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Rdio’s new deal with Cumulus Media will add hundreds of terrestrial radio stations

Music streamer Rdio announced a new partnership with terrestrial radio giant Cumulus Media to put 470 radio stations online.
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’70s rock to come to life in Scorsese and Mick Jagger’s new drama for HBO, Vinyl

Legendary director Martin Scorsese links up with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to explore the '70s rock scene in a new HBO drama out in 2016.
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Taylor Swift praises Apple Music, calls Spotify a ‘corporate machine’

Taylor Swift says Apple "treated like I was a voice of a creative community" and Spotify just blew her off in new Vanity Fair cover story.
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Months after losing Zayn Malik, One Direction sets Spotify record with new single

British boy band One Direction's new single has quickly risen to the top of the Global Spotify Top 50 charts, breaking a Spotify record along the way.
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Amazon execs talk Woody Allen series, Transparent Season 2 release date

The second season of Transparent, the high-acclaimed series about a L.A. family adapting to their transgender father, will be released on December 4.
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Get out your 20-sided die: Dungeons & Dragons is coming to theaters

David Leslie Johnson, of 'Wrath of the Titans' and 'The Conjuring 2', finished scripting the first film in a franchise based on the beloved RPG.
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Jon Stewart announces his final guests on The Daily Show

Stewart's final week on The Daily Show will feature guest spots from three of his friends: Denis Leary, Louis C.K., and Amy Schumer.
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Dave Grohl reacts to 1000 Italian fans performing Learn to Fly

Foo Fighters super fan Fabio Saffagnini gathered a thousand musicians to perform Foo Fighters' Learn to Fly to convince the band to come to their city.
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Amazon Prime Music takes a shot at Spotify with exclusive Amazon Acoustics

Amazon Acoustics, an exclusive music collection of covers and originals, is Prime Music's latest effort to differentiate itself from the pack.
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Cymbal mixes Twitter and Spotify to easily share your favorite music

Cymbal allows users to "share your song of the moment" on your personal profile, and share tunes with friends and followers.
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Happy Birthday song may soon be free of charge thanks to court case

Warner Music owns the copyright to the ubiquitous tune "Happy Birthday to You," but a filmmaker is battling to bring it into the public domain.
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U2 2015 tour documentary, full concert will premiere on HBO in November

HBO has announced a behind-the-scenes documentary following U2 on its most recent tour, as well as a full concert from the tour in November.
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CBS is going to live-stream every Superbowl 2016 ad online

CBS has announced that the network will air every national ad in near real-time during the online stream of the 2016 Super Bowl.
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New Daily Show host Trevor Noah speaks out about his ‘offensive’ tweets

Upcoming ‘Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah said he doesn’t “strive to be offensive” as a performer regarding his controversial tweets.
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Netflix Keith Richards rock doc directed by Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville

Morgan Neville will produce a new Keith Richards doc to coincide with his first solo album in 23 years.
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Tommy Lee Jones will bring his flippant air to Matt Damon in fifth Bourne installment

The fifth installment of the Bourne series is getting a new, Oscar-winning face: Tommy Lee Jones.
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Snubbing the snubbers: Only 12 of the BBC’s 100 Greatest American Films won the Oscar

Critics are bound to disagree, but you’d think that a fair number of Oscar winners for Best Picture would make a list of best American films.
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Major labels consider yanking music videos from YouTube, says report

Unless the world’s number one content distributor loosens its grip on content, major label execs may be forced to remove their tunes from the site.
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‘Why did people buy this?’: Kids React to the original iPod

Kids between seven and thirteen were given a original iPod and struggled to use it in this "Kids React!" video.
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Your taste in music may predict how you think, and vice versa

A new study found that different personality types — based around the propensity to feel empathy -- tend to have predictable music tastes.
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How is this chain of record stores opening new locations in 2015?

We look into how British music retailer HMV is able to open up 15 new stores in a world where streaming music (seemingly) reigns supreme.
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Grateful Dead’s final shows shatter pay-per-view records

Record numbers of Deadheads pining for one last chance to see their musical heroes live paid to watch the Fare Thee Well shows from home.
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Bill and Ted’s Alex Winter to direct Frank Zappa doc

Celebrated musician Frank Zappa to get his own authorized documentary by 2017, produced and directed by Alex Winter.
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Spotify inks deal with Beatport for better-curated electronica

Spotify announced a partnership with dance music streamer Beatport for music and video content.
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With 50 percent year-over-year growth, Rhapsody now boasts 3 million subs

With help of Pandora-like streaming service called unRadio and mobile carrier partnerships, Rhapsody now has three million paid subscribers.
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Swipe right for your favorite new music on The Best Song

This new, Tinder-like music discovery app thinks 30 seconds is long enough to decide whether you're listening to a favorite new song.
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50 Cent calls AT&T ‘racist’ amid stalled TV contract negotiations

50 Cent today called AT&T "racist" on social media due to the company's stalled contract negotiations with Starz, which hosts his TV series Power.
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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.