Month: May 2007

Last.fm acquired by CBS Corporation for $280 Million

Last.fm, the popular London-based music recommendation social networking web site, was acquired for U.S. $280 Million by CBS Corporation.

The web site claims over 15 million active users. Its London base is important strategically for a company operating in the music space, as the legalities of Internet music business differ in some respects than in the United States.

For more, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6701863.stm for the story.

On set for Machete Music artist Notch

On Thursday, I headed over to Broadway Studios in Brooklyn's Greenpoint section to go on set with Machete Music recording artist, Notch (Notch on MySpace) for the shooting of "Dale Pa' Tra (Back It Up)," the first single from his forthcoming album, Raised By The People. We tracked all the styles from the shoot. The video and style info will appear in the StarStyle.com Media Player in a few weeks. I'll post to let you know when it's ready.

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