billboard.biz - 3/3/2009
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March 02, 2009 - Digital and Mobile By Antony Bruno, Denver MTV Games is not boycotting Warner Music Group artists from the Rock Band franchise, despite what an article in the current Wired magazine claims, according to sources from both camps. Rather, the impasse is best described as a ...
thebeatlesrockband.com - 3/5/2009
engadget.com - 3/5/2009
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engadget.com —
Do you love the Beatles? Do you love
Rock Band ? Are you ready to totally lose...
it? If you said yes, that's good -- because MTV Games and Harmonix have just announced a partnership with Apple Corps, Ltd. to bring the band's music and instruments to ...
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The Beatles come to 'Rock Band,' instruments and all
hollywoodreporter.com - 3/3/2009
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hollywoodreporter.com —
DENVER -- MTV Games is not boycotting Warner
Music Group artists from the "Rock Band" franchise, despite...
what an article in the current Wired magazine claims, according to sources from both camps. Rather, the impasse is best described as a stalemate. ...
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'Rock Band' WMG artists not boycotted
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Now Rock Band Is Going Toe-To-Toe With A Record Label [Mtv]
Kotaku —
... have thrown similar, recent tantrums over payments from services like YouTube, while on MTV's side, they can still do brisk business by using cover versions of Warner's songs (Sabbath's Paranoid , for example, is in the top ten sellers for the Rock Band Store, despite being a cover). Update: Billboard's article mentioned Paranoid as being a top-selling download, but it's a bit hard being a top-selling download when you can't be downloaded . Not very rock n' roll, is it? MTV Games, Warner: No 'Rock Band' Boycott Of WMG Artists [Billboard]
Warner's Latest Digital Music Stalemate: Track Prices In MTV's 'Rock Band'
paidContent —
... with digital content companies ... Warner Music Group (WMG) and MTV Games are in a standoff over pricing for Warner artists' tracks in the Rock Band franchise, an impasse that could ultimately mean no new WMG tracks in the game's weekly updates this summer. According to Billboard, MTV has stopped requesting licenses for new tracks, since the two parties can't agree on pricing terms. ...
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slashgear.com 4/21/2009 — If you love LEGO and you love Rock Band, then prepare to whoop in unadorned rapture at the news that LEGO Rock Band has been officially announced . Available for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS, LEGO Rock Band will allow gamers to build their own minifig avatars, band and entourage, and play tracks ...
Roy Orbison Coming To Rock Band [Mtv]
kotaku.com 12/23/2008 — Rock Band is branching out. First it went a little bit country, and now it's going a little bit Big O, with CMT.com accidentally announcing that Roy Orbison will be coming to Rock Band.
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Rock Band: 10m Units Shipped Worldwide
edge-online.com 2/13/2009 — The Rock Band franchise has sold millions, but according to MTV Games parent Viacom, the series fell short of expectations for the fourth quarter ended in December.
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