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Grooveshark co-founder Josh Greenberg found dead at 28

Two-and-a-half months after Grooveshark was forced to cease operations due to copyright infringement, 28 year-old co-founder Josh Greenberg was found dead.
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New study: Royalties aside, streaming music gets fans out to shows

Eventbrite, linking up with an independent research firm, found that streaming music listeners buy tickets to see artists they discovered on the platform.
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Tidal’s debut of Lil Wayne’s The Free Weezy Album could cost the streamer $50M

Cash Money alleges that because Lil Wayne doesn’t have rights to license his music, Tidal owes the label for the unapproved stream on the service.
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New report: Bitcoin-like system could cure music streaming royalty woes

The music industry should consider using a Bitcoin-like system to promote more transparent streaming music payments to artists, according to a new report.
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Bryan Singer’s World War III part of new lineup for Spike TV

New Spike TV scripted series include World War III, a psychological horror series, a drama set in a 1984-esque police state, and a historical thriller.
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TiVo’s Roamio DVRs now offer streaming to Apple TV via AirPlay

Roamio Plus and Pro users will now be able to stream their recorded content through the Apple TV via AirPlay.
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Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync link up to kill zombies in Dead 7

The '90s boy band rivalry is no more: Nick Carter and Joey Fatone will co-star in Dead Seven, a zombie flick announced at this past weekend's Comic-Con.
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Update: Facebook has no plans to develop music streaming service

Contrary to an earlier report, Facebook will not launch a music streaming service.
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Whipclip lets you share TV and music video clips legally and easily

The new app lets TV watchers share segments of their favorite shows with friends in as little as two minutes after airing.
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Binge watchers want an entire series at their fingertips — or else, says new study

Video optimization provider Conviva surveyed binge watchers to get a better understanding of their habits, finding bingers demand their shows all at once.
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Daredevil season 2 will spotlight The Punisher, but will he be the villain?

Daredevil showrunner Marco Ramirez calls season 2 "Daredevil vs. the Punisher," but don't make assumptions too fast.
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Expect a more scientific Shark Week this year with Sharkopedia, extensive social media push

Shark Week features expanded scientific online content through "Sharkopedia" and a social media push to re-establish the series' focus on facts.
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Taylor Swift’s 1989 tops the charts in vinyl sales in 2015

Vinyl records are once again on track to rise this year, but the highest-selling record may not be what you'd expect.
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Queen of the single: Rihanna is the first artist to pass 100M sold and streamed

Pop superstar Rihanna is the first artist to cross 100 million singles downloaded and streamed.
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Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio breaks onto the scene with fresh music, BBC style

The launch of the Zane Lowe, Ebro Darden, and Julie Adenuga-anchored radio station mixed new artists with mainstream ones in a mostly upbeat playlist.
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NBC to Donald Trump: You’re fired.

NBC has cut ties with Donald Trump following his derogatory comments about Mexican immigrants.
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At 20 years old, Jagged Little Pill becomes the third U.S. album to sell 15 million

Morissette's seminal 1995 record has now sold 15 million albums in the U.S., according to Billboard.
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Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood sue Sony for devious dealings with Spotify

Kelly Clarkson and other American Idol artists are suing Sony Music, saying that the major label worked a deal with Spotify to shortchange its artists.
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The Daily Show sends out Jon Stewart with a bang, offering all episodes free for a month

In one last hurrah, Comedy Comedy will stream every episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart this summer for free online.
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Amazon grabs the rights to Kevin Spacey’s new movie Elvis & Nixon

The video streaming giant has acquired Elvis & Nixon, which delves into the historic 1970 meeting between King and the former president.
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Apple Music lands bevy of major indie artists like Adele, courtesy of Taylor Swift (Update)

Thousands of indie labels sign onto Apple Music after the tech giant announced it would pay artists during the service's three-month free-trial period.
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Amazon’s Echo smart speaker now supports Pandora, adds MLS and MLB sports scores

Amazon’s voice-activated music and information device now comes with support for Pandora and sports scores.
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James Taylor tops U.S. album chart for first time in 47 years, beating Taylor Swift

While it took the singer/songwriter James Taylor 47 years, he finally has a No. 1 album on the U.S. album chart with Before This World.
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You can watch full episodes of HBO’s latest two shows right now for free … on Facebook

HBO is offering free access to stream full episodes of the series premiere of its two newest shows: The Brink and Ballers.
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Ricky Gervais brings back David Brent in The Office spinoff movie

Ricky Gervais will rekindle his role as David Brent in a feature length spinoff of The Office called Life on the Road next year.
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Actor Dick Van Patten of Eight is Enough fame dies at 86

TV dad and nearly ubiquitous actor Dick Van Patten died at 86 in Santa Monica, California.
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Hulu subscribers will get $2 off Showtime’s stand-alone monthly service

Showtime's self-titled over-the-top streaming service will be available to Hulu subscribers for a discounted price of $9 per month.
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David Guetta becomes first DJ to hit 2 billion streams on Spotify

DJ David Guetta reaches 2 billion streams on Spotify, joining just Ed Sheeren and Eminem in the 2 billion stream club.
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Bryan Cranston and David Shore drama scores reprieve thanks to Amazon Prime

Streaming video service Amazon Prime may take a chance on Sneaky Pete after CBS passed on the drama this spring.
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James Taylor believes streaming music services should pay artists half

The veteran singer/songwriter calls for more transparency and higher payouts from Spotify and other music streaming services in a recent interview.
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Post-suspension, an apologetic Brian Williams will report to MSNBC

After a six-month suspension, news anchor Brian Williams will be reporting to MSNBC instead of his chair at NBC Nightly News.
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Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul will produce and star in Hulu drama, The Way

Aaron Paul, best known as Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad, will produce and star in Hulu original series The Way.
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No more Hulu Plus! Hulu drops the ‘Plus’ from paid tier in streamlining effort

Hulu's paid tier will now be known simply as Hulu, rather than Hulu Plus, in an effort to streamline the service.
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After playing through a broken leg, Dave Grohl forced to cancel Foo Fighter shows

Foo Fighters were forced to cancel European shows after Dave Grohl broke his leg falling off the stage at a show in Sweden.
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Game of Thrones Season 5 finale breaks previous ratings record

Game of Thrones' dramatic season 5 finale drew 8.1 million viewers, more than any previous episode, despite rampant piracy.
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Apple Music will pay music owners a slightly higher percentage than Spotify

Apple has confirmed that its new music streaming service Apple Music will pay music owners 71.5 percent of its subscription revenue.
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Frampton comes alive for The Performer automated guitar tuning system

This Peter Frampton-backed digital self-tuner allows guitar players to quickly tune their guitars with just the press of a button.
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Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight will have a limited Christmas debut on 70mm film

Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Western The Hateful Eight will be shown in 70mm on 50 retrofitted theaters globally.