music

Mythical guitar-maker Gibson fighting for survival

February 20, 2018 | 11:56

World-famous guitar maker Gibson, whose instruments have been played by the likes of John Lennon and Elvis Presley, is facing serious financial problems that threaten its very existence.

100 years ago today, jazz broke loose in Europe

February 12, 2018 | 21:53

NANTES: A hundred years ago in World War One, a group of American soldiers stormed Europe - not to the boom of guns, but the swinging rhythm of saxophones, drums and horns.

Lady Gaga cancels tour dates due to 'severe pain'

February 03, 2018 | 19:48

US pop star Lady Gaga Saturday (Feb 3) announced she had cancelled the last 10 shows of the European leg of her world tour due to "severe pain."

Twitter acquires music site, could launch new service

April 13, 2013 | 09:41

Twitter said it acquired the emerging music software firm We Are Hunted, amid reports that the popular messaging platform was readying its own music service.

China's Baidu launches online music service

July 20, 2011 | 17:00

Chinese search engine Baidu said Tuesday it will distribute music from three major firms online, ending a prolonged legal battle over copyright infringements.

Apple takes a giant leap into the cloud

June 07, 2011 | 08:28

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs on Monday interrupted his medical leave to unveil a free service called iCloud that stores music, photos and other content on the Web and shares it across multiple devices.

Apple looks set to launch cloud-based music service

May 24, 2011 | 12:00

Just weeks after Amazon and Google unveiled their music offerings, Apple appears set to raise the bar.

Ex-Sony chief, 'father of the CD', dies

April 24, 2011 | 09:38

Former Sony president Norio Ohga, who helped transform the music industry with the development of the compact disc format, has died at the age of 81, the company said.

Amazon puts music in the 'cloud'

March 30, 2011 | 08:53

Beating Apple and Google to the punch, Amazon unveiled a service on Tuesday that allows users to store their digital music online and play it on a computer or an Android device.

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