MTV’s Urge and RealNetwork’s Rhapsody To Merge

Viacom’s Urge will merge it’s download store with RealNetworks’ Rhapsody according to reports. MTV’s Urge has gained very little traction since its debut last year in a partnership with Microsoft. So the real winner here is clearly RealNetworks who will get to use the MTV brand and television reach to their advantage. RealNetworks desperately wants to give Rhapsody, a $12.99 per month subscription service, a...

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Loopmasters Premiers Scratch Loops 1

Loopmasters has debuted Scratch Loops 1, a new, royalty-free download collection featuring over 150 fresh scratch loops from New York’s DJ Shiftee. The youngest ever DMC Mix champion at the age of 17, DJ Shiftee has placed in the world famous finals on two other occasions. He also spins with the Lo-Lives crew alongside members of the X-ecutioners and has opened for such heavyweights as The Roots, Talib Kweli, The Beatnuts, Gang...

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