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If Sirius Doesn't Need SoundExchange, Do You? 'Blacklist' Would Effectively Eliminate the DMCA Turntable.fm Is Now Opening an Office in LA Facebook Mobile Usage Set to Explode Clear Channel Cuts Hundreds of DJs Nationwide, Steps Further Away from Local Content How Brands Can Maintain Loyalty Among ...

The digital radio race in the U.S. continues to intensify at a mind boggling pace. There were a few major developments last week, the first being Buick's announcement that Pandora will be a standard feature in all models starting next year. This is an extraordinary vote of confidence and if they see success here, ...

The level of commerce that is associated with rock and roll is something that is best not thought about. It's sort of like the old line that you never want to go into the kitchen of a restaurant—regardless of whether it has three Michelin stars or it is a McDonald's—because you're likely not to have much of an appetite as a result of what you'll discover. So it is best that we enjoy the filet—or the Filet o' Fish—without much consideration beyond the object itself. It is best that we enjoy the work of our performers [...]

This week has already seen a bevy of tributes/stories/thinkpieces about what it means that 9/11 happened 10 years ago. I'm not here to do that: Instead, Daily Swarm has hipped us to the fact that in the days after 9/11, Clear Channel had a list of banned songs sent to all of its stations, mainly to keep us from thinking about how AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" relates to buildings being hit by terrorists. The full list of songs is at Wikipedia , and the most important thing to remember is that 3 Doors Down should [...]

In what may be the music intelligence platform biggest deal to date, The Echo Nest today announced an agreement with Clear Channel Radio to help power their iHeartRadio digital music platform. Some in the industry believe that iHeartRadio - which allows listeners to build custom radio stations - is the biggest threat yet to slow or even reverse Pandora's meteoric rise. The Echo Nest platform maintains 5 billion data points on 30 million songs, including understanding of artist connections, song similarity, mood, style and detailed acoustic [...]

Clear Channel Radio has officially announced the purchase of Thumbplay's cloud music service. The acquisition does not include Thumbplay's ringtone business which was sold toe SendMe Mobile in late March. Terms of either sale were not disclosed. In a move clearly aimed at Pandora and Songza, Clear Channel will use Thumbplay's platform to add services that enable listeners to create their own personalized radio stations. The radio giant also hopes to leverage Thumbplay's music technology and staff to accelerate development of Clear Channel's popular iHeartRadio. The combined platform will power the digital end of Clear [...]

Hypebot publishes a Roundup of industry news mid-morning (ET) every weekday and when warranted add this PM update late in the afternoon. For breaking news follow @hypebot on Twitter . BMG is in talks with Sony to team up on an offer for Warner Music Group according to the NY Post . Clear Channel is one of those interested in the assets of Playlist.com , the hyped digital music service that [...]

Pandora is the most well-known and loved online music brand. At a time when many services are struggling to gain recognition among listeners, Pandora has established itself as the Google of music, i.e. the easy-to-use, go-to place for personalized radio. Clear Channel, having recently acquired the subscription service Thumbplay, has since announced plans to compete with Pandora. Chairman Bob Pittman believes it can create a better product than Pandora. According to him, what makes radio better than Pandora is that it's "curated and dynamically changes." [...]

Yeeeaaaaaaaaah, that's pretty nasty. Get it together America, this is a Top 10 song. Clear Channel, we're looking at you, get this shit in rotation. $$$$$$. Dev - Bass Down Low (NTRLD Remix) (Feat. The Cataracts) Purchase / NTRLD Soundcloud Rating: 8.2

Clear Channel has made it evident many times over the years that it's not in the business of music or news. No, it's in the business of consumer marketing. If Clear Channel's attempt at a web radio service can't sell the masses cars, beer, and fast food while still doing nothing to compete with its regular programing, it will fail. And that's the point, by design it should fail. I f by chance it's wildly successful, Clear Channel will kill it off. It's not like Clear Channel [...]

So, the mysterious "major media company" who is set to snaffle Thumbplay - the unpopular US subscription service - is revealed: All Things D report Clear Channel Radio are paying not very much to acquire the company. It sounds like they're less interested in the handful of subscribers, and are instead keen to use the Thumbplay technology to drive their radio business. The good news is all staff will be kept on; existing subscribers will be able to carry on listening in their dozens but, for now, Clear Channel isn't looking to grow their [...]

Eary Monday, news broke that subscription music service Thumbplay is getting sold. After less than one year in the sector, its burning money and in need of a lifesaver. Hypebot has since learned that Clear Channel Radio is buying Thumbplay at a bargain price. And no, it is not entering the subscription sector. Instead, the company is looking to leverage Thumbplay's technology and [...]

Check out the track Love You Fear by The Blue Pages. The band has toured the US with Cash Cash . They were also profiled in Alternative Press, AMP, and were featured as Clear Channel's new artist to watch. They just released an EP and will perform SXSW. You can check them out tonight at The Bowery Electric in NYC. contact: Rachel.stoewer@gmail.com, Jared@kanermusic.com

Live Nation wants a chunk of the last bastion of artist profitabilty: merch.

Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum hard rock band Disturbed will premiere the video for "Another Way To Die" exclusively with Clear Channel for 24 hours starting on Monday August 9, 2010. Buy CDs, MP3s, more: Disturbed on Amazon.com Disturbed on Amazon.co.uk The video will air across Clear Channel Radio's Active [...]

Radio is so wack now its sad. I was flippin thru channels last night for two hours and there wasnt a single song that moved me... I dont mean move me in terms of making me want to dance. Theres plenty of songs to do that, i mean move in terms of made me think or stirred my emotions. The only station i listen to is 87.7 which is Chicago's smooth jazz. I mean... club music is fun and all but who wants to bust a groove inside their car or while chillin at the crib. Keep that ish in [...]

Your favorite artist probably wouldn't mind "keeping it real" and flipping the bird to Clear Channel or Radio One if there wasn't financial benefits to be reaped. It is common practice for royalties to be paid to artists for having their songs blasted on the radio-or so you were taught to believe. The radio station does shell out a mandatory royalties to the composer, songwriter and publishing company associated with them. Unless that said artist a.k.a. performer can checklist either of the three on their resume, they get nada. That's nearly half-a-billion pennies bypassed [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Alice in Chains have released three videos from their recent Clear Channel " Stripped " performance in New York City, and MNN has their acoustic renditions of "Check My Brain", "Your Decision ", and the classic " No Excuses ". Check them out, below. The band has also just released their new album Black Gives Way To Blue which landed at #5 on the Billboard charts, and can be purchased here . Then after a break and a October [...]

Weezer has arrived... they have their very own station on iheartradio.com

According to Live Nation's Q2 2009 Earnings Call for investors, the concert industry seems to be doing pretty well despite the fact that it's down a little: Overall, for the quarter our revenue per fan was $78.16 compared to $81.82...