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Spotify is removing one of the barriers for users in the U.K. who choose to use the streaming service's free option. Starting today, users in the U.K. are no longer limited to...

Jason Molina Dies of “Natural Causes”; Singer Was 39

The record label Secretly Canadian today confirmed that singer/songwriter Jason Molina has died. The 39-year-old is reporte...

New Study Finds That Music Piracy Doesn’t Negatively Affect Sales

The music industry will tell you that piracy is the bane of its existence, and that it will end up killing the industry. There's...

The Walking Dead Soundtrack Hits iTunes, Amazon

AMC and Republic Records announced that the soundtrack to the hit television show The Walking Dead is now available for download at iTunes and Amazon. Actually, this is only th...

Jack Greene Dies; Country Music Star Was 83

Jack Greene, the country music star famous for 60s hits such at "There Goes My Everything," has died. The singer reportedly su...

Twitter to Launch Standalone Music Discovery App Born Out of Recent Acquisition [REPORT]

Twitter is working on a standalone music app that could be released on iOS as early as the end of March,...

Peter Banks Dies; Yes Guitarist was 65

Peter Banks, the original guitarist for the rock band Yes, has died at the age of 65. According to a BBC report...

Spotify Adds 1 Million Paid Subscriptions in Just 3 Months

Spotify has tacked on a million paid users just a little over three months. That's the word from SXSW, where the company has announced that they can...

Bieber Cancels Concert in Portugal

This week has been a tough one for fans of live pop music. First, singer Rihanna this weekend...

Rihanna Cancels Concert Due to Laryngitis

TMZ reported this weekend that pop star Rihanna...

Facebook Adds Separate Feeds For Music, Images And More In News Feed

Facebook unveiled a new News Feed design today that places more of an emph...

Spotify Expanding Its Web Player Beta in the U.K.

Spotify is opening up its closed beta for its new web player in the U.K., letting more people have access to the browser-based music streaming experience. We...

Alvin Lee Dies; Guitarist Was 68

Guitarist Alvin Lee, most famous for playing lead guitar and singing with the band Ten Years After, has died. According to a L...

Petition to Make R. Kelly’s ‘Ignition (Remix)’ the National Anthem Is the Most Important Petition

In the past, I've been critical of some of the more frivolous petitions to hit the White House's "We the People" online petition site. A petition to build a functioning Death Star...

Give This Nine Inch Nails/Call Me Maybe Mashup a Chance. No, I’m Serious.

Peanut butter & jelly, on a burger. Calling your ex-girlfriend at 3am "just to talk." Mashing up Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like a Hole" and Carly Rae Jespen's "Call Me Maybe." One...

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