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Musique

AC/DC Boycotts iTunes

The flamboyant guitarist of the Australian group told the Daily Telegraph the reasons why we won’t be seeing AC/DC material on the music downloading giant.

"We believe the songs on any of our albums belong together. If we were on iTunes, we know a certain percentage of people would only download two or three songs from the album," Angus Young said.
 
The musician admitted that the group received several requests for their songs to become available on iTunes, but AC/DC will not give into pressure from the music industry.

"Since iTunes came into existence, we’ve actually increased our back catalogue sales without being on the site," Young revealed.

 
Starting October 20, AC/DC fans can get their hands on their new album, Black Ice, however not via iTunes.
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Mode et accessoires

Chanel Runways To Be Seen on iPhone

The French fashion house has signed a deal with Apple, so that the latest runway shows, design photos and fashion news concerning Chanel can be broadcasted on iPhone cellular phones.

In addition, a simple application will allow one to find the nearest Chanel boutique, as well as personalise the phone with the famous double C. To do this, fashionistas can check out the App Store to download Chanel’s application on their iPhone.

 

 

 

 

 


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Potins

Kid Rock Boycotts iTunes

According to a report from FemaleFirst, the singer refuses to give iTunes the permission to sell his songs, because he says that the owners of the company do not adequately compensate artists.
 
He stated, "It’s based on an old system where iTunes takes the money, the record company takes the money, and they don’t give it to the artists."
 
Despite it all, Kid Rock admitted that his music would probably be sold through an online retailer one day.
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Musique

Agreement Between iTunes and the Beatles

Apple and iTunes have obtained the rights to distribute not only the music of the group, but also the music of all four Beatles’ solo careers, reported PC World.

Apple made a 400 million dollar deal with Paul McCartney so that fans can download the songs of their choice by the Fab Four on iTunes.

RollingStone.com stated that Ringo Starr and the estates for John Lennon and George Harrison will also be getting a cut.  A date has not been established for the digital release of the albums.

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Musique

Will Jay-Z Join Apple?

Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has been considering new positions since leaving Def Jam Records.  He may be collaborating with Apple to create a new label.

According to the website The Boy Genius Report, Jay-Z may be given the responsibility of finding new talent in the urban sound genre, which is what he was doing for Def Jam.

A spokesman for Def Jam records refused to comment on the story, but did reveal that Jay-Z is “considering several different options”.

There are rumours that Apple will announce its entry into the music world during the Mac World Exposition in San Francisco from January 14 through January 18.

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Cinéma

Purple Violets To Be Released on iTunes

The contract between Apple and the actor/director marks a change in the cinema world.  Purple Violets will not be released in theatres, and will instead go straight to iTunes.

The drama, which stars Selma Blair, Edward Burns, Debra Messing and Patrick Wilson, will be available for downloading on November 20 for a price of $14.99 US.  Burns, who also directed the film, explained his unconventional choice, "The specialized movie business has changed so dramatically in the last five years. These small, talky movies have a hard time finding an audience theatrically, so you need to adapt.  There are still people who want to see this nontraditional type of film, and now there are nontraditional ways to get them out there."

The first film to be made available on iTunes was High School Musical last year.  Since then, the site’s catalog has increased to 500 feature films.

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Musique

Apple Illegally Sells Eminem Music

The suit was filed on Monday, July 30.  It accuses Apple of violating the rights of Eminem by making his music available without authorization via iTunes.

Eminem did not give permission for the recording of his songs.  Eminem also sued Apple in 2004 for using his song Lose Yourself in a television advertisement for iTunes, but the lawsuit never went to court.