Let's air some more dirty laundry, shall we? The latest waft comes from Kid Cudi, who tiraded on Twitter against Universal Republic for shipping just 55,000 units of his upcoming release, WZRD. "So I apologize on behalf of my weak a-- major label," Kudi told fans. "And I apologize for the lack of promo, again, my weak a-- major label."
Kim Dotcom is out on bail, and now he's requesting a monthly stipend of roughly $180,000 (US) to make ends meet. The court request to unfreeze assets includes salaries for a lavish staff and other amenities.
It's been a busy few months over in Shenzhen. "We have something you really have to see. And touch," Apple teased in a recent media invite. The event, slated for March 7th, will mostly likely showcase a revamped iPad 3.
Separately, Apple is reportedly working on an 'adaptive' audio format that would automatically adjust to different bandwidth and storage scenarios. That makes sense in the complicated iCloud, and comes alongside a Mastered for iTunes section.
More out of Africa. Toto is the latest catalog artist to sue its major label over download royalties. The target is Sony Music Entertainment, and the demand is - you guessed it - a recategorization of digitals sales into licenses, which dramatically bumps the royalty rate.
As promised, SF MusicTech Summit has started uploading the first batch of panels from earlier this month onto Soundcloud, here. Pics are also being uploaded onto sfmusictech.com, with uploading happening ongoing over the next few weeks.
But of course, necks are now craning towards SXSW, which is now kicking off. And unlike the local shindig days of yore, bands are now travelling from all over the globe to play. But from where, exactly? Sonos made a map if you're interested.
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What Kim DotCom needs is a cheap bullet between the eyes. With the cost taken out of MegaUlpoad "assets". Enough with the neonazi mafia bosses.
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