NEWSSOURCEDOTCOM:APPLE

Apple lowers price of anti-copy songs

Move puts co. in line with rival offerings

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apple is lowering the prices of songs it sells online without copy protection to 99¢ from $1.29, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.

The reduction, which started appearing on songs Tuesday, puts Apple closer in line with rival offerings. Amazon.com, which opened its online music store in September, sells tracks without anti-copying software locks for 89¢ to 99¢.

Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said the price cut was not in response to competition.

"It's been very popular with our customers and we're now making it available at an even more affordable price," Kerris said.

Apple dominates the music download market and became the third-largest overall music retailer in the United States in units sold earlier this year.

It began selling some songs in May without copy-protection software, known as digital rights management. The primary benefit of DRM-free music is that it can be played on any music player, not just Apple iPods.

Apple also charges 99¢ for copy-protected tracks.

SOURCE: A.P./VARIETY.COM

NEWSSOURCEDOTCOM

Sony makes music with MySpace

Social networking site to offer musicvideos

By PHIL GALLO

News Corp.'s MySpace and Sony BMG Music Entertainment have partnered to allow the streaming of musicvideos on the social networking website.

Sony BMG will license musicvids, select audio material and other content from its artist roster and will make the content available on its artists@MySpace profile pages.

MySpace and Sony BMG will share sponsorship and advertising revenues generated from the musicvideos and profile pages. MySpace will also work with Sony BMG to promote the music company’s artists throughout the site.

Sony BMG artists include Britney Spears, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen and Justin Timberlake.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

While MySpace has been used as a promotional tool for millions of music acts, it has never been a revenue source for major music companies.

Chris DeWolfe, CEO and co-founder of MySpace, said streaming is part of the next generation of MySpace music services.

Besides content exclusives, MySpace has recently been the host of secret shows for Sony BMG bands such as Good Charlotte, Franz Ferdinand, Clipse, Tenacious D, Ray LaMontagne, Yung Joc and Slayer. Hey Play This! events have been held for Ben Folds and Velvet Revolver, and music content exclusives have featured acts such as Springsteen and Sean Kingston.

Last month, Warner Music Group and Lala.com experimented with selling music from James Blunt through his MySpace page.

SOURCE: VARIETY HEADLINE NEWS, VARIETY .COM

newssourcedotcom:linkin park

NEW VIDEO PREMIERE - SHADOW OF THE DAY

Linkin Park's new video for Shadow of the Day premiered exclusively on Clear Channel radio
websites on Monday, but you can catch the video on LinkinPark.com starting today,
Wednesday, October 17.

source: Warner Reprise

NEWSSOURCEDOTCOM:WEEZER:RIVERS CUOMO

Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has announced via (what else now a days?) his personal Myspace, that he will release a collection of demos from 1992-2007 for an official CD release. Alone - The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo, will be released on December 11 courtesy of Geffen Records.

LINK:http://www.filter-mag.com/index.php?id=15637&c=1

nsdtcm:Far-less
label:tooth and nail

LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE NEW ALBUM ONLINE NOW

Though it won't be available until next Tuesday, October 23rd, you can get a preview of the new record, "A Toast To Bad Taste" in it's entirety right now. Swing by the Far-Less MySpace page in order to stream all the tracks from the new album

GET A FREE SONG DOWNLOAD OF "A TOAST TO BAD TASTE"

If you like what you hear over at MySpace, the title track from the new album, "A Toast To Bad Taste," is available as a FREE download over at AbsolutePunk.net

TOUR DATES

10/17/2007 Baton Rouge, LA - The Darkroom
10/19/2007 Birmingham, AL - Cave 9
10/20/2007 Douglasville, GA - The 7 Venue
10/21/2007 Chattanooga, TN - Cafe Miaroma
10/22/2007 Nashville, TN - The Anchor
10/23/2007 Johnson City, TN - The Hideaway
10/24/2007 Greensboro, NC - Greene Street
10/25/2007 Raleigh, NC - Berkley Cafe
10/26/2007 Blacksburg, VA - Crossroad's CD's - Acoustic In Store
10/26/2007 Blacksburg, VA - Attitudes
10/28/2007 Roanoke, VA - The Roanoke Dance Theater
11/01/2007 Memphis, TN - Dregs
11/02/2007 Louisville, KY - Uncle Pleasant's
11/03/2007 Kent, OH - The Barn
11/04/2007 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/06/2007 East Strowdsburg, PA - Penn Monster Factory
11/08/2007 Harrisonburg, VA - Guzmans
11/09/2007 Danville, VA - Plan B
11/10/2007 Arden, NC - Graffiti Music Hall
11/11/2007 Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern

source:tooth and nail