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Dionna Livingston March 9, 2011

The MOG is Coming!
The New York Times The MOG is a cloud service that will allow users to stream music from any media that has internet access. The MOG is currently looking to intergrate its services with Vizio, LG and Samsung with their internet ready TVs and other technologies.This is going to be an On demand service, that lets listeners listen to the songs they want to. The MOG is also going to be intergrated into newer model MINI cars as a pre-installed feature. and it will activate when you hook up a smart phone. The service will cost 5 dollars a month for Cell Phones and 10 dollars a month for Television services. This service resembles Pandora, which is already available in cars. What sets the MOG apart from other streaming services is the on-demand function. []

Amanda Garcia March 10, 2011

Oops She Did it Again- Britney Spears Surprises Fans Once More With Song Snippets
Within the past few years, Britney Spears has been surprising her fans in any way she can. During her 2009 Circus tour, she played a nationwide hide and seek game, rewarding a fan in every city who could find her first. In February, she began releasing 30-second clips of her highly anticipated music video “Hold It Against Me” until its debut, and now, as the day gets closer to her album’s release, she has been emitting snippets of her songs to fans worldwide. Spears’ album //Femme Fatale//, which hits stores March 29, has gained so much popularity that it is already the #17 top rated album on iTunes. This idea of keeping people wanting more is an entirely new way for artists to not only publicize their upcoming work, but to keep people from trying to find a leaked version of it. By releasing sections of her songs, Spears has slowed down the number of people who are trying to find illegal ways to get a hold of her music. Because she is such a highly popularized artist, her hit singles in the past have been prey to fan-based websites and media moguls who want to be the first to release anything she comes out with. With this idea in mind, it not only satisfies everyone’s curiosity, but limits the number of illegal downloaders who wish to take accountability for leaking songs first.

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Dafne Troyce March 10, 2011 =**The Challenges Behind Subscription Music**=

This article is about the different issues behind dealing with websites that you can subscribe music from. This relates to our class discussions of the different models of electronic media regarding the subscription model where we get a limited amount for free and for an upgrade we have to pay more. This article discusses the reasons behind why the music we get is free, and why free trial periods tend to be short at times. http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/the-hidden-challenges-of-subscription-music.html

Abimbola Beverly Adanritaylor March 10, 2011 =Is YouTube Bad for Music?= In January, Wired posted an article on how YouTube might be destroying the music business. "If your looking for the best source of free music in the world, look no further than YouTube. Good for you, but for artists not so much." Before, people could go to MySpace and hear what a band sounded like. But thanks to Google's advances in music licensing, you can find just about any song on YouTube in seconds, and watch the video of need be. Where other music services like YouTube have failed, YouTube thrives in part because of all the video advertisements, and simply because record labels cannot afford not to be on YouTube. YouTube does a lot for the music business, fans, and artists, but on a structural level, the site's success with music could have a downfall. YouTube's popularity as a free music source might be hurting music subscriptions and artists by offering users a free place to hear any song they want...the same plan that Rhapsody hopes you'll pay $10 a month for. YouTube might even hurt those associated with the music-app market. When app developers create new services using YouTube videos instead of a real music service, they could be hurting music, artists, and ultimately, the fans...



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Patrick Muniga March 10, 2011 =Super Hi-Def Music? The Rolling Stones Say Yes=

In a world that is constantly pushing to have the ultimate clarity in multimedia entertainment, it seems that mp3 might be the next potentially obsolete entity. According to an article from NPR, ABKCO Music and Records and HDtracks are currently working together to reissue four Rolling Stones in what they called "super hi-def". The way this works is that the typical songs on CD's run at 44.1 kHz/ 16-bit format. In the super hi-def versions, the music will be playing at either 88 kHz/ 24-bit or 176.4 kHz/ 24-bit formats, which should increase the clarity. Currently Universal owns the rights to the albums that are going to be reissued (Rolling Stones, Rolling Stones No.2, Big Hits, and Through the Past Darkly) and the costs of these albums are going to range from $19.98 or $29.98 according to the kHz level. Songs can not be individually purchased. This is a huge step for music production and reproduction, and will give fans a chance to hear their favorite classic bands in ways they've never been able to hear them. A release date has not been set yet, but keep an eye out for these albums in the near future.



Jessica Yount March 17, 2011

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Lady Gaga has become an idol to many fans with her controversial lyrics and costumes. Known as being a favorite in the gay community, some of her songs reflect her support of gay people. Apprently, people in Malaysia are disagreeing with the lyrics and opted to have them censored for radio play. Apparently Gaga is not the only victim of Malaysia's "infamous moral decency codes." Adam Lambert, Rhianna and Beyonce have also all been censored on Malaysia air or TV. Not all Malaysian's agreed with the censorship because they feel that to censor these lyrics is to be ignorant in ignoring the gay community, but due to their moral and religious views the song has been censored.

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