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NBC’s late-night fiasco tops 2010′s stories What began as a grand, highly promoted experiment in late-night, ended in a fiasco that made NBC a laughing stock and captivated the country. In January 2010, NBC sought to displace its newly crowned “Tonight Show” host, Conan O’Brien, by restoring Jay Leno to 11:35 p.m. O’Brien, however, didn’t go for the [...] John Lennon’s Abbey Road white suit up for auction The white suit John Lennon wore on the Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover is up for auction, one of numerous items that once belonged to the icon that is for sale this month. Just recently the copy of Double Happiness that Lennon autographed for his killer Mark Chapman went [...] Online vendor of 25-cent Beatles songs loses case A federal judge has ruled on summary judgment that BlueBeat.com is liable for violating copyrights in thousands of songs. In making the decision, the judge had swatted away one of the stranger defenses to infringement of sound recordings. Last year, BlueBeat made headlines for selling tracks for 25 cents and [...] Judge: Music website violated Beatles copyrights A federal judge has ruled that a website that sold songs by The Beatles for 25 cents before they were legally digitally available is liable for copyright infringement. U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton Tucker ruled Wednesday that BlueBeat.com violated the copyrights of music company EMI Group and others. The site streamed and [...] Beatles, Ray Charles and Prince selected for Grammy Hall of Fame Recordings by the Beatles, Ray Charles, Prince, the Animals & 26 More Selected for Grammy Hall of Fame. The Recording Academy has chosen thirty titles to add to the Grammy Hall of Fame, bringing the total of inducted titles to 881. Neil Portnow, President and CEO of the [...] Apple sells 450,000 Beatles albums, 2 Million Songs so far Apple says people snapped up more than 450,000 copies of Beatles albums plus two million individual songs during the Fab Four’s first week on sale through iTunes. Apple Inc. says the best-selling Beatles album in the U.S. is “Abbey Road,” and the best-selling individual track is “Here Comes [...] New Beatles Yellow Submarineâ„¢ Collectible Series by KnuckleBonz Series is launched with the first release shipping next week in time for the holidays: The Beatles “Blue Meanie” Rock Iconz statue from The Yellow Submarine Animated Film. John, Paul, George, and Ringo collectibles from the film will debut in early 2011. Download image WILMINGTON, N.C., Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — KnuckleBonz® [...] The Beatles sell over 2 million in first week on iTunes The Beatles sold more than two million individual songs and more than 450,000 albums worldwide in their first week of release on Apple’s iTunes store, Apple said on Tuesday. “Abbey Road” was the top-selling digital album in the U.S. iTunes store, ending at No. 6 for the [...] The Beatles’ hits come to Apple’s iTunes store It’s been a long and winding road, but the Beatles are finally available on iTunes. The legendary pop group’s 13 albums can now be downloaded through the world’s No. 1 digital music retailer, Apple Inc said on Tuesday. “I am particularly glad to no longer be asked when Beatles are coming [...] Five things missing from The Beatles / iTunes deal One striking aspect of the newly available Beatles albums on iTunes is that they weren’t accompanied by the release of more digital bells and whistles. When EMI Music reissued all of the band’s albums on CD last year, every title boasted improved sound, detailed liner notes, a generous selection [...] |
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