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The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes

2010-03-16T10:45:34Z

<div id="subtitle">The top 10 selling singles and albums sold on iTunes</div><div><p>iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending March 15, 2010:</p><p>Singles:</p><p>1. "Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)," Taio Cruz</p><p>2. "Rude Boy," Pink Floyd in battle with EMI over online sales</div><div><p>Album lovers may rejoice a little at last: a British court says Pink Floyd, purveyor of iTunes-unfriendly concept records, cannot be unbundled.</p><p>The High Court ruled Thursday that record label iTunes sells its 10 billionth song, Johnny Cash's 'Guess Things Happen That Way'</div><div><p>Apple's iTunes has sold its 10 billionth tune.</p><p>Apple said Thursday that its online music store crossed the threshold Wednesday when 71-year-old Louie Sulcer of Apple's iTunes, seven years after the launch of the online store which provided a lifeline to the struggling music industry.</p><p>"10 billion songs downloaded from iTunes. And counting," read an online counter at the Apple website.</p><p>The California...

Summary Box: Free music sites learn from mistakes

2010-02-22T08:41:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Free All Music and Guvera try to avoid path of failed predecessors</div><div><p>FREE MUSIC: Two new companies are trying to give consumers free song downloads supported by advertisers: FreeAllMusic.com and Guvera.com. Users have to register and hope to clear a waiting list to be invited.</p><p>LESSONS LEARNED: The sites are trying...

New free music sites learn from others' mistakes

2010-02-22T08:41:40Z

<div id="subtitle">New free music sites, FreeAllMusic and Guvera, try to avoid path of failed predecessors</div><div><p>Two new companies are giving consumers a way to download songs for free by watching a few ads. The idea has been tried before but this time it appears it might work, because the startups have found advertisers that are willing to pay around $2 to have a moment of your time.</p><p>That means reco...

iTunes approaches 10 billion downloads

2010-02-22T09:57:44Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Billboard) - Apple's iTunes Music Store on Thursday launched "Countdown to 10 Billion Songs," and is planning to give away a $10,000 iTunes gift card to the customer who buys the song that turns the counter to eleven digits.</p><p>In addition to announcing the...

Apple's own approach to iPad e-books could confuse

2010-02-22T13:08:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Apple's approach to iPad e-books could create confusion: Which software will open which book?</div><div><p>Even as Apple's iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move e-books between different electronic readers.</p><p>The ...

"Hope for Haiti" album shakes up pop chart

2010-02-22T14:08:52Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "Hope For Haiti Now" charity album debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart, becoming the first digital-only release to achieve this feat, according to sales data issued on Wednesday.</p><p>The album, featuring songs performed by the likes of Madon...

HP to launch music service in Europe

2010-02-22T15:34:26Z

<div><p>HELSINKI (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard, the world's biggest maker of PCs, will launch a digital music service across key European markets on Monday, hoping to benefit from consumers' rising appetite for new types of music download services.</p><p&gt...

"Hope for Haiti Now" telethon raises $57 million

2010-02-22T16:12:20Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon, led by George Clooney and Haiti-born rapper Wyclef Jean, has raised more than $57 million for relief to the earthquake-ravaged co...

YouTube getting into movie rental business

2010-02-22T17:25:21Z

<div id="subtitle">YouTube expand into movie rentals as Internet's top video channel seeks more revenue</div><div><p>Movie rentals are coming to the Internet's most popular video site.</p><p>YouTube is making its debut as a rental outlet Friday to help promote some of the movies that will be shown at the upcoming Skype, Facebook, and Apple's

Hollywood adds money, talent to made-for-Web shows

2010-02-23T13:05:59Z

<div id="subtitle">Hollywood getting behind made-for-Web productions, adding dollars, talent and distribution</div><div><p>Web sites that buy original video clips often pay so little that "The Bannen Way," a flashy crime thriller debuting online, looked destined to be made poorly if it could be made at all.</p><p>Yet budding filmmakers Jesse Warren and

Hard-to-please teen? For gift ideas, check clique

2010-02-23T17:59:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Avoid the eye roll: What to buy for the high schooler on your list, organized by clique</div><div><p>Nothing says Christmas with teenagers quite like the eye-roll as they open their presents.</p><p>High schoolers are a particularly difficult group to buy for, as their desires are often quite narrow and tied to their peer group. You're not just buying for them, but for their entire clique.&l...

Music labels bet Vevo.com is next MTV

2010-02-23T18:53:48Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a grainy black and white Web video, similar to footage from an in-store security camera, you can make out the muscular frame of rapper 50 Cent, smashing dozens of TV sets with a baseball bat.</p><p>None too subtle in its message, the clip is part of a advertising blitz by

The Beatles USB: The Beatles Stereo Remasters in MP3 & FLAC

2010-02-23T18:19:20Z

The Beatles USB is the "digital debut" for The Beatles legendary music. It is the very first release of their classic songs in the mp3 format which has become the main way many people listen to music now. Along with the high quality mp3s, this "Apple" themed USB flash drive also features 24bit FLAC files which are of more interest to those who are serious about sound quality.<br&am...