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Shazam Lifts Song Limits on Free App
Users of the music identification service had previously been limited to five songs a month.
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Turntable.fm’s Licensing Future: ‘We’re Trying to Do the Right Thing,’ Says Co-Founder (Q&A)
As the service gains in popularity, Seth Goldstein explains why licensing remains "a sensitive topic," how his company was able to raise funding during a recession and Turntable's end goal: "to add social value back to the music equation."
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Mark Zuckerberg Unveils Facebook Music Details
The Facebook CEO joined Spotify CEO Daniel Ek on stage at the company’s f8 Conference to discuss their integration, which aims to revolutionize the music industry.
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Vevo Gears Up for International Expansion, Hires Nic Jones as Senior VP
The major label-owned video hub celebrates its two-year anniversary in December.
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Bob Seger Ends iTunes Holdout
The "Night Moves" singer makes available two live albums, proving he's yet to fully cave on the digital format.
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Turntable.fm Scores ASCAP, BMI Licensing
The popular new service signs agreements with music's two biggest performing rights organizations.
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Myspace Music Adds New Features as Sale Nears Close
The company is trying to make the music division as valuable as possible -- for the purposes of retaining existing users as well as attracting new users and potential bidders.
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Apple Signs Deal With Universal Music Group for iCloud, Major Publishers Also on Board
The new service is scheduled to be unveiled on Monday at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference.
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Why Record Labels and Google Music Couldn’t Agree on the Cloud
Google Music's May 10 launch was driven in part by competition (Amazon, Apple) and indecision, including the dollar figure labels were demanding as an upfront advance.
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Google Music Launches Without Label Licenses
Sources say Sony Music and Universal proved to be bottlenecks for the cloud-based service, which allows users to upload music to a personal online storage locker, from where they can stream and download files to Internet connected devices.
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MTV O Awards Generate Most Online Traffic Since 2009 VMAs
The April 28 live webcast generated 651,000 streams.
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Google Internally Testing Music Service (Report)
While there's still no indication that Google has secured any music licenses, employees are said to be testing the product to identify any problems or glitches.
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