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Harmonizing concert, broadcast and recorded music (CNN.com)

“How do live concerts, radio broadcasts and pre-recorded music complement each other in the successful marketing of classical music?

Coachella music festival kicks off in Calif. desert (USA Today)

Searching for an oasis of music in southern California desert, thousands gathered Friday for the opening day of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.

iTunes Store May Capture One-Quarter of Worldwide Music by 2012 (Wired News)

Apple’s iTunes store turns five years old Monday. If trends continue, it will be selling more than one-quarter of all music globally within the next five years.

Gospel music looks to Internet as savior for shrinking sales (BizJournals)

Christian music leaders are looking for new ways to survive in an industry where CD sales continue to decline and the religious genre is shrinking.

Father of electro-music dies in Adelaide (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

Tristram Cary, who came up with the idea of electronic and tape music while a naval radar officer during World War II, has died in Adelaide, aged 82.

Politics take stage at Coachella music festival (The Press-Enterprise)

Politics and music have always been blended at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. This year was no different.

Death of music course premature (phillyburbs.com)

A music course Quakertown school officials were considering axing is off the chopping block, but a laundry list of other expenditures could be cut to limit a proposed tax increase, officials said.

70th Annual New Glasgow Music Festival awards: complete list (The News)

PICTOU Following is the complete, unabridged list of award winners from the 70th Annual New Glasgow Music Festival.

Electronic music exponent dies (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)

One of the world’s leading exponents of electronic music, Tristram Cary, has died in Adelaide.

Prince Plays Coachella Music Festival (Fox News)

“Coachella, I am here.” Prince hit the stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with that announcement, heralding his arrival as the much-anticipated headliner of the summer festival.

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Prince to headline Coachella music festival in California (AP via Yahoo! News)

INDIO, Calif. (AP) Purple rain was to fall in the desert Saturday night when Prince was scheduled to play his much-anticipated headlining performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Jazz Fest: Hot music, chilling out (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

NEW ORLEANS It’s that time of year when New Orleans slathers up and chills out. Never mind how spring temperatures tend to sizzle. Get a big hat, plenty of suntan lotion and everything will be cool in the Big Easy this weekend and next. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest - that smorgasbord of music, food and fun - allows music enthusiasts to plan an itinerary around everything from musical …

WSO’s final concert of season highlights Hispanic music (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

The Washington Symphony Orchestra will close out its season Saturday with “Fiesta,” a concert that explores the music of seven compositions written by composers from Hispanic nations. …

Undercover Music News for April 26, 2008 (AskMen)

Undercover Music News with Paul Cashmere featuring The Priests, Amy Winehouse, Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, Nick Lachey, Scott Weiland, Madonna…

Prince, a late addition, is the talk of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (The Press-Enterprise)

At last year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Rage Against the Machine fans wore their love for the band on shirts and tattoos in the days leading up to their heralded reunion performance.

Bluegrass fans flock to Mossy Oaks Music Park (Savannah Morning News)

The Kody Norris Band from Mountain City, Tenn., entertains a good-sized crowd Friday afternoon at Mossy Oaks Music Park in Guyton. The annual bluegrass festival continues today with a number of bands slated to perform.

Casting Crowns wins big at music awards ahead of Coliseum show (The Pantagraph)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — TobyMac won artist of the year and Casting Crowns singer Mark Hall collected four trophies at Wednesdays 39th annual Dove Awards, which celebrate the best in gospel music. | Music group praises God for talent ahead of B-N show

Prince to headline Coachella music fest (NPR)

INDIO, Calif. April 26, 2008, 08:24 pm ET Purple rain was to fall in the desert Saturday night when Prince was scheduled to play his much-anticipated headlining performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Daylong event draws dizzying array of music to downtown (The Norman Transcript)

Transcript Staff WriterThe first Norman Music Festival, years in the making, invaded Downtown Norman with a…

Coachella music festival kicks off in Calif. desert (USA Today)

Searching for an oasis of music in southern California desert, thousands gathered Friday for the opening day of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.

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Starbucks steps back from music business (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Starbucks Corp on Thursday took a major step back from its music and book business by handing over day-to-day management of its year-old music label to Concord Music Group, as it strives to contain costs and rejuvenate its coffee shop business.

Starbucks hands management of Hear Music label to Concord Music (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Starbucks Corp said on Thursday it is handing day-to-day management of the Hear Music record label to Concord Music Group as the coffee seller focuses on reinvigorating its slowing U.S. business.

Starbucks Cedes Management Of Hear Music Label To Partner; Will Focus On Digital; Lombard Out (CBS News)

Once again, Starbucks is changing course when it comes to entertainment. The company announced today it is pulling out of direct management of the Hear Music label and instead will emphasize digital strategy and “core” content with music and books digital as Howard Schultz continues to assert his new vision. Managing a music label is not core, so the day-to-day operations will be turned over to …

Starbucks Cedes Management Of Hear Music Label To Partner; Will Focus On Digital; Lombard Out (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

Once again, Starbucks is changing course when it comes to entertainment. The company announced today it is pulling out of direct management of the Hear Music label and instead will emphasize digital strategy and “core” content with music and books digital as Howard Schultz continues to assert his new vision.

"Hard Candy" confirms Madonna’s flair for music… and business (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Madonna takes music stores worldwide by storm in the next few days with a new hip hop-influenced album “Hard Candy”, her last on the Warner label before taking up her astronomical contract with US concert promoter Live Nation.

Underwood to join Country Music Hall (UPI)

Multiple award-winning country artist Carrie Underwood is preparing for her induction to the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.

Music showcase perking along at coffee lounge (The Arizona Republic)

Drip Coffee Lounge may not be your typical music venue - it’s small and doesn’t sell alcohol.

