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Pink Floyd wins battle with EMI over online sales |
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Written by Jill Lawless
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:51 |
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LONDON (AP) — In a victory for the concept album, Britain's High Court on Thursday ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as part of the band's original records.
The prog-rock group sued the music label, saying its contract prohibited selling the tracks "unbundled" from their original album setting.
Pink Floyd lawyer Robert Howe said the band was known for producing "seamless" pieces of music on albums like "Dark Side of the Moon," ''The Division Bell" and "The Wall," and wanted to retain artistic control.
EMI claimed the clause in the band's contract — negotiated a decade ago, before the advent of iTunes and other online retailers — applied only to physical albums, not Internet sales.
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8 music acts sue over Ala. festival payments |
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Written by The Associated Press
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 08:29 |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Eight music acts are suing the former president of Birmingham's City Stages festival for payment for performances during the 2009 event.
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Lady Antebellum leads ACM Awards nods with 7 |
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Written by Chris Talbott
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 10:03 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An astounding run keeps getting better for Lady Antebellum. Already buoyed by the crossover success of its latest album, the country trio learned it's up for seven Academy of Country Music Awards when nominations were announced Tuesday.
Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood are next with six nominations, Taylor Swift has five and Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley each have four.
The nominations were announced by Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton on CBS' "The Early Show."
The Zac Brown Band and its frontman also had a big haul with the band receiving four nominations and Brown taking two more individually.
Lady A received five nominations alone for the gravity-defying hit "Need You Now," including single record, song and video of the year, and is up for top vocal group and album of the year for its debut, "Lady Antebellum."
The run for Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood started last July when "I Run To You" hit No. 1. The band picked up two Country Music Association Awards in November and both the single "Need You Now" and the album of the same name have exceeded sales expectations.
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10 billionth song sold by Apple's iTunes |
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Written by The Associated Press
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Friday, 26 February 2010 07:21 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple's iTunes has sold its 10 billionth tune.
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