Brick-and-mortar stores eye new music formats
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The music industry continues to  build bridges between the digital and physical world.
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Though digital music has come a long way, today's online music stores still have significant problems. Here's my fix-it wish list.
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Online music store launches in nine more countries.
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After years of selling online music digitally wrapped with copy and playback restrictions designed to hinder piracy, major music labels are beginning to make some songs available in the unrestricted MP3 file format.
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By Bloomberg, AP and Staff Reports  Apple Computer Inc. is unveiling a new store design to add more show room for iPod music players and Macintosh computers, and stations where shoppers can get technical help for their products.
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If anything characterized the world of digital music in 2004, it was Appleâs iPod. Although a slew of music players and online music marts were unveiled by entities other than Apple, no
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Music industry giants have agreed on a deal that aims to boost developement of new music distribution methods in the US and Canada.
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Media player offers access to more online stores and lets users share content across various devices.
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CANNES, France  - Away from the headlines of job  losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music  industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales  and offset the fall in CD sales.
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Radio broadcasters are considering  technology and business models that may soon allow listeners to  click, listen and buy the tunes they hear on their favorite  radio stations.
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Music, so the maxim goes, soothes the savage beast. Now one convenience store chain is putting the saying to the test by trying to ward off potential troublemakers at its shops with classical music.
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A new hybrid CD format that offers standard CD audio on one side and the enhanced media capabilities of a DVD on the other made its nationwide debut this week.
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Consumers will be able to hunt for music, movies, news, and more.
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Microsoft have made a beta version of their new music store available to the public. The store is entirely browser-based and does not require a separate client like iTunes.
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With music specialty stores dying by  the hundreds this year between the liquidation of Tower and  Musicland, Nordstrom and Sears may be picking up some of the  slack. Both retailers have added an entertainment cache to  their stores by carrying CDs.
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The e-tailer gears up to launch its MP3 music store.
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As major record labels complete their retreat from digital rights management, Apple's online music store will likely face new competition. Will consumers' love of unrestricted files make a dent in the iTunes Store's popularity?