The Mars Volta Prepping New Album
Prog-rock outfit, The Mars Volta revealed yesterday that they’re working on a new album, their first since "2009’s _Octahedron_":http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/06/the-mars-volta-octahedron.html. Lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala used his "YouTube channel":http://www.youtube.com/user/lunarpower666 as an outlet to drop new info. read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch All 10 Videos From Bon Iver (Deluxe Edition)
Bon Iver just topped our list of the best albums of the year and released their deluxe edition of their self-titled complete with videos expanding the experience of all 10 songs. Justin Vernon and a group of friends filmed and edited each of the videos to help capture the emotions presented in each song. read more
Found in: Music, NewsYouTube to Start Paying Publishing Fees
Billboard reported that, according to the National Music Publishers’ Association, a music publishing agreement with YouTube is ready to go into effect. This means that YouTube will pay $4 million upfront for royalties due for user-generated content that contains published songs. read more
Found in: Industry, NewsYouTube Launches New Original Channels
YouTube is set to launch their "new original channels" this month, which include some big names in the online world in the entertainment and arts industries. Although its not entirely sure how these channels will differ from normal channels on YouTube, essentially YouTube and Google will be working with these specific channels to create consistent, well-developed videos. read more
Found in: Industry, NewsFighting Copyright Law with Justin Bieber Prison Imagery
A new copyright law that is “racing” through Congress right now proposes a maximum five-year sentence for copyright infringements like posting videos online that feature people singing covers of songs, professional sporting events, events with incidental music in the background. So what’s all this about Justin Bieber? Well, under this new law, it turns out that the videos that Bieber’s parents posted of him singing Chris Brown songs as a little kid would be deemed illegal. The organization against the new copyright law is calling itself “Free Bieber” and features a number of awesome, Photoshopped pictures of Justin Bieber crying... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayM83 Seeks Touring Band Member Via YouTube
It was reported recently that Anthony Gonzalez, leader and sole constant member of dream-pop band M83, is hitting the Internet streets in hopes of democratically selecting a touring member for the group's upcoming year-long world tour. read more
Found in: Concerts, 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, NewsThe Ultimate "Paranoid Android" Mash-Up
It’s been a big week for Radiohead, as they recently debuted a new track, “Staircase.”... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayGeorge Lucas Strikes Back
Remember how earth-shatteringly awesome the original Star Wars movies were, and how the prequels were utterly terrible? Yeah, we do too. Finally, though, we have an explanation.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayGoogle Releases YouTube 100 Chart
Billboard’s Hot 100 may soon be obsolete in terms of ranking music, a fact made all the more relevant by the release of the YouTube 100.... read more
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