Magicians try to break a songwriter
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Media & professional: The film soundtrack is the focus for a new generation of song pluggers.
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It tries to turn its live music show into a TV star.
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Comment is free: Daniel Levitin: Yes, they were the greatest songwriters since Schubert - and now we're beginning to understand why.
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The author and two associates are accused of violating copyright laws.
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The music industry's trying to use the current legal system to get around decisions made by legal systems past, says InfoWorld's Robert X. Cringeley. The upshot? We're all thieves -- yes, you too.
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One Fool breaks into song over the Phoenix business district.
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New service lets users sell their own song from their Web pages.
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Tweakers make a racket when they unveil electro-musical oddities at Brooklyn event.
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The singer's new album shows that pop music Svengalis, weird and controlling  as they may be, are sometimes necessary
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The odds are against this trio.
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AN ego-fuelled squabble between one of rock&#39;s elder statesmen and a flashy young pretender has broken out over a new recording to mark the 20th anniversary of the Band-Aid charity concert.
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The band members are quite different from the image their portray.
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Unsigned and indie artists for  years have sold CDs and tapes from their merchandise table at  live gigs to earn a little extra scratch while on the road.
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The performers are not stars, but the price is competitive.
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Viewpoint: Record labels don't trust us with their music. But they need to retune that thinking, says Lev Grossman
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Some performers are finding that early success online can turn into an album contract.
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As new digital-distribution plans gain traction, an inevitable fight over publishing royalties breaks out. If songwriters lose, your ears will suffer. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.