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Appeal Denied

A good while ago, we posted a blog about a grad student named Joel Tenenbaum, who was being charged a $675,000 fine for illegally downloading and sharing 31 songs on the internet. Months ago his lawyers were in the process of appealing that ruling on the grounds of a previous judge’s less severe ruling. But, the Supreme Court has just denied his appeal- meaning he will owe the full fine. While many anti-piracy groups claim that they aren’t after “joe-shmoe”, this trial proves that those who steal music will pay. And it will cost them a lot more than if they had just paid $.99 for the track in the first place.

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You’re Talkin’ Gibberish

This incredibly weird video is one of the coolest things I’ve seen! An Italian singer wrote a song full of gibberish to illustrate what English sounds like to someone who doesn’t speak it. It’s pretty catchy!

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What Your Band Shirt Says About You

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Rest In Peace Robin Gibb

Bee Gees member Robin Gibb passed away this weekend after a battle with cancer. No one can deny that at some point in their life the Bee Gees music got them doing a little dance.

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Music and Advertising

MusicThinkTank recently published an article Q&A with an industry leader on how advertisers choose music to place in their ads. It’s a short, interesting read with some great insider info. Check it out here.

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Digital Drivel

Recent research conducted by analyst Mark Mulligan shows that only about 10% of the music on iTunes is music by the actual artist. All of the rest of the tracks are just “filler”- karaoke tracks, covers and tributes, etc. It’s no wonder that the digital service catalogs are reaching 20 million songs.

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Mom Stats

This past Sunday was Mother’s Day (I hope you remembered!). According to this infographic, moms make up a very large percentage of online traffic and social media usage…and most of them are the average age of a first time mom- 25. Take a look and see how you might better your brand toward music searching moms.

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Up and Comer

I couldn’t help but post this video today. Noah was featured on a segment of the Today Show this morning regarding the popularity of his cover of a LMFAO song. While this isn’t huge music news, I think that this kid is going to be big…just like his voice. Enjoy!

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Things a Band Should Not Do

Tyler Hayes of Listen.com has a few suggestions for bands on things they shouldn’t do.

1. Don’t use MySpace.

2. Don’t make people “Like” your page in order to listen to a song.

3. Don’t put up pictures with old members in them.

4. Don’t email unless you have a good reason.

5. Don’t put out music that you don’t really believe in.

Check out the full article and Hayes’s support for each point at hypebot.com.

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YouTube: The Real Powerhouse

Despite all of the new, exciting digital music services that are available, YouTube is still the leading source for listening to/watching music online- and by a huge margin too.

 

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