Audio gems from Macworld 2009

CNET Reviews' Donald Bell scours the Macworld 2009 showroom for Crave-worthy audio gadgets.

FULL STORY Posted Jan 7, at 2009 01:46 PM   Comments (2)

Apple to expand DRM-free music, pricing

Moving further away from its one-price-fits-all model, the company will allow top four music labels more price flexibility.

FULL STORY Posted Jan 6, at 2009 11:55 AM   Comments (5)

Get a grip on holiday music

CNET's Donald Bell gives his recommendations for keeping holiday music from haunting your digital music collection year-round.

FULL STORY Posted Dec 18, at 2008 03:25 PM   Comments (3)

Prizefight: iPod Classic vs. Zune 120

CNET's team of editors compare the Apple iPod Classic to the Microsoft Zune 120 MP3 player.

FULL STORY Posted Dec 18, at 2008 03:17 PM   Comments (11)

Punk tops the bill at Christie's pop culture sale

A handwritten flyer for a midnight Screen on the Green concert in 1976 is expected to fetch $3,000 to $4,000 and a promotional poster for the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" is likely to go for $2,000 to $3,000.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 21, at 2008 03:13 PM   Comments (5)

Going hybrid: New Zune Pass pressures Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic

Microsoft upgraded its Zune Pass music subscription service, allowing users to pick 10 songs each month that get permanently added to their music collection.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 20, at 2008 02:12 PM

Country Music Association award winners

A list of winners from the 2008 Country Music Association awards ceremony.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 13, at 2008 10:53 AM   Comments (1)

Jimi Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell dies at 62

"He was a wonderful man, a brilliant musician and a true friend," Hendrix's sister, Janie Hendrix, said in a statement on behalf of the estate.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 13, at 2008 10:50 AM   Comments (2)

South African singer Miriam Makeba dies in Italy

Italian news agency ANSA said she died after falling ill following her performance at an antiracism and anti-organized crime concert.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 10, at 2008 10:52 AM   Comments (4)

Country star Merle Haggard battling lung cancer

The 71-year-old singer-songwriter underwent surgery Monday in a Bakersfield, California, hospital.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 10, at 2008 10:50 AM   Comments (5)