MOG Launches Free Version of Music Service
A press release for MOG announced today that the service launched a free, ad-supported version of its music service. The service launched yesterday, and gives listeners access to a catalog of around 11 million songs. read more
Found in: Industry, NewsApple Unveils iTunes Match Beta to Developers
Late yesterday evening, Apple introduced the newest version of iTunes, 6.1 beta, to developers in order to test out the functionality of a new feature: iTunes Match, an extension of the iCloud service. read more
Found in: Industry, NewsYouTube Resolves Four-Year Lawsuit
In the wake of releasing their new YouTube Music website, the Google-owned video website has now resolved their four-year lawsuit with over 3,000 independent music labels. According to a report by Rolling Stone, YouTube has agreed to pay licensing fees to the National Music Publishers Association. In other words, these record labels will be invited to join the license agreement with YouTube and receive royalties from YouTube when their music is used to user-generated videos. Although each of the four major music publishers already have licensing contracts with YouTube, this deal finally catches the music industry up to the new ways of distributing and publishing music. read more
Found in: Industry, NewsPearl Jam Unveils Tracklist for Documentary Via Scavenger Hunt
In commemoration of their upcoming documentary _Twenty_, directed by Cameron Crowe, alternative rock quintet Pearl Jam presented its fans with an online scavenger hunt, the purpose of which was to reveal the tracks for the accompanying soundtrack one by one. read more
Found in: Music, NewsAssessing 10 Music-Streaming Services
Even as music aficionados still hold on tightly to vinyl and we continue to celebrate the joys of actual record stores, the transfer of digital music has undeniably taken center stage. read more
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