BEATLES songs finally to go digital-

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     Popular late-nite talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel will once  again host the annual American Music Awards show ceremony, it was announced. This marks Mr Kimmel fifth time as host of the event.  The show will take place November 23 at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles and will air live on ABC-TV. The 2008 American Music Awards will also feature performances from Pink and the Jonas Brothers.    Many more performers will be signing on, and announced over the next few weeks.  "The AMAs reflect pop culture through music, while at the same time celebrating the fans and audiences," Orly Adelson, president of Dick Clark Productions and AEG said in their press release. "We are delighted that Jimmy Kimmel will be joining us once again to MC the AMA's. Jimmy is a masterful host with incredible spontaneity and wit; audiences can expect a great night."  Added Kimmel: "I agree with Orly completely."

The New York Times (NYT) announced its new TimesPeople social network, which will allow registered users to create profiles, add friends, and launch news feeds that lets others know when they have recommended or commented on a NYTimes.com story. This feed can then also be added to a reader's Facebook profile. You know the benefit of properly uses social networks to popularize...

 

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A new digital music format called slotMusic has been announced by Sandisk.  Warner Music, EMI, Sony/BMG and Universal Music have agreed to release tunes from their artists on the new, physical music format, dubbed "slotMusic™." microSD™ cards will soon be made available with pre-loaded, high quality, DRM-free MP3 music.  A selection of slotMusic cards will first be available at stores and online throughout the U.S., including Best Buy and Wal-Mart, with Europe to follow. A complete list of slotMusic albums, availability and pricing will be announced in time for the coming holiday season. SanDisk Corporation, inventor of the ubiquitous microSD format, is leading the technology development behind slotMusic. slotMusic cards enable consumers to instantly and easily enjoy music from their favorite artists without ...

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others) are on the just released list of acts nominated for induction next year into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. The winning five nominees will be announced in January 2009 and enshrined at an April 4 ceremony at Cleveland's Public Hall, Cleveland, OH, USA.   This year's ballot also includes Chic, Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, War, Bobby Womack and the Stooges  . Performers are not eligible for the Rock Hall of Fame until at least twenty five years have passed since the release of their first single.   This year, the 2009 ceremony will be open to the public for the first time, and held in Cleveland, the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, for the first time since 1997.  Previously, the event was held in NYC .   Madonna, John Mellencamp, Leonard Cohen, the Ventures and the Dave Clark Five were inducted into the Rock Hall this past spring.

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Apparently,the music business is not dead, and in case you were wondering, the top musicians/performers are still making a ton of money, despite the current world-wide economic slow down.  Actually, the top 10 stars on the list of the world's top-earning musicians brought in a combined $500 million between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008, more than many nations generate in revenue!    Forbes magazine released its' latest list and the usual suspects are there.  We've listed the top five below, check out the full list, here.  -

1. The Police @ $115M
2. Beyoncé Knowles @ $80M
3. Toby Keith @ $48M
4. Justin Timberlake @ $44M
5. Madonna @ $40M

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USA Music CD Sales Continue to Slip

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