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In a world where people are increasingly turning away from sweet sodas and calorie-packed beverages, Pepsi's ad campaign "Live For Now," is attempting to refresh the brand and its image. Read More

In the digital music market, there are download stores, Internet radio players, streaming services, online lockers and services tied to mobile devices. Read More

Red Bank, NJ, May 21, 2012 --( PR.com )-- Acoustic singer-songwriter. Read More

Anyone who has flipped through David King's classic study of Soviet propaganda, "The Commissar Vanishes," knows the power of images to shape history. Read More

The news that General Motors was pulling its $10 million in advertising from Facebook has done nothing to dampen interest in the company's initial public offering: intense demand has led to an even-larger share of the company (18 percent) being put up for sale. Read More

The Universal Music Group's proposed $1.9 billion takeover of EMI's recorded-music business — which releases work by the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Katy Perry and Coldplay — is perhaps the music industry's most significant deal in the last decade, and one of its most contentious. Read More

In a deal that demonstrates how important electronic dance music has become to the concert industry, Live Nation Entertainment has bought Cream Holdings, the British promoter behind Creamfields and one of the biggest names in European dance festivals. Read More

SoundExchange, which distributes royalties for digital music, has asked a federal judge to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed against it by Sirius XM Radio. Read More

As my colleague Jenna Wortham pointed out on Monday , a smart wristwatch has become the biggest-grossing project on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, with $8.3 million pledged (and 15 days left to raise money). Read More

A bitter fight between radio and the record industry that has lasted decades is flaring up again. Read More