Read more music industry stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/424/music-industry.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:50:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73758/music-biz-drops-concert-camera-bans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs camera phones held aloft become as common as lighters in the air used to be at rock-and-roll concerts, the music industry is starting to give in to reality and drop camera bans. Most bands are allowed to choose their own photo policy, and a growing number are letting fans...http://www.newser.com/story/73758/music-biz-drops-concert-camera-bans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 1:22:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71826/feds-tear-into-ticketmaster-merger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConcerned Justice Department are considering blocking a deal that would create a music industry behemoth—unless major concessions are made. Antitrust officials are worried about the effect the proposed Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger would have on consumer cost and may require the companies to make major concessions, insiders tell the Wall...http://www.newser.com/story/71826/feds-tear-into-ticketmaster-merger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 1:41:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71196/recession-finds-place-in-raps-latest-hits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe ugly economy is making more than a cameo in today’s hottest rap music, with Young Jeezy taking the cake by naming his latest album The Recession . Rap’s often been a barometer of such huge swings, Sara Libby writes, noting the impact last year of Barack Obama’s rise. Now, Jeezy,...http://www.newser.com/story/71196/recession-finds-place-in-raps-latest-hits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 21:38:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70789/watch-an-ad-get-an-mp3-download-genius-or-goof.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new site thinks it has the answer the music industry’s woes: Free All Music will allow users to download a high-quality mp3 with no copy restrictions in exchange for watching a 15-second video ad of their choosing. The site then takes a user’s handle and uses it to produce...http://www.newser.com/story/70789/watch-an-ad-get-an-mp3-download-genius-or-goof.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 14:34:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70249/allen-quits-piracy-fight-and-maybe-music-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter taking heaps of “abuse” for her campaign against music piracy, British pop star Lily Allen today shut down the blog she’d used to explain her side of the fight—only after she’d written that she wasn’t going to renew her recording deal and didn’t plan on another album. “She...http://www.newser.com/story/70249/allen-quits-piracy-fight-and-maybe-music-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 20:13:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70148/lily-allen-rode-piracy-to-fame-but-now-its-not-ok.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSinger Lily Allen has caused a stir with recent rants against music piracy (and a blog where she posts opinions from like-minded creative pals), but when she was trying to make it, she was guilty of just that offense. Allen included tracks from Jay-Z, Jefferson Airplane and others on mixtapes...http://www.newser.com/story/70148/lily-allen-rode-piracy-to-fame-but-now-its-not-ok.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 22:13:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69691/to-save-the-music-industry-ban-music-and-whistling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe music industry wants royalties for the 30-second previews on iTunes—which is "bullshit," writes Nicholas DeLeon for TechGear. It's yet another foolish move in the battle to save the music industry, complains DeLeon. Luckily, he has a "foolproof" way to do just that: Ban music, "shut the whole damn...http://www.newser.com/story/69691/to-save-the-music-industry-ban-music-and-whistling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 9:38:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69129/how-to-save-the-music-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe album is dead. Touring is on the fade. File-sharing is killing download profits. Adieu, music biz? Not so fast, reports The Wrap, which offers five fixes: Drop the price . Ninety-nine cents for a song? Try 10. "Lower the price point, and you undercut the very foundation of illegal downloading....http://www.newser.com/story/69129/how-to-save-the-music-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Sep 2009 19:55:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68959/pearl-jam-via-target-its-a-brave-new-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPearl Jam has been proudly iconoclastic for years—releasing records on vinyl, eschewing music videos, “bootlegging” concerts, and fighting Ticketmaster—but they’re getting old. So it surprises Jonah Weiner that The Fixer , the single from the band’s new album Backspacer , is “by far the most exciting track the band has...http://www.newser.com/story/68959/pearl-jam-via-target-its-a-brave-new-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 19:34:07 CDT