• Reaping Profits From Soundtracks

    With video content proliferating, new models for supplying background music are taking root, with many trying to bring down the cost and avoid the complicated royalty-payment rules.

    The Wall Street Journal

  • [video] Cellist Chung Myung-wha at Great Mountains Music

    Cellist Chung Myung-wha, an iconic artist in Korean classical music. Watch her performance at the Great Mountains Music Festival at Kangwon-do of Korea in July 2012.

    MarketWatch

  • Credit Cards Are Now Offering 0% APR Through 2015

    Consumers can now get rid of high interest rates and get 0% APR for 18 months. Compare these leading 2013 credit card offers and find your best offer.

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  • Beyonce Wears Robyn Lawley Swimwear In 'Angel' Video, Looks Amazing Of Course (PHOTOS)

    Christmas came early this year: Last night, without a word of warning, Beyoncé dropped a brand new album called "Beyoncé" featuring a video for every single song of the album, an unheard-of feat. It basically goes without saying that everyone is eternally grateful to Bey for improving what was sure…

    Huffington Post

  • Halestorm to Spend January Writing Third Album

    The proud road warriors of Halestorm are finally ready to hunker down in the studio again.

    Billboard

  • 'Stones 50' is the band's intimate family portrait

    BUENOS AIRES (AP) — The Rolling Stones came to Adam Cooper's house to celebrate one of his early birthdays, and gave him two signed guitars. Two days later, Keith Richards came knocking, and sheepishly asked to borrow the acoustic one to record a song: "Ruby Tuesday."

    Associated Press

  • For Dion, new single, special, 'Voice' appearance

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Virtually every entertainer has a misfire.

    Associated Press

  • Good Deal: 12-month Xbox Music subscription for $49.90

    Microsoft is continuing its 12 days of deals today with a 50 percent discount on a 12-month Xbox Music subscription. Normally priced at $99.90, Microsoft is allowing US customers to purchase a subscription for just $49.90. Xbox Music is similar to Spotify, providing access to 30 million songs for…

    The Verge
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    Naturally, J.J. Cale

    This animated Op-Doc explores why J.J. Cale, who wrote such classic songs as “After Midnight,” “Cocaine” and “Call Me the Breeze,” never achieved stardom.

    New York Times

  • Kelly Clarkson's 'Nashville' Debut: 'American Idol' Winner Will Sing On ABC Show

    Kelly Clarkson is about to shake things up on "Nashville." The "American Idol" winner will sing Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You" on the ABC show's 11th episode, set to air on Jan. 2014, Radio.com reported. She'll play herself on the Connie Britton-fronted show, and will record the '90s hit with Gunnar…

    Huffington Post

  • From Shakespearean Gilligan to 'Scrubs' Songs of Poo: 16 of the Weirdest Musical TV Episodes Ever

    And while a "Psych" musical ep makes perfect sense, the special installment got us thinking about past musical episodes of TV series that are not always, or ever, so musically inclined. We've rounded up a few of the weirdest, like the ones where Gilligan does "Hamlet," the prisoners of "Oz" get…

    Yahoo TV

  • Kings of Leon Lock in on 'SNL'

    A week after treating KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas to some nutty guitar showmanship, Nashville rockers Kings of Leon traveled back across the country to hit  Saturday Night Live last night wi[...]

    Rolling Stone

  • 'Psych' Star James Roday Calls 'Ambitious' Musical 'Most Epic Psych-Out Ever' (Q&A;)

    "I don't think the expectation is that the 'Psych' musical is going to be 'Rent,' so I think as long as we didn't completely humiliate ourselves," he says, "we'd have a fighting chance of pulling it off."

    The Hollywood Reporter

  • Beyonce Gives 'XO' Its Live Debut

    Beyoncé took the world by surprise on Friday, releasing the 14 tracks and 17 videos of her new album, Beyoncé, at midnight with no prior warning ever leaking out. It just so happens that[...]

    Rolling Stone

  • Beyonce Bound for No. 1 As Sales Soar Past 400,000

    Beyonce’s self-titled surprise release has now sold over 430,000 units in just over one day

    Billboard

  • 10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000

    Style doesn't need to be expensive. Check out Kelley Blue Book's official list of the 10 coolest cars under $18,000.

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    John Goodman Monologue

    John Goodman sings a song about his favorite part of the holiday season.

    Saturday Night Live

  • Beyonce's Self-Titled Album Will Likely Hit No. 1

    NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce has released her new album in an unconventional way: She announced and dropped it on the same day. The singer released "Beyonce" exclusively on iTunes early Friday. She mirrors how Jay Z released "Magna Carta Holy Grail" earlier this year — through a deal with Samsung where…

    Huffington Post

  • Lorde's 'No Better' Arrived While You Were Obsessing Over Beyonce

    While Beyonce was busy riling everyone up with her surprise album, Lorde came in, dropped off a new ditty and quietly stepped back to let us discover it. "No Better," released Friday on iTunes, is the first original song from the 17-year-old wunderkind since her well-received album, "Pure Heroine,"…

    Huffington Post

  • Beyoncé Rejects Tradition for Social Media’s Power

    The pop star bypassed the standard practice of relentless promotion when she released her album last week, and the impressive response may have blazed a new trail for the music industry.

    The New York Times

  • 'Beyonce' Sales Grow to 550k-Plus, Set for No. 1

    Beyonce's surprise self-titled album is all but guaranteed a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 chart this week. Industry sources suggest its sales have grown to over 550,000 in the U.S. through Saturday (14) night. The album may sell 600,000 by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, Dec. 15.

    Billboard