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MySpace songs launch irks independent music group NEW YORK - MySpace's new music service managed to bring major record labels together, but a group that licenses song rights for thousands of independent labels feels left out and angry, partly because indie musicians were a big reason the social networking site rose to prominence in the first place.   People:Carrie Underwood   Source:(AP)   2008-09-27 MySpace Music a harmony of online community and free radio SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - MySpace is launching a new music service that blends free online radio, community and ways to interact with bands and discover new tunes.   Nations:U.S.   Source:(AFP)   2008-09-25 Amazon's Google phone alliance ramps up attack on iTunes SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Internet retail titan Amazon has ramped up its attack on Apple's iTunes by having links to its MP3 online music and movie store built into a "Google phone" due out next month.   Nations:U.S. Germany   People:Steve Jobs   2008-09-24 Companies joining to push music on memory cards NEW YORK - Just as vinyl once gave way to compact discs as the main physical medium for music, could CDs be replaced now by a fingernail-sized memory card? Perhaps not entirely, but SanDisk Corp., four major record labels and retailers Best Buy Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are hoping that albums sold on microSD memory cards will at least provide an additional stream of sales. The companies were expected to unveil plans Monday to sell memory cards loaded with music in the MP3 format, free of copy protections.   Source:(AP)   2008-09-22 Rolling Stones switch recording deal to Universal LONDON - The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music, dealing a major blow to the group's former recording company, EMI Group PLC.   People:Norah Jones Paul McCartney Martin Scorsese Kylie Minogue Robbie Williams   2008-07-25 Headlines MySpace songs launch irks independent music group 2008-09-27 MySpace Music a harmony of online community and free radio 2008-09-25 Amazon's Google phone alliance ramps up attack on iTunes 2008-09-24 Companies joining to push music on memory cards 2008-09-22 Rolling Stones switch recording deal to Universal 2008-07-25 Warner Music Group to offer music through Nokia phones 2008-07-01 Bertelsmann wants to sell Sony BMG stake to Sony 2008-06-10 Rare Marley and Hendrix performances sold online 2008-06-04 Kanye West, record labels sued over jazz samples 2008-05-23 Bryan Adams sees independence as future of music 2008-05-03 50 Cent and Universal sued for pushing "gangsta" life 2008-04-09 MySpace launches online music service 2008-04-04 MySpace forms music venture with big labels 2008-04-03 Jay-Z on verge of $150 million Live Nation deal: report 2008-04-03 U2 sign long-term deal with Live Nation 2008-03-31 Musicians take social networking into their own hands 2008-03-29 Facebook in talks with major music labels 2008-03-05 Industry group sues China search engine 2008-03-02 Baidu sued over music copyrights 2008-02-29 Chinese music industry groups file suit against Baidu 2008-02-28 Flash drives offer new choices for music fans 2008-02-16 Super Bowl boosts digital sales for Petty and others 2008-02-16 Google to enter China online music sector 2008-02-14 Feds querying labels over 'Total Music' 2008-02-08 Winehouse cancels Grammys but may appear on satellite 2008-02-07 Sony BMG, Universal questioned about venture talks: source 2008-02-07 Soccer rights step up France Telecom's media push 2008-02-07 Modu to launch tiny phone 'module' 2008-02-07 Amy Winehouse quizzed by police over drug claim 2008-02-06 Warner, Universal take action against Baidu 2008-02-05 Global music companies in fresh China piracy suit 2008-02-05 Music industry weighs giving away music 2008-01-28 Vivendi chief says music industry gloom overdone 2008-01-26 Vivendi still pursuing Premiere stake 2008-01-25 Amy Winehouse enters drug rehab program 2008-01-24 Rolling Stones sign Universal album deal 2008-01-17 Fresh blow to EMI as Stones confirm album deal with rival 2008-01-17 Rolling Stones sign deal with Universal 2008-01-17 Sony BMG to sell MP3s on Amazon.com 2008-01-11 Apple seen set to resolve EU iTunes case 2008-01-08 Napster to sell music as MP3 files 2008-01-07 Sony BMG to drop copy protection for downloads 2008-01-07 Album sales plunge in '07 as digital growth slows 2008-01-03 Probe slams Vivendi's aggressive accounting: newspaper 2008-01-02 Love, others may follow Radiohead's no-label lead 2007-12-31 Amazon adds Warner Music tunes to download service 2007-12-28 Holiday albums can become classics fast 2007-12-22 Vudu to offer HD movies online 2007-12-11 Dave Matthews Band and Van Halen join ringtone rush 2007-12-10 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed 'Miami Vice' takes $25.2M, sinks 'Pirates' 2006-07-30 'Ricky Bobby' speeds past weekend rivals 2006-08-07 Ferrell wins again; 'Trade Center' 3rd 2006-08-13 Ferrell wins again; 'Trade Center' 3rd 2006-08-13 Winehouse cancels Grammys but may appear on satellite 2008-02-07 Revenge fantasies fuel U.S. box office 2004-04-18 Amazon's Google phone alliance ramps up attack on iTunes 2008-09-24 Companies joining to push music on memory cards 2008-09-22 Jay-Z on verge of $150 million Live Nation deal: report 2008-04-03 Sony BMG to drop copy protection for downloads 2008-01-07 Dave Matthews Band and Van Halen join ringtone rush 2007-12-10 'Ice Age' Leads Box Office for 2nd Week 2006-04-09 'V for Vendetta' Nets $26.1M at Box Office 2006-03-19 Chinese youth rock to a new beat of optimism 2003-11-22 Disney's 'Pirates' Plunders Box Office 2003-07-13 'Angels' Wings Clipped at U.S. Box Office 2003-06-29 Jim Carrey Is 'Almighty' at U.S. Box Office 2003-05-29 James Bond Back on Top at U.S. Box Office 2002-12-08 'American Pie 2' in Tasty Bow at Box Office 2001-08-13 Jolly Green Giant 'Shrek'' Tops Box Office 2001-05-21 'Mummy' Sequel Springs to Life at Box Office 2001-05-07 'Spy Kids' Tops Box Office for Third Weekend 2001-04-16 MySpace Music a harmony of online community and free radio 2008-09-25 Rolling Stones switch recording deal to Universal 2008-07-25 Bertelsmann wants to sell Sony BMG stake to Sony 2008-06-10

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