Music performers could see a big boost to their lifetime earnings under planned changes to music rights proposed by the European Commission.

Because thats just what the world needs: richer rock stars [read recording industry]. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

In the garden of my house there's a tree with lots of randomly grown twigs. It looks odd and nice at the same time. One day I asked myself if I could create a piece of music with it.

To tune the tree I picked a fundamental note and tuned the twigs by trimming them with a pencil sharpener. I used two Røde NT6 and a NTG-2 as microphones, combined with a customized stethoscope. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

An abandoned church in eastern Germany is the venue for the 639-year-long performance of a piece of music by American experimental composer John Cage... picked by narfpie 3 years ago

10 of the worst music videos that have ever been made. picked by ITC518 2 months ago

Finally a internet radio that plays what you like.

On January 6, 2000 a group of musicians and music-loving technologists came together with the idea of creating the most comprehensive analysis of music ever. picked by buddha 2 years ago

Doctors should ask their teenage patients what type of music they prefer to determine if they are at risk of developing a mental illness or committing suicide, researchers say. picked by karenben 1 year ago

Previously reported here, the Qtrax system of P2P music content delivery is now being contested by major record labels. It was, as they say, too good to be true. picked by bluenutria 2 years ago

20/20 was a news magazine show similar to 60 minutes. Here is a report they aired in 1981 on the new music that was "all beat and lots of talk" picked by bernardblack 7 months ago

German designer Michael Schoner has transformed a regular street bench into a public sound system, titled “Boombench”, that can play music via bluetooth. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Have you ever walked past a basketball and thought of it as a musical instrument? When you are cooking do you find the urge do make up an awesome beat with your pots and pans?
These guys (and girls) do. They make music out of anything that you wouldnt think capable of making music. They must spend forever perfecting the rythem and co-ordination. picked by dork 1 year ago

collect the colorful shapes that appear when the music plays. picked by oswec 2 years ago

Of course, music can be distracting if it's too loud or too jarring. But for the most part, exposure to many kinds of music has beneficial effects. picked by karenben 7 months ago

Watch as this artist paints an amazing representation of ... to some music. Watch till the end of course. picked by Ankabout 2 years ago

Here’s a pretty straight forward proposition for both music lovers like me and you and all the indie artists out there. As a music lover I can download free music as much as I want and support the artist financially in the process. How is this even possible, you ask? picked by rustycat 2 years ago

EMI Music announced that it is launching new premium downloads for retail on a global basis, making all of its digital repertoire available at a much higher sound quality than existing downloads and free of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. picked by studio 3 years ago

No, we're not talking about people downloading music, the record companies are the true pirates. Read this article by Courtney Love of all people and learn who is really screwing the artists picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Kings of Leon performed some tracks from their new hit album 'Because of The Times'... Any Kings fan should definitely check out. picked by PKreds 3 years ago

A 20-year-old from south west London has been named Best Solo Artist at the NME Awards - beating heavyweights like Jarvis Cocker, Radiohead star Thom Yorke and Lily Allen. picked by HeavyLoad 3 years ago

Win 5 Grammys in spite of being shunned by country music. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

A copyright law enacted in the 70's may greatly change the music industry. Main issue is that artists from the 50's, 60's, and 70's will soon be able to reclaim the copyrights to their work. Music from that era sells as well if not better than modern music. All this could add up to a huge loss in income for the record companies. picked by 2manyusernames 2 weeks ago