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Adele aims to break Bond musical spell
Stacey Vanek Smith Oct 10, 2012
Pop star Adele’s theme song for the new James Bond film is already an Internet sensation. It’s been 27 years since a Bond song topped the charts.
A new digital music battle, and online gaming as political liability
David Brancaccio Oct 8, 2012
A Maine state senate candidate gets attacked for her online gaming activities, and a startup that wants to help you sell your used MP3s goes to court against a big entertainment company.
Things that billions of people use
Kai Ryssdal Oct 4, 2012
Facebook has a billion users. What other things are in the 10-digit use territory?
For a fee, Facebook will promote your posts
Mark Garrison Oct 4, 2012
Facebook, needing new types of revenue, rolls out a feature that allows users to pay a fee so their posts jump to the top of friends' pages.
Scott Borchetta: Country music maverick or anti-Christ?
Kai Ryssdal Sep 28, 2012
Scott Borchetta, the music executive who founded Big Machine Records, has turned country music on its head. And not just in the artists he's discovered (including Taylor Swift) but in the deals he's negotiated.
Myspace tries yet another comeback act
Bob Moon Sep 27, 2012
The once-popular social media site is revamping its look and aiming to be a destination for musicians and artists.
For pop music, it's the economy, stupid!
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 25, 2012
How the economy influences our taste in pop music. Hint: Ballads aren't big in recessions.
European regulators clear Universal to buy EMI
Stephen Beard Sep 21, 2012
European regulators have cleared the way for Universal Music Group to buy EMI. The $1.9 billion deal would create a behemoth in the music world. It still has to be approved by U.S. regulators, though.
Death of the PC, the Winklevii's other Social Network, and tech ed in New York
David Brancaccio Sep 27, 2012
The personal computer is dead, and more on the future of tech from New York City
What makes a summer hit song?
Mitchell Hartman Sep 4, 2012
Sometimes a little tweet is all it takes to catapult a relatively unknown artist to the top of the charts.
