Apr 10th 2008 -
Ashley Simpson and Pete Wentz announced on FriendsOrEnemies.com today that they are indeed engaged. Yes, we are thrilled to share that we are happily engaged." Simpson, 23, and Wentz, 28, said they wanted their fans to be the first
to know. "We wanted to be the first to tell you and to hear it straight
from us," they wrote. Even though they are now very public about it they don't want to divulge too many details stating that "We consider this to be a very private matter." The couple have been together since late 2006, though they didn't go
public until several months into their relationship. Prior to dating
Wentz, Simpson told Teen People in May 2006: "Marriage is
definitely not on my mind. There's a lot of growing up you do in your
20s, and I definitely want to wait until my late 20s or 30s or whenever
the time is right." But more recently, she had started joking...
Feb 14th 2008 -
Google plans to adjust its localization strategy in China to better compete with Chinese Internet search engine Baidu.com. According to Chinese media, Google will soon cooperate with top100.cn to provide free online music downloading service.
This is the first time that Google has come into China's...
Feb 13th 2008 -
Reuters London - With a deadline for action on Internet piracy passed, the British
government is being urged to adopt a proposal made in France to cut
Internet access to users who repeatedly download music or films
illegally.
The government had given the music and film industries until the end
of 2007 to...
Feb 11th 2008 -
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dolly Parton's breasts may be two of the
wonders of the entertainment world, but the country music icon says
they are a pain in her back.
Parton, 62, said on Monday she would postpone her upcoming North
American tour after doctors told her to take it easy for six to eight
weeks to rest her sore back.
"Hey, you...
Feb 8th 2008 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has launched an
inquiry into "Total Music," an approach for selling digital music that
has been the subject of early discussions between major record labels
and consumer electronics manufacturers, a person familiar with the
inquiry said Thursday.
The department sent a letter seeking...
Feb 7th 2008 -
For the last month through Christmas season EA with MTV and Harmonix have been dominating the music gaming market with new content releases. This week alone they featured three new tracks, all originals no covers available for download on the Xbox Live console for 160 Microsoft points. Here are the new tracks to look forward to:The B-52's -...
Feb 6th 2008 -
The Yahoo Corporate blog today announced that Rhapsody will be managing Yahoo's Music Unlimited. Ian Rogers, Yahoo Music's general manager, said it wasn't an easy decision "We’re huge fans of Yahoo! Music Unlimited and those customers include many of our most loyal and valuable. We wanted to be sure those users had the best...
Feb 5th 2008 -
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Death Row Records wants to sell its
music-related assets, including the rights to recordings from rappers
Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, for $25 million to Warner Music
Group Corp., subject to higher bids at an auction.
The
court-appointed administrators running the bankruptcy estates of Death
Row...
Jan 30th 2008 -
BRUSSELS (AFP) — Europe's top court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the
defenders of authors' rights, upholding a Spanish Internet provider's
refusal to reveal the identity of customers sharing music downloads.
The
protection of authors' rights "cannot ... affect the requirements of
the protection of personal data," the...
Jan 19th 2008 -
There’s been a lot of
speculation over the last few months on whether or not musicians would
boycott the Grammys in a statement of solidarity for the WGA and their
thousands of striking members. Well, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl
and over-hyped ho bag Beyonce have answered the speculation, and their
responses amounted to...
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