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CES: SanDisk unveils memory card-based music player (Reuters via Yahoo! News) SanDisk Corp unveiled a portable digital music system based on memory cards preloaded with songs, signaling a shift in its strategy to compete against the iPod. us.rd.yahoo.com
Music & games retailer Zavvi to close 22 stores (AP via Yahoo! News) British music and entertainment retailer Zavvi will immediately close 22 stores and cut 178 jobs, the collapsed company's administrators said Thursday. us.rd.yahoo.com
Will iTunes Changes Hurt Competing Music Sellers? (New York Times) Appleās announcement on Tuesday that it would drop anticopying measures from all of the music in its iTunes store is likely to shake up the digital music business in more ways than one. us.rd.yahoo.com
iTunes Store and DRM-free music: What you need to know (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News) On Tuesday, Apple announced that after six years, the iTunes Store would soon completely stop selling music encumbered by digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. What does that mean for you? Read on to find out. us.rd.yahoo.com
Music & games retailer Zavvi to close 22 stores (San Francisco Chronicle) British music and entertainment retailer Zavvi will immediately close 22 stores and cut 178 jobs, the collapsed company's administrators said Thursday. Administrators at Ernst & Young, appointed to run the company after it filed for bankruptcy protection on... us.rd.yahoo.com
Knowles, Keys, Hudson grab music, film Image noms (AP via Yahoo! News) Beyonce Knowles, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson are all multitasking for the NAACP Image Awards, earning nominations Wednesday in both music and film categories. us.rd.yahoo.com
Chamber-music series canceled (The Arizona Republic) An innovative chamber-music series set to begin this month has been canceled after a Scottsdale arts philanthropist folded his foundation that has supported the Valley arts community with hundreds of thousands of dollars. us.rd.yahoo.com
Knowles, Keys, Hudson grab music, film Image noms (USA Today) Beyonce Knowles, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson are all double threats for the NAACP Image Awards, earning nominations in both music and film categories. us.rd.yahoo.com
Beyonce leads music greats helping Diddy remember a friend (hellomagazine.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Beyonce and husband Jay-Z were among hip-hop stars gathered by music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs to pay tribute to his late protege Christopher 'Biggie Smalls' Wallace at a recent premiere. us.rd.yahoo.com
RACHEL MAY | local music highlights: New bands take the stage (Detroit Free Press) Lots of folks, including me, are making resolutions this month. Because I always tend to go see the same handful of bands, I resolve in 2009 to absorb as much new local music as I can. The 89X New Band Night should help. us.rd.yahoo.com
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