ccessing through iTunes Match, and identifies which rights-holders are then owed what portion of the pool. That same data is provided to the label or publisher to determine what portion of the cut is then owed each individual artist. Whether this becomes a lasting benefit depends on how well Apple can maintain the iCloud’s relevance. Both Amazon and Google are expected to sort out their differences with the music industry and offer their o…
British hip-hop artist M.I.A.’s obscene gesture in the Super Bowl halftime show is prompting apologies from NBC and the NFL. But it isn’t immediately registering as a moment that viewers latched on to. The digital video recorder maker Tivo said Monday that there wasn’t an appreciable bump in viewers who played back the moment where M.I.A. extended her middle finger during Madonna’s performance of “Give Me All Your L…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Spotify, the European digital music service, has inked a U.S. licensing deal with Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, according to four people familiar with the talks. Universal Music, which is owned by media giant Vivendi SA, reached the agreement with Spotify more than two weeks ago, said one person, who asked not to be named as the discussions were private. Spotify, which was founded by Swedi…
Tired of dropped calls on your iPhone? Well, one frustrated New Jersey business man decided he had enough. Jason Pellegrino says he relies on his iPhone to talk to clients while emailing them information. But after too many dropped calls, he took matters into his owns hands, teaming up with software engineers to create his own application-apptly called DropCall Eliminator. (PRWEB) June 19, 2011 Tired of dropped calls on your iPhone? Well, one …
After fans listened that Madonna had enlisted Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. for her singular and video for “Give Me All Your Luvin’,” it unequivocally felt like anything could occur with those 3 equally individualist and visible artists all fasten forces. What they finished adult formulating was an eye-catching shave full of masked cheerleaders, prohibited football players and lacy outfits (designed by Norma Kamali) that each fan of Madge’s “Like…
nationwide and with different supervisors do not have enough in common to be lumped together in a single class-action lawsuit. The ruling was cheered by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce business group as the most important class action case in more than a decade but denounced by women’s groups. It represented a major victory for Wal-Mart, which also has faced legal battles including an attempt to unionize and to block the giant retailer from …