Popular file-trading networks such as Kazaa and Morpheus would be
outlawed under a new bill that enjoys broad support from top Democrats
and Republicans in the U.S. Senate.
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The average retail price of full-length CDs fell to
$13.29 in the first quarter of 2004--a decline of 4
percent from the same period a year ago, according to
a new study.
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LOS ANGELES - Warner Music Group, the company behind Madonna, Missy
Elliott and Rod Stewart, is reducing the suggested retail price on more
than 1,700 albums beginning next week in a bid to spur CD sales.
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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Global music
sales fell 7.6 percent in 2003 to $32 billion, the steepest decline
since the advent of the compact disc, the trade body representing the
world's largest music companies said on Wednesday.
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Boston bands Guster and Averi will join Barenaked
Ladies on Wed April 7th at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA
for a concert to benefit the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund. Tickets for the
show are on sale now ($35.50 - $45.50).
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West African rhythms spread throughout South
America and the Caribbean. In North America, slaves adapted these
ancient sounds and created new forms of music; African-American work
songs and spirituals slowly transformed.
On Friday,
February 27th, 2004, the Regent Theatre in Arlington will host a special
evening of music, fantastic auction items and all out fun for the second
annual charitable event, “Music for Middlesex II” to benefit the
Middlesex Human Services Agency.
LOS ANGELES --
In a landmark case over online piracy, a federal appeals court yesterday
considered whether Napster-like Internet services can be shut down if
their users swap unauthorized copies of movies and music.
James Levine will serve as
Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra starting in the
2004-2005 season, and will conduct twelve weeks out the twenty-three
week season.
12/3/04
BOSTON (AP) The Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority has agreed to tweak its new Subway Performers
Program, bending slightly to pressure from street artists and their
advocates.
