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• 100 Million Fewer Downloads Have Been Sold In 2015

  09-10-2015 21:26
  
  The year-to-date drop was precisely 92.2 million song downloads as of September 31st, according to stats released today by Nielsen for the first three quarters of 2015.  At this rate, the yearly gap will sprawl to at least 120 million songs by the end of the year.  Incidentally, packaged album downloads remained fairly steady, though the real picture is happening on the streaming side.Meanwhile, paid subscriptions appear flat, according to first-half 2015 figures, and it’s
  
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• YouTube Accounts for 40% of All Music Listening, and 4% of All Music Revenues

  09-10-2015 19:25
  
  Earlier statistics from Nielsen showed that more people stream music from YouTube all other on-demand streaming services combined.  But the broader picture is even worse: according to statistics revealed by top Apple Music (and former Universal Music Group) executive Jimmy Iovine during an interview at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit in San Francisco, YouTube accounts for 40% of overall music listening, and just 4% of overall music revenues.“Here’s a little st
  
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• Music Review: Selena Gomez brings her A-game to 'Revival'

  09-10-2015 19:13
  
  Selena Gomez, "Revival" (Interscope Records)
  
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• The Opening Four Minutes Of Pretty Little Liars Season 6B Have Been Unveiled And It Looks Incredible

  09-10-2015 19:00
  
  The greatest four minutes of your life....maybe..
  
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• Goodbye Downloads. Apple No Longer Lets You Link To iTunes Store

  09-10-2015 18:58
  
  Man, Apple is hurting. Sources say that Apple Music will only have 3.5 million subscribers after November cancellations (15 million initially signed up for the trial period beginning June 30th). Spotify projects they will reach 100 million users by year’s end. Even Jay Z’s Tidal, which everyone in the industry had pretty much given up on, has a million paying subscribers.
  So how is Apple looking to win over new streaming customers? By making a better product than the rest? Nope! App
  
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• Music Review: Avicii feels flat on new album "Stories"

  09-10-2015 18:52
  
  Avicii, "Stories" (Island)
  
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• One Direction's Next Single Is Called 'Perfect', So Here's 99 Times They Were The Definition Of The Word

  09-10-2015 18:35
  
  BECAUSE WHY NOT.
  
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• Kylie Jenner's Best Bikini Instas

  09-10-2015 17:43
  
  Yep, we're actually green with envy.
  
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• What Was Paul Heyman Whispering To Paige About In The Shadows?

  09-10-2015 17:37
  
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• BIG Guardians Of The Galaxy Fan Theory Shut Down By Benicio Del Toro

  09-10-2015 17:32
  
  WHO is Peter Quill's father?
  
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• Proof That Harry Styles Can Pull Off Any Celebrity Hairstyle

  09-10-2015 17:25
  
  Including Payno, Gaga and a Kardashian or two.
  
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• Music Review: Fritts' 'Oh My Goodness' layered with emotion

  09-10-2015 17:16
  
  Donnie Fritts, "Oh My Goodness" (Single Lock)
  
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• Music Review: Toby Keith gets playful on '35 mph Town'

  09-10-2015 16:36
  
  Toby Keith, "35 mph Town" (Show Dog/Universal)
  
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• Music Review: Joe Jackson returns to pop in 'Fast Forward'

  09-10-2015 16:32
  
  Joe Jackson, "Fast Forward" (Work Song/Caroline)
  
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• Kylie Jenner Is Quite Simply Flawless In Her Latest Instagram Selfie

  09-10-2015 16:31
  
  Ab goals. Everything goals.
  
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• Music Review: Grant's baritone tackles range of subjects

  09-10-2015 16:09
  
  John Grant, "Grey Tickles, Black Pressure" (Partisan)
  
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• It's Mortal Combat As The Geordie Shore Cast Clash Like Never Before In New Series

  09-10-2015 15:35
  
  Teaser video promises biggest, baddest bust-ups ever...
  
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• NXT: Bayley Superfan Izzy Forgives Sasha Banks... Ahhhhhh!

  09-10-2015 14:51
  
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• Seth Rollins Says Sting Will Make A Good Recovery

  09-10-2015 14:29
  
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• Kourtney Kardashian Considers Sending Scott Disick To Prison In New KUWTK Trailer

  09-10-2015 13:40
  
  Things take a drastic turn.
  
