Beatles music pulled from Norwegian podcasts (Reuters)
Reuters - Norway's national broadcaster has pulled a series of 212 podcasts each featuring a different song by the Beatles. The podcasts would have essentially constituted giving away the entire Beatles catalog for free.
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Top 5 lists in entertainment (AP)
AP - 1. NFL Playoff: Indianapolis vs. San Diego, NBC.
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Britney Spears' official Twitter account hacked (Yahoo! Music)
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Jay-Z, Bruce, Miley Providing Inaugural Soundtrack (E! Online)
E! Online - HOVA's in the (white) house.
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Modern music patron Betty Freeman dies at 87 (AP)
AP - Betty Freeman, patron to such contemporary musical masters as John Cage, Philip Glass and Pierre Boulez, has died. She was 87.
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Knowles, Keys, Hudson grab music, film Image noms (AP)
AP - Beyonce Knowles, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson are all multitasking for the NAACP Image Awards, earning nominations Wednesday in both music and film categories.
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Taylor, Beyoncé Open 2009 on Top (E! Online)
E! Online - Taylor Swift haters have nothing to fear but Fearless itself.
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New Eminem, 50 Cent songs hit radio and Web (Reuters)
Reuters - There's still no solidified release dates for upcoming albums from Eminem and 50 Cent, but new music from both rappers has emerged in the past 24 hours.
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Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson 'targeted by Islamic extremists' (Yahoo! Music)
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Michael Jackson leases pricey Bel Air estate (AP)
AP - The King of Pop is back in town, that is.
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Judge seals records in Eddy Arnold paternity case (AP)
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'Dark Knight' sweeps People's Choice Awards (AP)
AP - Holy, People's Choice Awards, Batman! "The Dark Knight" soared away with every trophy it was nominated for Wednesday at the 35th annual fan-favorite CBS ceremony. The caped crusader flick won five awards, including favorite cast, superhero, action movie and on-screen matchup for Christian Bale's Batman and the late Heath Ledger's Joker.
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Apple to sell copy protection-free songs (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc has reached a deal with major record labels to sell digital songs without the copy protection software that had prevented fans from sharing music bought from its iTunes store, the maker of the iPod and iPhone said on Tuesday.
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Big Bopper's coffin to be sold on eBay (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - The son of iconic '50s rock n' roller the Big Bopper has said he plans to sell his late father's casket--which he was buried in for 48 years--on eBay in the next few weeks.
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Jennifer Hudson Gets Some Image Love (E! Online)
E! Online - Professionally, at least, things in Jennifer Hudson's world are looking up.
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A Shining Dark Knight for the People (E! Online)
E! Online - Was there any doubt that fans would remember 2008 as the year of the Caped Crusader and his gnarliest nemesis yet?
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Mariah Carey told off by scientists for E=MC2 claims (Yahoo! Music)
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Taylor Swift leads U.S. pop chart as sales slide (Reuters)
Reuters - The year is off to a bad start for the music industry with U.S. album sales off 6.2 percent from the first week of 2008, according to data issued Wednesday.
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Aerosmith gets back to work after '08 break (Reuters)
Reuters - Aerosmith is ready to return to work on its next studio album, according to drummer Joey Kramer.
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Lupe Fiasco abandons rap and launches post-punk band? (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Rapper Lupe Fiasco is rumored to have started a post-punk band called Japanese Cartoon.
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Music > Composition > Competitions > Fellowships and Residencies
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Music > Composition > Competitions > Fellowships and Residencies
Fellowships and Residencies:
The American Academy in Berlin
Candidates must be either American citizens or permanent residents. Stipend of $3,000 - $5,000 per month, round trip airfare, apartment and partial board at the Hans Arnhold Center. Proposed projects must demonstrate a need to be in Berlin. Website has guidelines, application forms, and list of current fellows.
http://www.americanacademy.de/index.php?id=6
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American Academy in Rome - The Rome Prize
Open to all U.S. composers. 11-month stipend to live at the American Academy in Rome. Guidelines, list of previous winners, list of jurors.
http://www.aarome.org/prize.htm
A project of the American Composers Forum, sponsoring composer residencies of up to six weeks in various communities around the country. Criteria vary depending on the community. Calls for composers by community, list of composers, projects, premieres.
http://www.continentalharmony.org/
Residencies of 1 to 2 months for "gifted, emerging or mid-career" American composers reside, one at a time, at Copland House in upstate New York. Application form and guidelines available on website.
http://coplandhouse.org/
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Home Page.
http://www.gf.org/
A place for both emerging and well-established artists of all disciplines to create and work without interruption. Lists studio descriptions, residency program, fellowship opportunities, history, and financial information.
http://www.macdowellcolony.org/