Digital Music

Kelis displays a creation at the Heatherette show during Spring 2007 Fashion Week in New York City September 12, 2006. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

Singer Kelis finds label home with Will.i.am

Reuters - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Billboard) - After much speculation following the release of a song titled "Acapella" on the Internet last week, singer-songwriter Kelis has announced that she has signed to Interscope Records through Will.i.am Music Group.

  • FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2008 file photo, Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins performs during the 2008 Scream Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)
    Smashing Pumpkins and label settle lawsuits AP - Mon Nov 30, 5:30 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - An attorney says The Smashing Pumpkins have settled a pair of lawsuits filed against Virgin Records over use of the band's music.

  • Adam Lambert makes a splash, but risks losing fans Reuters - Wed Nov 25, 11:39 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Adam Lambert's racy public outing as a solo artist at Sunday's American Music Awards has grabbed headlines and helped send downloads of his debut album soaring worldwide.

  • Troubled Joost Sells Video Platform, Content To Adconion NewsFactor - Tue Nov 24, 5:01 PM ET

    Joost, a provider of online TV, movies and music, has received a boost. The company, which operates out of offices in the U.S., the U.K., and the Netherlands, has been acquired by Adconion.

  • The Justin Bieber Example: Use Twitter or Incite a Riot and Get Arrested PC World - Mon Nov 23, 10:25 AM ET

    Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber owes his entire career to the Internet. When he was the ripe old age of 13, Bieber and his family began posting videos of his performances on YouTube. Someone in a suit liked the tunes and boom -- Bieber was signed with Usher's label. Now his infamy shall be cast in the iron of the Web, as one of Bieber's team was arrested for not using Twitter. One more time: arrested for not using Twitter.

  • Spotify Lands App for Symbian Phones PC World - Mon Nov 23, 8:06 AM ET

    Spotify, the popular music streaming service available only in select European countries, introduced on Monday a mobile application for the Symbian operating system, which includes Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Samsung phones.

  • A Nokia smartphone. Swedish streaming software Spotify has announced the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.(AFP/File/Lluis Gene)
    Spotify launches application for Nokia phones AFP - Mon Nov 23, 6:24 AM ET

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Swedish streaming software Spotify announced on Monday the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.

  • Sony Bravia televisions at the Consumer Electronics Trade Fair in Berlin. Sony is to launch a new online service that will allow people to download content such as music and movies to their televisions and other electronic gadgets, a top executive has said.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)
    Sony to launch online download service for TVs AFP - Fri Nov 20, 8:46 AM ET

    TOKYO (AFP) - Sony Corp. aims to launch next year a new online service that will allow people to download content such as music and movies to their televisions and other electronic gadgets, a top executive said Friday.

  • Livescribe SmartPen Gets its Own App Store PC Magazine - Thu Nov 19, 7:13 AM ET

    It's time for yet another application store, but this time it's not for a phone or an MP3 player. Instead, Livescribe is introducing a beta edition of its App Store for its Pulse SmartPen.

  • The frontpage of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. The birth of Wikipedia, the death of Napster, the iPhone, Facebook, and Twitter were named by the Webby Awards on Wednesday as among the top 10 Internet moments of the decade.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)
    Webby Awards name top 10 Internet moments of the decade AFP - Wed Nov 18, 7:09 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The birth of Wikipedia, the death of Napster, the iPhone, Facebook, and Twitter were named by the Webby Awards on Wednesday as among the top 10 Internet moments of the decade.

  • EMI Music announced Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com, making it the first major label to strike a deal with the increasingly popular US-based online video site.(Hulu)
    EMI music videos, concerts coming to Hulu.com AFP - Wed Nov 18, 12:09 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - EMI Music announced Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com, making it the first major label to strike a deal with the increasingly popular US-based online video site.

  • Facebook and MySpace have closed the accounts of 3,533 convicted sex offenders in New York state under a law combating online predators, officials said Tuesday. New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, pictured in 2008, urged other social networking sites to follow the lead and apply the Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (e-STOP).(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)
    AP Sources: MySpace in talks to buy imeem AP - Tue Nov 17, 8:17 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Online social hub MySpace is in talks to acquire struggling free music streaming site imeem, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

  • In this Nov. 14, 2009 photo, musician John Mayer is shown during a rehearsal in New York. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri)
    John Mayer makes sure music rises above tabloids AP - Tue Nov 17, 1:30 PM ET

    NEW YORK - If you're engrossed in the tabloid Internet-gossip that has come to define the celebrity world, then John Mayer's latest CD, "Battle Studies," could provide enough fodder to fill at least a dozen Perez Hilton blog posts or at least one story in Us Weekly.

  • A sign marks the entrance to IBM Corporate Headquarters, in March 2009, in Armonk, New York. IBM on Monday announced it has created the world's largest business computing "cloud" capable of holding an amount of digital data on a par with 250 billion iTunes songs.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)
    IBM makes Big Blue cloud AFP - Mon Nov 16, 9:48 AM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - IBM on Monday announced it has created the world's largest business computing "cloud" capable of holding an amount of digital data on a par with 250 billion iTunes songs.

