A new Chrome extension lets Spotify users permanently download any song currently available from the streaming music service, a massive slip-up that could quickly upset record labels and music… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
When you listen to a song for the first time, the strength of certain neural connections can predict how much you like the music, according to a new brain scanning study. Original post on nationalgeographic.com Comments on reddit.com
The BBC grappled with a dilemma after opponents of late British leader Margaret Thatcher pushed the song Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead to the top of the charts. Original post on cbc.ca Comments on reddit.com
Lady Thatcher’s death could propel The Wizard Of Oz track Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Owners of websites that stream music and videos without the permission of copyright holders could soon be prosecuted as felons if Congress passes a new proposal from United States Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante. Original post on bgr.com Comments on reddit.com
Officials considered ban on foreign artists without university degrees, after star dedicated gig to Ai Weiwei, say sources Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
For many years now, we’ve covered how music publishers have gone after all sorts of sites that post song lyrics, arguing infringement. As we’ve noted time and time again, this whole thing seems short sighted in the extreme. Lyrics sites… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
A new report from UK analytics firm Musicmetric has pegged the U.S. as the world’s leading downloader of music via BitTorrent. It’s the stuff of Recording Industry Association of America nightmares: Despite industry efforts to shut down BitTorrent tracker sites, the frenzy of file sharing continues. And – surprise! – recording artists are embracing illegal downloads as just another way to do business. Original post on readwriteweb.com Comments on reddit.com
Joel Tenenbaum is out of options. A Massachusetts judge ruled the $675,000 fine levied against him is indeed appropriate and… Original post on extremetech.com Comments on reddit.com
Rocker Dee Snider is unhappy with Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan for using Twisted Sister’s 1984 hit Original post on nbcnews.com Comments on reddit.com
ReDigi has technology that helps transfer ownership of digital media—but it’s already being sued by the record industry. Original post on technologyreview.com Comments on reddit.com
Three members of the punk band Pussy Riot, who performed an anti-Putin song in Russia’s main cathedral, have pleaded not guilty to abusive actions motivated by religious hatred, but concede what they did was an ethical mistake. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
10 Famous Musical Duos and How They First Met John Lennon met Paul McCartney 55 years ago today. Here’s the story of their first encounter, plus the first meetings of nine other famous partnerships. Original post on mentalfloss.com Comments on digg.com
Jim Nayder, host of Chicago Public Radio’s The Annoying Music Show!, joins Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon to share four summery songs that make him cringe with glee. Original post on npr.org Comments on digg.com
11 Game Show Hosts and Their Musical Aspirations Original post on mentalfloss.com Comments on digg.com
Here’s a selection of music you won’t be seeing on the Country Music Awards tomorrow night. Complex.com: The original buyer’s guide for men. Original post on complex.com Comments on digg.com
Певец Эдуард Хиль во время выступления на фестивале Stereoleto в Санкт-Петербурге. Original post on ria.ru Comments on reddit.com
‘We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue/And then we’ll take it higher.’ And by higher, they apparently mean extraordinarily depressing. Original post on cracked.com Comments on digg.com
What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day? Complex.com: The original buyer’s guide for men. Original post on complex.com Comments on digg.com
A show this weekend at 319 Scholes brings back the breakbeat and the running man. Original post on thecreatorsproject.com Comments on digg.com
OSLO (Reuters) – Thousands of Norwegians will take to the streets of Oslo on Thursday to sing a children’s song calling for peace and fraternity, in a protest against mass killer Anders Behring Breivik Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Peep the soundtrack to the Plex era. Complex.com: The original buyer’s guide for men. Original post on complex.com Comments on digg.com
After seeing the new documentary Marley, you’ll never hear songs like Original post on complex.com Comments on digg.com
The CTIA wants you to know that Americans used 123 percent more wireless data in 2011 than 2010, but the wireless industry’s lobby apparently doesn’t want you to know exactly how that translates in any way a normal person understands. Instead it turned to song. Original post on gigaom.com Comments on digg.com
Have you ever wondered why Kelsey Grammer sings that Tossed Salads And Scrambled Eggs song during the Frasier closing credits? What’s that, it’s made you Original post on bestweekever.tv Comments on reddit.com
