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Music XS Rocks Hong Kong

by Allison

Music is a universal language. For young people around the world, it’s like air. Needless to say, they want it everywhere they go. As a result, all-in-one devices are on the rise, cutting out the need for a separate MP3 player. In Hong Kong, handset makers are pushing these devices with innovative music campaigns aimed […]

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Tags: Asia · Music · Wireless World · Youth Trends

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New Music P2P Site In Limbo After Labels Deny Deal

by David

News organizations around the world are quickly correcting a story  regarding Qtrax, a new P2P website set to launch today, which claimed it would offer free, unlimited downloads of 25 million songs (more than both iTunes and Amazon)—legally. The ad-supported site stated that it had deals with all four major record labels to distribute their […]

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Tags: Emerging Technology · Entertainment · Marketing & Branding · Music

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The Mobile Music Landscape

by Allison

It’s no secret that the music industry got snowed by 13-year-old boys on Napster (and its predecessors). First, they fought tooth and nail against this digital revolution. Then they accepted defeat, brushed off their egos and tried to play catch-up, devising myriad monetization schemes (none of them as good as free.)
But they won’t make the […]

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Tags: Entertainment · Music · Wireless World

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The Fader Sideshow and AT&T Digital World

by NGT

The Fader Sideshow, during last month’s CMJ music marathon, drew hip Lower East Siders to a pop-up lounge on Orchard Street in Manhattan. The event featured some of CMJ’s hottest up-and-coming DJs and rock bands including White Denim, Cool Kids, We Are Wolves and Turbo Fruits.
FH Youth & Mobile Marketing partnered with Fader magazine for […]

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Tags: Music · Wireless World

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Avatars: Virtually Mainstream

by David

Target’s avatar fashion show in New York’s Grand Central this week
In September, we reported on how labels like Prada and H&M are getting involved in anime movies like Appleseed: Ex Machina and shows like the Sims 2 Fashion Runway Showcase. This week, Target joined the “in” crowd, sponsoring “the world’s first model-less fashion show”—a holographic […]

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Tags: Emerging Technology · Entertainment · Fashion & Retail · Marketing & Branding · Movies · Music · TV & Web Video · Web

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