Music News
 All Ears on Screen: Music and Musicians Play Major Role at Toronto Festival (New York Times) Movies are on the screen, but a lot of music is in the air at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.
Britney Spears sweeps at MTV Video Music Awards (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A year after her disastrous comeback attempt at the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears swept the event on Sunday, winning the first three "Moonman" statuettes of her career.
Winners of the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards (AP via Yahoo! News) A complete list of winners of the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards:
Nokia's Comes With Music Doesn't Come With Over The Air Downloads (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance) So much for a revolutionary service. When Nokia's Comes with Music launches in the UK next month, it will not support over-the-air-downloads, reports Music Ally. The service which rolls out on the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phone is available on a pay-as-you-go contract through Carphone Warehouse, meaning users would rack up huge data charges downloading tracks.
Warner Music Group signs deal with EMI Music (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Warner Music Group Corp., whose artists include Linkin Park and Madonna, said Monday it signed a license deal to market and distribute EMI Music releases in South East Asia.
Music phones getting more in tune than ever (MSNBC) Not everyone is melding their music with their cell phones, but a growing number of consumers are, with more choices than ever for finding a music phone that strikes the right note.
Olympic Music Festival: 25th season closes with something N.E.W. (Seattle Times) The Olympic Music Festival concludes with beautiful music in an idyllic setting.
Stars gather in Winnipeg for Canadian Country Music Awards (CBC Manitoba) Vancouver country star Jessie Farrell has a leading seven nominations going into Monday night's Canadian Country Music Awards.
MTV Video Music Awards find few surprises as Britney Spears steals show (The Plain Dealer) LOS ANGELES -- No Madonna kiss. No Michael Jackson cameo. No flying Howard Stern. Not even a Kanye tantrum. MTV has set a high standard for the unexpected at its Video Music Awards, but on the show's 25th anniversary, the network instead settled for throwing its full support behind Britney Spears' comeback.
The Echo Nest hatches music APIs, offers more cowbell (Ars Technica) A web startup called The Echo Nest has opened up APIs for its new music intelligence service. It uses audio analysis and natural language processing systems to interpret sound in audio files and study information about music on the Internet. Read More...
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