Starbucks steps back from Hear Music label (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Starbucks says it is exiting day-to-day management of its Hear Music Record Label. The Seattle-based coffee chain says Concord Music Group, which formed the label in partnership with Starbucks, will assume responsibility for future and current Hear Music recording artists.

Hill Country live music venue will move up the street in Bee Cave (Austin American-Statesman)

The Backyard is finished. Long live the new, bigger Backyard. The 16-year-old, 5,000-capacity Bee Cave music venue will close after the current concert season, owner Tim O’Connor announced Thursday, and a new 7,500-capacity Backyard will open in Bee Cave.

CLASSICAL BEAT | KC Chorale, Phoenix Bach Choir perform Grammy-nominated music in weekend shows (The Kansas City Star)

In February a disc of Russian liturgical music by the Kansas City Chorale and Phoenix Bach Choir was nominated for five Grammy Awards, including best classical album. It won one for best engineering.

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Tomlin, Grant early winners at gospel music’s Dove Awards (AP via Yahoo! News)

Chris Tomlin won male vocalist of the year and Natalie Grant was awarded female vocalist honors during Wednesday’s 39th annual Dove Awards, which celebrate the best in gospel music.

Injured Tejano music star moves to rehab center (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Tejano music star Emilio Navaira, who suffered a serious head injury in a bus accident, began rehabilitation on Wednesday in what his doctor called an important step in his recovery.

Hall leads nominees for gospel music’s Dove Awards (AP via Yahoo! News)

Mark Hall, vocalist and songwriter for the Christian group Casting Crowns, is the leading nominee for Wednesday’s Dove Awards, which celebrates the best in gospel music.

Nokia Adds Music Smartphones (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Finnish cell phone vendor battles Apple’s iPhone and iTunes with two new XpressMusic smartphones and a recently opened music store.

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Consumers bop to rhythm of online music videos (USA Today)
Consumers bop to rhythm of online music videos (USA Today)
Viewership of music videos moved from TV to the Web at such a fast pace that few saw it coming. Yahoo, the Web’s top music destination, streams 240 million music videos monthly. MTV, which defined the young music video medium but now devotes nearly all of its airtime to non-music video fare, attracted 1 million viewers in prime-time viewing in August.

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Jazz Fest comeback is music to N.O. ears (USA Today)

To Angelo Brocato, the upcoming New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival isn’t just about good music. It’s also an important harbinger of the city’s recovery.

Distributing music independently online (CNN.com)

“What is a viable business model for distributing music independently via the Internet?”

The Filter’s mission: Refine music, video and movie tastes (USA Today)

Peter Gabriel’s latest venture isn’t a new album but a better way to serve up music and other entertainment on the Internet.

Brad Paisley, Sugarland lead nominees for the Country Music Television Awards (AP via Yahoo! News)

Rascal Flatts won group video of the year for their hit “Take Me There” during Monday’s Country Music Television awards.

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Opera and the Morbidity of Music (New York Review of Books)

The death of classical music, the distinguished critic and musicologist Joseph Kerman declares, is “a tired, vacuous concept that will not die.”

Canadians protest CBC classical music cuts (UPI)

Protesters in 12 Canadian cities marched Friday to protest scheduled cuts in classical music on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.’s radio network.

Juan Luis Guerra leads Latin Music Awards (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Rare eclecticism marked the 19th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards, with no one artist or genre dominating the winners during a ceremony held Thursday in Miami.

@-bat music: Seattle Mariners (MLB.com)

At-bat music: Seattle Mariners

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Exploring a World Of ‘Jewish Music’ (Washington Post)

Just what is “Jewish music,” anyway? In some cases the answer is clear: liturgical music and Yiddish operetta; klezmer and Israeli pop. But in this realm of classical or art music, you run into all kinds of semantic debates. Is “Jewish music” music written by Jewish composers, including Bernstein’s…

Online music site Sellaband gets $5 mln investor (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Dutch-based online music Web site Sellaband.com said on Tuesday that European venture capital fund Prime Technology Ventures has invested $5 million in the company to help it expand in the United States.

Apollo Music Club to present two nights of music, song (The Times and Democrat)

BAMBERG, S.C. - The Apollo Music Club in Bamberg will offer two opportunities to enjoy a night of music and song this Thursday and Friday, April 10 and 11, as part of its annual fund-raiser.

Music company betting on reel-to-reel tape (The Record)

Your new iPod may hold 5,000 songs, but do they sound as good as when they were recorded in the studio? Fans of CDs maintain that the MP3 music format popular with the iPod crowd doesn’t have as rich a sound as discs. Others swear a CD can’t compare to a vinyl record.

Guitarati Sees a Rainbow Where Others See Music Genres (Wired News)

The mood-ring-style music site lets you pick tunes by your emotional hue.

There was music, scuplture at Beauclerc Elementary (The Florida Times-Union)

The music had them jumping, and the artwork had them pumped with excitement as Cultural Arts Day came to Beauclerc Elementary School recently.

A music anorak’s treasure trove (Guardian Unlimited)

The Guardian’s classical music critic Tom Service peruses the LP section at Tavistock’s Oxfam shop

Music festivals draw big crowds, revenue for troubled industry (Chicago Tribune)

If the music industry is supposed to be suffering, what’s all that rumbling from the giant speakers at an increasing number of big outdoor music festivals?

Music festivals draw big crowds, revenue for troubled industry (Chicago Tribune)

Music festivals draw big crowds, revenue for troubled industry If the music industry is supposed to be suffering, what’s all that rumbling from the giant speakers at an increasing number of big outdoor music festivals?

Zeeland music teacher investigated for inappropriate contact (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)

Ottawa County Sheriff’s deputies have completed their investigation of Zeeland East High School music teacher Timothy Oonk for possible inappropriate contact with students.

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