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‘Friday’ Singer Rebecca Black Is A Millionaire, Thanks To Us
12:24AM Richard Lawson | Well done, everyone! Rebecca Black, the Ark Music Factory product whose teen dream song about days of the week “Friday” went crazy viral last week, has had her song downloaded over 2 million times on iTunes. Meaning, she’s probably already a millionaire! From Forbes.com: More »
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The Woman Who Tamed Steve Jobs?
6:26AM Ryan Tate | Paul McCartney’s ex-wife Heather Mills is taking credit for finally getting the Beatles on Apple’s iTunes: “I organized it all with Steve Jobs.” Sounds unlikely, but maybe it takes a notorious ex to stare down a notorious negotiator like Jobs. More »
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Why You’re Too Cool For The Beatles On iTunes
6:01AM Ryan Tate | The reports were true, the Beatles are now on iTunes. Reading the online reaction, however, you’d think only Apple overlord Steve Jobs was into the band’s e-debut. Everyone else played like they were totally above it. More »
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Beatles Likely Coming To iTunes Store
10:28AM Ryan Tate | After lobbying surviving Beatles since 2003, Apple finally got the band’s catalogue into the iTunes Store, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. An announcement is expected tomorrow, if the hippie musicians can keep it non political.
Music
Lady Gaga’s Pro-Gay Marriage Tweets Too Hot For Apple’s New Music Service
9:07AM Adrian Chen | Apple is notoriously squeamish about gay-themed iPhone apps. This ambivalence seems to have made the jump to Ping, the music social network Apple announced today. In a promo screenshot, they censored Lady Gaga’s tweets celebrating the demise of Prop 8. More »
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How Your Sister’s Sexual Assault Can Lead To Fame, Fortune
10:26AM Adrian Chen | There are many interesting ways to earn a living in our post-industrial economy. Like ranting on camera about your sister being nearly raped. That’s what Antoine Dodson did – now he’s got a Hot 100 Billboard single! More »
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How To Get That Annoying Song Out Of Your Head Forever
5:59AM Brian Moylan | It can’t be explained by nature or science, but it happens to everyone: You get some annoying tune or jingle playing on repeat in your noggin’ for hours on end. Here is how to stop the music. More »
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Apple Delays German Punk Band’s App Because It Might Cause Riots
12:56PM Adrian Chen | Today in totally benign apps Apple thinks it needs to protect us from: German electro-punk band Atari Teenage Riot has developed an app which plays crazy sounds. The German iTunes store has delayed its release because it might cause “hysteria”. More »
Music
iTunes Sells 10 Billionth Song
12:40AM Ravi Somaiya | It came, it saw, it killed the CD. Proof it’s no longer revolutionary, but heading towards ubiquity? The 10 billionth purchase came when “71-year-old Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Ga., bought ‘Guess Things Happen That Way’ by Johnny Cash.” [ABC]
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