AP - A newly discovered tape of The Beatles laughing and chatting during an early recording session has sold for about $23,000, an auction house reported Tuesday.
Reuters - Google Inc has launched a music search
service in China that will give users access to free downloads
of licensed songs, while capturing advertising revenue for
music providers in a market rife with piracy.
E! Online - There's a lot to be said for the company you keep, which is no doubt why reigning American Idol champ David Cook has opted to team up with a Grammy-winning producer for his forthcoming solo album.
E! Online - We loved the Bros in Camp Rock, and we love them onstage. Now, the trio has officially confirmed they're headed to the Disney Channel for their very own show.
AP - Nicola Rescigno, the co-founder of the Dallas Opera and one of Maria Callas' favorite conductors, has died at a hospital in Italy, officials said Tuesday. He was 92. -- read full article
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Reuters - the raising of the Olympic flag without the Olympic hymn, the
parade of nations in a hushed stadium and synchronized swimming
to the sounds of silence.
Reuters - Sony Corp agreed to buy
Bertelsmann's 50 percent stake in their Sony BMG music joint
venture for around $900 million, ending a four-year venture
that never managed to beat the music industry's woes.