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• Paul McCartney discusses his relationship with John Lennon – video

  09-10-2015 13:33
  To mark the 75th anniversary of Lennon’s birth, the former Beatle talks about his reaction to his bandmate’s deathJohn Lennon would have turned 75 on Friday 9 October – and for all the prickliness between him and Paul McCartney in the years after the Beatles split, his death in 1980 left a huge hole in his former bandmate’s life. Continue reading...
  
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• Louis Tomlinson Says He’s ‘Very Excited’ About Coming A Dad (In Painfully Awkward Interview)

  09-10-2015 13:05
  
  Cute and also uncomfortable.
  
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• Louis Tomlinson Says He’s ‘Very Excited’ About Becoming A Dad (In Painfully Awkward Interview)

  09-10-2015 13:05
  
  Cute and also uncomfortable.
  
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• 13 Reasons To Be A Total #Selenator, Just Like Us

  09-10-2015 12:45
  
  SelGo is our Queen.
  
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• Selfies Of The Week (3 - 9 Oct)

  09-10-2015 12:13
  
  The best celebrity selfies from the week that was.
  
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• 5SOS Announce UK Tour And Make Us Cry In The Live Lounge All In A Morning's Work

  09-10-2015 12:09
  
  TEARS. ACTUAL TEARS.
  
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• The New Pretty Little Liars Opening Titles Are Here And Lucy Hale Is No Longer The Lead Shhh-er

  09-10-2015 11:34
  
  So which Liar has taken over from Aria?!
  
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• It's Been A Year Since… Harry Styles Took His Man Bun Pumpkin Shopping, Can You Believe It?!

  09-10-2015 11:00
  
  YES WE'RE ACTUALLY CELEBRATING THIS.
  
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• Justin Bieber To Take Legal Action Over Those Naked Photos

  09-10-2015 10:39
  
  The singer is not happy about the invasion of privacy.
  
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• Uh Oh! It Looks Like Vicky Pattison And Stephen Bear Have Split Up

  09-10-2015 10:33
  
  His social media posts reveal he's back on the market...
  
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• Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris: Couple spending 'a lot of time away'

  09-10-2015 10:30
  
  American singer/songwriter Taylor Swift and Scottish singer/DJ Calvin Harris are apparently having trouble with their long-distance relationship. The Bad Blood singer is not able to spend quality time with the 31-year-old music producer. "Taylor absolutely loves performing and she's having a fantastic time on her tour but it's exhausting, it's hard," a source told Hollywood Life.
  
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• Taylor Swift has more Instagram followers than Spanish population after hitting 50m milestone

  09-10-2015 10:23
  
  Overtaking the likes of Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé and Selena Gomez, the 25-year-old has now amassed a following larger than the population of Spain, which has an estimated 46.3m residents. Reacting to the news, Swift wrote on her Instagram account: "50 million followers!! Thanks so much guys. Kardashian, 34, is not too far behind with the Keeping Up With The Kardashians reality star clocking up 48.4m followers so far, while superstar singer Beyoncé is slightly behind with 47.5m.
  
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• Watch Tash Oakley And Tyson Mayr Scale A 70 Metre Cliff Face And Live To Tell The Tale

  09-10-2015 06:44
  
  Point Perpendicular on the stunning South Coast of NSW, Australia is no easy feat...
  
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• UCLA Fraternity Under Investigation Over Kanye-Themed Blackface Party

  09-10-2015 04:15
  
  The UCLA chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity is now under investigation for allegedly throwing a Kanye West-themed party that featured blackface and other racist costumes.  According to reports now emerging from the Los Angeles Times and the Daily Bruin, UCLA’s student-run paper, invited guests dressed in baggy clothing, charcoaled faces, and fake booty.  Members of the sorority Alpha Phi were also key participants, according to both reports.
  “Everyone keep in
  
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• Lista de ganadores de los Latin American Music Awards

  09-10-2015 03:06
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A continuación la lista de ganadores de los Latin American Music Awards, que se entregaron por primera vez el jueves en el Teatro Dolby en Hollywood.
  
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• Pandora Has $450 Million to Buy a Ticketing Company, But Only $5,600 to Pay a Top Songwriter

  09-10-2015 02:04
  
  The post Pandora Has $450 Million to Buy a Ticketing Company, But Only $5,600 to Pay a Top Songwriter appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
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