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Band The National weighs in on politics, the election and Ohio
Nov 1, 2012
Reporter Krissy Clark sits down with the lead singer of The National to see how a 'non-political' band makes music in an election year.
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Microsoft announces Xbox Music service
Oct 15, 2012
With the release of Windows 8 just 11 days away, today Microsoft announced a new music service called Xbox Music.
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Behind the lyrics with Rap Genius
Oct 15, 2012
It's been called the "Wikipedia of rap", and it just got $15 million dollars in venture capital funding. RapGenius.com is a rising star website which allows people to post annotations on the meanings behind song lyrics.
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Adele aims to break Bond musical spell
Oct 9, 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.
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A new digital music battle, and online gaming as political liability
Oct 7, 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.
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Scott Borchetta: Country music maverick or anti-Christ?
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.
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For pop music, it's the economy, stupid!
Sep 25, 2012
How the economy influences our taste in pop music. Hint: Ballads aren't big in recessions.
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European regulators clear Universal to buy EMI
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.
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What makes a summer hit song?
Sep 3, 2012
Sometimes a little tweet is all it takes to catapult a relatively unknown artist to the top of the charts.
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Decoding the money message of Psy's 'Gangnam Style'
Aug 31, 2012
A silly video masks a satire on conspicuous consumption and income inequality in Korea.
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