The Birgit Nilsson Foundation said it would begin awarding a $1 million prize, which it is calling the largest such prize in classical music.

A $1 million classical music prize has been established to commemorate the late Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson.

YouTube announced this week that it has partnered with independent music branding and music licensing agency Rumblefish to let YouTube users add Rumblefish content to their videos.

Enter the new Grammy Museum and run head-on into 160 musical genres; photos and footage from 50 years of awards ceremonies; historic costumes and instruments; plus dozens of interactive displays that illuminate popular music’s origins and cultural impact through the decades.

The late Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson will be commemorated through the establishment of a $1 million classical music prize.

A New York animator and lighting technical director eschews a video camera and instead takes 45,000 photographs with his Nikon D200 DSLR and stitches them together to create a music video.

When big chains stop selling music, where will casual music fans turn to make impulse buys?

Techdirt thinks that it’s a bad idea to require U.S. universities to pay a blanket license for their students’ music downloads from file-sharing services. Here’s why I disagree.

It’s another edition of two-time best podcast of the year international champion Music Weekly! And what a lot we have in store for you … Robert Wyatt patron of prog, leftie of Lincolnshire, and all-round avant-garde hero invites Rosie Swash into his beautiful home to talk about his life in music, his denial of all vices and how he remains an unclassifiable musician. Emmy the Great …

Enter the new Grammy Museum and run head-on into 160 musical genres; photos and footage from 50 years of awards ceremonies; historic costumes and instruments; plus dozens of interactive displays that illuminate popular music’s origins and cultural impact through the decades.

Music and games are the most sought-after programs of 2008 for hot-selling iPhone and iPod Touch devices, Apple said on Wednesday.

“The Sound of Music” has faded in the Austrian city of Salzburg, which has blocked plans to turn the original von Trapp family villa portrayed in the Hollywood favorite into a hotel, says the company behind the idea.

“The Sound of Music” has faded in the Austrian city of Salzburg, which has blocked plans to turn the original von Trapp family villa portrayed in the Hollywood favourite into a hotel, says the company behind the idea.

Ever since Apple’s iTunes store launched in 2003, the digital music market has received an annual Christmas gift in the form of a sales boost, as consumers unwrap new iPods and gift cards for the holidays.

Mr. Karas was a musician and teacher who sought out the music and stories of composers from a Nazi concentration camp.

The official Music Video for the US version of Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love”!
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The first ever MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (MAMA) exploded into passionate life on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at The Velodrome in Abuja, Nigeria. Created by MTV’s African music channel, MTV base, the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain was conceived as the ultimate celebration of African contemporary music and talent.

Thriving nightclubs, popular festivals and favorite sons like Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan have given Austin a well-deserved, if boastful, moniker: Live Music Capital of the World. But the

NEW YORK - To record his third studio CD, Jason Mraz withdrew from the music industry so he wouldn’t be affected by album sales and charts.

NEW YORK - For Daniel Barenboim, music and politics meld together.

Contemporary art and music have always had their detractors. Orchestras don’t program a lot of atonal music and avant garde art takes a back seat to the old masters in most museums. But in Cleveland, a collaboration between the Cleveland Orchestra and the Museum of Contemporary Art has opened ears, eyes, and minds. WKSU’s Vivian Goodman reports.

R&B singer Chris Brown swept the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning three prizes including artist of the year.

Complete list of winners at the American Music Awards:

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Kanye West had nothing to complain about Sunday, as he picked up his first-ever American Music Awards and delivered a flawless, if subdued, performance of his new single, “Heartless.”

Two Nigerian singers won top awards Saturday as MTV held its first-ever music award program for Africa, with acts from across the world’s poorest continent being nominated for prizes.

UPDATED AT 11:30 P.M.: LOS ANGELES — Kanye West had nothing to complain about Sunday, as he picked up his first-ever American Music Awards trophy and delivered a flawless, if subdued, performance of his new single, “Heartless.”

Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the $14.99 monthly subscription fee.

Will Britney Spears be the big surprise at Sunday’s American Music Awards?

Legal Internet music downloads and revenues jumped in Q3 and cell phone song sales made up more than half the market for…

World music is, by definition, a global phenomenon. It draws from all regions and encompasses manifold styles and instruments. Yet, certain spots on our globe seem to have a particular draw on musicians from many continents. Foremost among these places is Paris, France.

Mayor, others say they’ll try to get a music department off the ground.

Kellie Pickle at the 2008 Country Music Awards.

An American music icon is returning to the Inland area. Country music legend Willie Nelson will perform at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon on Jan. 23.

Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the $14.99 monthly subscription fee.

Yahoo Music isn’t necessarily the first place where you’d expect to find hordes of Grateful Dead and Black Sabbath fans.

Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the $14.99 monthly subscription fee. The decision may appeal to people who have been…