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Last.fm to Expand to Terrestrial Radio in October

The London-based scrobble-meisters at internet-radio station Last.fm have grander designs than simply providing a way for people to chart how many times they've listened to the Yeah Yeah Yeah's "Maps." (Full disclosure: according to his Last.fm profile, this writer has an embarrassingly high playcount for Young Jeezy's "My Hood.") With the internet-radio market basically cornered by big names like Rhapsody and Pandora, Last.fm has decided to devote four HD radio stations in the U.S. to a terrestrial-broadcast initiative....  read more

Pandora Agrees to New Royalty Plan That Charges Heavy Listeners, Live365 Responds

Depending on who you ask, Pandora's agreement to reconfigure their business plan based on an increase in royalty rates is either a shrewd business movie, or the first toll of the death knell for internet radio. Pandora has emerged from the royalties battle standing, but shaken....  read more

Muxtape goes offline during fight with RIAA

An unspecified RIAA-related issue has caused playlist-streaming website Muxtape to go offline—temporarily. Coming just after web radio site Pandora announced it may shut down permanently because of high artist royalty fees, this Muxtape vs. the Recording Industry Association of America development is raising even more questions about the future of webcasting....  read more

Pandora, web radio may fold due to high royalty fees

[Above: Pandora founder Tim Westergren]The day the (Internet) music dies may well be in our sight, as web radio powerhouse Pandora recently announced it may have to shut down due to high royalty fees lobbied on webcasters....  read more