MEGAUPLOAD.COM SHUT DOWN Megaupload.com has been seized pursuant to an order issued by a U.S. District Court. Video shows police jail Kim Dotcom, the founder of the website. industry | news.yahoo.com | sun, jan 22nd, 2012	THE RISE AND FALL OF MYSPACE Nice read about what can happen when a traditional media company imposes its will – and business plan – on a start-up that has not yet reached its potential. industry | www.ctv.ca | thu, apr 14th, 2011
SONGTRUST ONLINE PUBLISHING When your songs are played for commercial use you could be earning money. And without a professional publishing solution, you may be missing out.   industry | tue, apr 05th, 2011	WARNER NATION? Live Nation Entertainment, the concert and ticketing giant created by the merger of Ticketmaster and the promoter Live Nation, said to be bidder for Warner Music. industry | mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com | sat, apr 02nd, 2011
RECORDED MUSIC SALES FALL While the UK loses its rank as the world's third-largest music market, global recorded music sales fall almost $1.5 billion. industry | www.guardian.co.uk | tue, mar 29th, 2011	THE DEATH OF RECORDED MUSIC With fans reluctant to pay even a few pennies for their favourite tracks, the day recorded music dies is not far away, say labels. industry | www.independent.co.uk | mon, mar 28th, 2011
APOLLO: CLOUD RADIO The focus for Apollo will be to develop next-generation personal radio and music services that can work across any internet-connected device. industry | paidcontent.co.uk | fri, mar 18th, 2011	BEYOND OBLIVION Beyond Oblivion is a brand new digital music service planning to unveil its "liberated music" marketplace in September. Music from the cloud.   industry | mon, mar 14th, 2011
HONEYCOMB MUSIC PLAYER! Hackers have discovered that Google’s rumored cloud-based music service not only exists, but is already up and running! industry | www.rollingstone.com | wed, mar 09th, 2011	THE MUSIC INDUSTRY ISN’T DEAD According to analysts at Ovum, the digital music business alone will be worth $20 billion by the time our calendars reach 2015. industry | www.techeye.net | tue, mar 08th, 2011
ITUNES UNLIMITED According to Bloomberg, Apple are in talks with a number of record labels to give users more flexible access to music they've downloaded. industry | www.nme.com | fri, mar 04th, 2011	MUSIC THRIVING, BUSINESS DYING Who can make it pay again? Recent contrasting events show a music industry in turmoil. How to cope with the digital revolution? industry | www.guardian.co.uk | tue, feb 22nd, 2011
INTERVIEW: XL RECORDINGS’ BOSS Only sign artists you really like, give them free rein, have no regard for business. XL Recordings boss Richard Russell reveals the secrets of surviving in the music industry. industry | www.guardian.co.uk | sun, feb 20th, 2011	HISTORY OF MUSIC SALES, 1973-2010 Music shipment figures from the RIAA, showing album and singles unit sales across different formats in the USA dating back to 1973. industry | www.digitalmusicnews.com | sat, feb 19th, 2011
MR LYNCH TO SAVE MUSIC BUSINESS? While his remix contest is running at Beatport, the David Lynch Foundation has partnered with the UK’s PledgeMusic to launch a charity music label. industry | frontrow.dmagazine.com | thu, feb 17th, 2011	GOOGLE MUSIC MIGHT NEVER LAUNCH What's going on here? Why is a company with billions in cash having so much trouble launching what seems like a simple music service? industry | www.businessinsider.com | sun, feb 13th, 2011
DEATH BY DIGITAL The recording side of the music industry is going through some serious upheaval and the major labels are feeling it the most. industry | www.iol.co.za | fri, feb 11th, 2011	HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW? The super-catchy, definitely-funky guitar-and-horns riff from the song, "How You Like Me Now?" might be on its way towards being the most litigated few notes of music ever. industry | www.hollywoodreporter.com | mon, feb 07th, 2011