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Coldplay to Give Away Live CD At Gigs

Coldplay will give a live CD away for free to fans at gigs during their coming tour of North America, underlining the dwindling financial importance for successful groups of selling physical records.
The group, who had 2008’s biggest-selling pop album with “Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends,” kick off their summer tour on [...]

MySpace Finally Rolls Out Music Site with All Labels

News Corp’s MySpace, the world’s largest social networking site, on Wednesday unveiled a long-expected joint venture with all four major music companies in a bid to compete with Apple Inc’s market-leading iTunes store.
MySpace Music is designed to win fans with a mix of unlimited free music, comprehensive music catalogs, concert tickets, merchandising and other [...]

Music Industry Insiders Find Upside in Album Leaks

During the first week of July, Nas’ controversial untitled album leaked onto the Internet ahead of its July 15 release date via Def Jam.
But Nas’ business partner Anthony Saleh shrugs it off.
“I don’t think the leak has hurt Nas in any way,” he says, adding that leaks have “helped those who have delivered on [...]