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Verizon's AC/DC "Exclusive" Not As Exclusive As Previously Thought

Everyone's forgotten about MSN Music—or so it would seem, given the reaction to yesterday's news that AC/DC's digital catalog was picked up by Verizon Wireless. As Digital Music News found out, the Australian hard rockers have actually their its catalog go online once already; in 2004, the debut of MSN Music had the online debut of AC/DC's music as one of its hooks, as we found out from the still-online press release: More »

9:30 AM on Thu Aug 2 2007
By mjohnston
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listen to the money talk

AC/DC Puts Its Catalog Online, But Getting The Music Is Going To Be A Ballbreaker


Aussie hard rockers AC/DC are, after years of being on the list of big digital-music holdouts, putting their catalog online. There's a catch, though: For the first eight months, the band's digital catalog is only going to be available via Verizon Wireless. Wait, did I say that there was "a" catch? I meant that there were a few: More »

10:38 AM on Wed Aug 1 2007
By mjohnston
1,141 views, 8 comments

controversy

Could The Akon Controversy Lead To More Corporate-Sponsor Hang-Ups?

As we noted earlier this week, Akon was dropped by Verizon Wireless—the company that had been sponsoring his tour with Gwen Stefani and selling his music online—due to a video in which the R&B singer stage-humped an underage girl. Today's New York Times examines the fallout from the decision, noting that artists such as Pete Wentz and Keith Urban have remained with the company, despite personal-life controversies: More »

10:30 AM on Thu May 10 2007
By Brian Raftery
1,792 views, 8 comments