone on sale for £10,000, or roughly $16,000.   read more

Wikipedia Co-Founder Considering Blackout in Response to Anti-Piracy Act

Wikipedia might blackout in response to the Stop Online Piracy Act. At least according to co-founder Jimmy Wales, who posted the notion on his Talk Page this morning.  read more

Stone Roses Sign Album Deals With Universal, Columbia

NME reported that The Stone Roses have signed two record deals. The announcement comes from their Facebook page, and it was announced on Dec. 10. The deal comes from Universal Records, which signed the band for U.K. and worldwide releases, and Columbia, which contracted the band in the U.S.   read more

Ticketmaster to Offer Refunds Starting in 2012

Yahoo! Finance has reported that Ticketmaster will start refunding money after a court ruled that the company profited off of overcharged processing fees since Oct. 1999 that they never declared they were receiving.  read more

Napster Is No More: Officially Absorbed By Rhapsody

Today will officially be Napster’s last day of existence after it will finally be taken over by Rhapsody. It has been nearly a month since Rhapsody announced it purchased the music site from Best Buy (who owned it since 2008), but the process has been finalized and as of tomorrow Napster is no more.  read more

Facebook Finds Partner For Smartphone

Rumors about Facebook getting into the smartphone business have been circulating for months now, but it looks like things are finally starting to line up for the social networking company. Facebook has now partnered up with Taiwan-based phone company HTC to produce an Android phone that emphasizes the social aspect of all things mobile.   read more

Julie Delpy Will Direct Joe Strummer Biopic

Yesterday NYMag reported that Julie Delpy, director of Beyond Sunrise and Beyond Sunset, has signed on to direct The Right Profile, the upcoming biopic about The Clash frontman Joe Strummer. Delpy's involvement comes after a two-year period of relative inactivity since the relative failure of her last film The Countess.  read more