  • Clicker.com aims to become Internet video usher AP - Thu Nov 12, 5:06 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO - Web surfing is becoming more like channel surfing as television shows, movies and music videos pour onto the Internet.

  • In this film publicity image released by Focus Features, Tom Sturridge, background left, and Rhys Ifans are shown in a scene from 'Pirate Radio.' (AP Photo/Focus features, Alex Bailey)
    Review: `Pirate Radio' rolls when it should rock AP - Wed Nov 11, 4:26 PM ET

    No movie can be all bad when juiced up with a soundtrack of more than 50 classic rock tunes.

  • Alicia Keys poses backstage at the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)
    Watch concerts free online at BillboardLive.com AP - Wed Nov 11, 10:01 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES - A new Web site allows music lovers to watch concerts for free online, choosing from five different camera angles as they watch.

  • BlueBeat vs. Beatles: 3 Things We've Learned PC World - Sat Nov 7, 5:48 PM ET

    It appears that audacious online retailer BlueBeat won't be selling Beatles tunes anytime soon. The little-known website had been hawking Fab Four tracks for 25 cents apiece until a federal court in Los Angeles slapped the site with a temporary restraining order this week.

  • Beatles vs. BlueBeat: 3 Things We've Learned PC World - Sat Nov 7, 5:28 PM ET

    It appears that audacious online retailer BlueBeat won't be selling Beatles tunes anytime soon. The little-known website had been hawking Fab Four tracks for 25 cents apiece until a federal court in Los Angeles slapped the site with a temporary restraining order this week.

  • The Beatles perform in 1964 at the Olympia in Paris. US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.(AFP/File)
    Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs AFP - Fri Nov 6, 11:06 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.

  • Intel Antitrust, 'Net Bug, Coding Error PC World - Fri Nov 6, 4:30 PM ET

    New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed federal antitrust charges against Intel this week, with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission expected to follow suit. Security problems yet again snagged a lot of IT headline attention, including news about yet another flaw affecting Facebook and MySpace users. To mix things up, we've got IT angles to Beatles music and the Boston Celtics in there, too.

  • Baidu Deal May be First Step in Linking to Licensed Music PC World - Fri Nov 6, 12:46 PM ET

    An announcement earlier this week that indicated that China's Baidu would start linking to licensed music downloads may not mark a fundamental change for the company, but according to officials involved in the deal, it is a step in the right direction.

  • Beatles Ban Takes Effect at BlueBeat PC World - Fri Nov 6, 10:05 AM ET

    In a contentious court battle launched by record label EMI, the brazen owner of online retailer BlueBeat has begun complying with a new court order to stop selling Beatles music online, after offering a quirky defense that he owns the copyright to the songs at issue.

  • EMI Sues BlueBeat Over Beatles MP3s PC Magazine - Thu Nov 5, 9:19 AM ET

    EMI has filed suit against a Web site that has been brazenly selling MP3's of the Beatles re-mastered catalog for 25 cents per song.

  • EU agrees on new Internet user rights AP - Thu Nov 5, 9:05 AM ET

    BRUSSELS - EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.

  • EMI sues U.S. website over Beatles music online Reuters - Thu Nov 5, 8:34 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Beatles record label EMI is suing U.S. music website BlueBeat.com, which it said was offering unauthorized downloads of the Fab Four's tracks for sale.

  • China's Baidu May Not Link to Licensed Music After All PC World - Wed Nov 4, 8:30 PM ET

    An announcement earlier this week that seemed to indicate that China's Baidu would start linking to licensed music downloads may not have been the major step it first appeared to be for the search company.

  • BlueBeat Ignores EMI, Still Sells Beatles Catalog Online PC World - Wed Nov 4, 5:49 PM ET

    Seemingly unfazed by legal action from The Beatles' music label, an obscure online retailer in California continues to offer downloads of the Fab Four's entire music catalog. As of Wednesday afternoon, the music site BlueBeat.com was still selling MP3 versions of full Beatles albums, as well as individual tracks.

  • The Motorola MOTO W233 Renew telephone, seen here in January 2009. The inventor of the mobile phone, Motorola researcher Martin Cooper, said Wednesday the devices have become too complex, with a range of features from cameras to music, since he made the first-ever wireless call over three decades ago.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)
    Mobile phone inventor wants devices to go back to basics AFP - Wed Nov 4, 12:11 PM ET

    MADRID (AFP) - The inventor of the mobile phone said Wednesday the devices have become too complex, with a range of features from cameras to music, since he made the first-ever wireless call over three decades ago.

  • U.S. singer Beyonce performs during a concert at Olympic stadium in Athens, November 8, 2009. REUTERS/John Kolesidis
    Beyonce preps live discs, ABC special Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 8:23 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - Beyonce will later this month release a live concert DVD and companion CD, and a new song, "Video Phone" featuring Lady Gaga.

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