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NEXT BIG SOUND'S 2012 STATE OF ONLINE MUSIC: Next Big Sound, the data analytics company, has released their interactive 2012 State of Online Music graphic report. Here is outline of the report's key takeaways - like 100 billion online music spins and more -- by Big Sound's data journalist Liv Buli.
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BUSINESS MATTERS: RELAUNCHED MYSPACE IS A SUCCESS AS MUSIC SERVICE -- BUT AS A SOCIAL NETWORK? WE'LL SEE ...: The redesigned Myspace finally opened up to the public today. The site, a year and a half in the works, is both a social network and a music discovery destination.
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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE'S 'SUIT & TIE' AIMING FOR FIRST-WEEK SALES OF 350,000 As reported Justin Timberlake's new single "Suit & Tie" is selling briskly and bound for a big first-week sales figure; label sources suggest that "Suit & Tie" may sell around 330,000 - 350,000 downloads by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, Jan. 20.
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FACEBOOK UNVEILS SOCIAL SEARCH FEATURE Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a new search feature on the world's biggest online social network. Called "graph search," the new service lets users search their social connections for information about people, interests, photos and places.
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DIGITAL STARTUPS, DEVELOPING MARKET ESTABLISHING NEW AFRICAN MUSIC INDUSTRY: A rising middle class, expanding youthful population and adventurous startups have encouraged majors to see big African cities as new growth opportunities.
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BILLBOARD'S PARENT COMPANY NAMES ROSS LEVINSOHN CEO: Billboard's parent company has a new leader: Former Yahoo and Fox Interactive Media executive Ross Levinsohn.
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OAKLEY CAPITAL AMONG POTENTIAL HMV BUYERS - REPORT: A number of names have emerged as potential buyers for HMV after the High Street entertainment retailer slipped into administration on Monday night. Reports yesterday suggested that Hilco, which already owns HMV in Canada, could be interested in picking up some of the brand's UK stores. Now, private equity groups Endless and Better Capital have been added to the list of interested parties along with Time Out owner Oakley Capital.
Music Week

'AMERICAN IDOL' RETURNS TONIGHT, BETTING $36 MILLION ON NEW JUDGES: "American Idol" is facing a $36 million-plus question: Will that combined paycheck lavished on superstar judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban pay off in ratings? Last season, "Idol" lost its status as the most-watched TV program for the first time since 2003, eclipsed by NBC's "Sunday Night Football," and pegged its lowest-rated season since it debuted in summer 2002.
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UNIVERSAL MUSIC FRANCE PRESIDENT PASCAL NEGRE NAMED UMG'S GLOBAL HEAD OF NEW BUSINESS: Pascal Nègre, president at Universal Music France, Italy, Middle East and Africa, has been promoted to UMG's global head of new business, according to a press release.
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DANIEL J. EDELMAN, A PUBLICITY PIONEER, DIES AT 92: Daniel J. Edelman, the founder and chairman of one of the largest public relations firms in the world and a groundbreaker in the field, died on Tuesday in Chicago. He was 92. Daniel Edelman started the company, Edelman, in a small office in Chicago in 1952. It now has 63 offices in 26 countries with more than 4,600 employees and revenue of $660 million last year.
New York Times

MAC MILLER SETTLES $10 MILLION LAWSUIT FILED BY LORD FINESSE: In a surprising conclusion to a lawsuit filed by hip-hop producer Lord Finesse back in July, Mac Miller has apparently agreed to settle the $10 million copyright infringement suit alleging that Miller's 2010 song "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza" - which was built atop the instrumental track to Finesse's 1995 single, "Hip 2 Da Game" - was publicly performed and distributed without Finesse's consent. According to court records obtained by HipHopDX, a successful settlement conference for this case was conducted in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry B. Pitman for the Southern District of New York in December.
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INDIAN STREAMING MUSIC PLATFORM GAANA'S APP ROLLS OUT ACROSS FOUR MOBILE PLATFORMS: Gaana, one of India's top music streaming services, just launched its app, which is now available on four platforms (iOS, Android, BlackBerry and J2ME for Samsung and Nokia feature phones) to take advantage of India's vast but fragmented mobile market. The service, operated by Times Internet, allows listeners to browse through thousands of playlists, save their favorites, and launch radio stations from individual songs to discover similar tunes, based on its proprietary recommendation algorithm.
TechCrunch

RUSSIAN COURT MAY DEFER PUSSY RIOT MEMBER SENTENCE: A member of feminist punk band Pussy Riot asked a Russian court on Wednesday to let her serve the rest of her two-year sentence when her 5-year-old son is a teenager, arguing that separation from her child now will do irreparable psychological damage.
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