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"Steve Jobs Official Biography Arrives in Early 2012" Has bestseller written all over it. http://on.mash.to/fXx0tx # Desi Lady Gaga remix. http://bit.ly/exCMqM # Internet radio usage numbers in the US look too good to be true. Probably an indicator that they're not true. http://bit.ly/fLCTq4 # "Hindu Saregama M.S. Subbulakshmi Award” to Carnatic vocalist Nisha P. Rajagopal.…

Top 5 frequently used trailer music. http://bit.ly/gkITiV # Bob Dylan's influence on the law. http://nyti.ms/fWEj6H # Cloud music -> Cheaper devices due to lower storage need -> More people with devices -> More music consumption. http://bit.ly/epMEDK 1/2 # Interesting justification. But does it work from the customer's standpoint? Isn't cost of ownership lower on local…

"Sonu Nigam turns Bollywood composer" http://bit.ly/fFQz5L via DNA # "Just One More Year Until Digital Music Beats Physical CD Sales" http://ti.me/dXoCYq via Time.com # "Ranbir to perform live, turns real rockstar". Can he match Farhan Akhtar in Rock On!? http://bit.ly/h5ledt # If Munni has entered Guiness records- http://bit.ly/gfhj7F – why can't I find it on…

Rolling Stone analyzes Rebecca Black's hit internet single Friday. Brilliant! http://bit.ly/fxLylc # We are using the “Work for Us” app to post our jobs on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/47p9jok # Consolidation of movie/music industry? Another one – Vashu Bhagnani turns music label with FALTU. http://bit.ly/ih4Rhh # A new @arrahman biography. http://bit.ly/ewcsVl # Amazing deal on Queen's mp3…

Zune is dead. What is Zune? Good question. http://bit.ly/hrBeYF # "Jon Bon Jovi accuses Steve Jobs of putting a shot through the heart of music" http://engt.co/i8GJdP 1/2 # Mr Jovi is out of touch with reality. If not for Steve Jobs, the music industry would be dead. 2/2 # Dont think this will neutralize the…

IMI's carrot and stick. Carrot – MMX license to sell/distribute music on mobile chips. Stick – Raids and legal action. http://bit.ly/gKXfSj # Online radio that charges bands for playtime. http://tcrn.ch/gkahQl # BMI site latest target of Anonymous DDoS attack http://cnet.co/fmBvLv # True story of why Phil Collins quit. From the horse's mouth. http://bit.ly/gh5sES # "More…

Sad that @arrahman didn't win an Oscar but happy that he has established himself as a global musician. Nobody asks "Rahman who?". 1/2 # Moving on…. how about Spielberg and @arrahman? Or Eminem and @arrahman? Also, how about working with brand new artists back in India? 2/2 # Sounds awesome.Don't know about Kelley O'Connon but…

Vishal Bhardwaj's profile. Very interesting. http://bit.ly/gKHhev # US dating site – flop at home but hit in India. Flat World works the other way too. http://nyti.ms/fsdaow # Disappointed by @radiohead 's King Of Limbs. A sameness across the album. Will give it a few more listens and see it grows on me. # @vijay_nair Green…

Akon to audition Indian artistes with hit-predicting software. Why do we need musicians? Let the software create hits. http://bit.ly/euQZVt # Pandit Bhimsen Joshi's obituary in New York Times http://nyti.ms/gDk5Vp # The music behind Gandu, the movie. http://bit.ly/hBzwRn # Music library. An interesting concept. http://bit.ly/foQICC # Now Indian Ocean announces a song for ICC Cricket World…