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Imeem to be Integrated Within Myspace Music

Source: HypeBot
December 9, 2009

(UPDATED) Beginning today, imeem will quickly cease to exist; with only select remnants finding a new home within MySpace Music. As part of an announcement making it's acquisition of imeem public, MySpace let users know that imeem playlists will be temporarily disabled and directed to MySpace Music.

Unlike after its iLike acquisition, which saw its executives named to key positions at MySpace, just four members of imeem's team have been hired as consultants to help manage the transition: CEO Dalton ...

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Site News: Help Compile a St. Louis Jazz List on Twitter

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 9, 2009

If you're one of the many people now using Twitter, you know that the instant micro-blogging service has evolved beyond just a way to find out what your friends are doing into a place to find breaking news from all sort of sources.Toward that end, Twitter's new “lists" feature lets users select a group of fellow Twitterers, employing whatever criteria you like, and compile their tweets into a feed. It's a handy way to gather together Twitter feeds ...

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Vevo Launches Tonight. What to Expect.

Source: HypeBot
December 8, 2009

WHO: Universal, Sony and YouTube put it together. The Abu Dhabi Media Company invested $300 million.

WHAT: Videos and other music related content, some of it exclusive, from Universal, Sony, EMI (who signed up just yesterday without an equity stake) and many indies, but not WMG. Ads from 20+ national brands including AT&T, McDonalds and MasterCard.

WHEN: Tonight (Tuesday 12/8). I hear its going live around 8PM Eastern.

WHERE: VEVO.com

WHY: Universal and Sony are trying to regain control of ...

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MOG Launches $5 Music Streaming Today

Source: HypeBot
December 3, 2009

UPDATE 2:

MOG.com is live. Read my “first look" here.

MOG's All Access premium music service goes live in the U.S. today (12/2) at 7 AM PST. MOG promises a deep on-demand library for $5 a month with a free trial offered at launch. All four major label groups have signed on.

Watch a MOG intro video:

All Access builds on the Mog.com network of music blogs and its 10 million monthly visitors. CEO David Hyman has worked at Gracenote, ...

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MOG: A First Look

Source: HypeBot
December 3, 2009

I'll be writing a longer post tomorrow morning that includes my interview with MOG.com CEO David Hyman. But before today gets away from me, I wanted to share a few first impressions of the MOG $5 per month unlimited streaming music service that launched today:

MOG is more than a streaming service It combines social networking, playlists, blog content and music. You can be as passive (like Pandora) or active (like Napster or Spotify) a listener as you want to ...

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Jazz It Up! Episode 9: Vijay Iyer, Sonny Rollins, Andre Guess and more!

Source: Michael Ricci
December 3, 2009

Episode 9, Season 2: Vijay Iyer Trio, the All About Jazz Orchestra, Andre Guess, the Jazz Journalists Association Awards, and Vintage Sonny Rollins New York, NY -- Pianist, composer and band leader Vijay Iyer and the All About Jazz Orchestra are featured on the latest episode of Jazz it Up! Iyer's trio grooves with rhythmic and harmonic pizzazz in the wake of the release of his new recording, Historicity, and the big band whose members coordinated efforts online at AllAboutJazz.com ...

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