Barclays: Apple ‘is about to change the narrative’ with new products

By Brad Reed

The past few months have been tumultuous for Apple, which has seen its shares sink in value and has provided little buzz for new products ever since it launched the iPhone 5 and the iPad mini last fall. But according to Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes, Apple’s fortunes may be about to change for the better now that the company is preparing to launch several new products over the next few months that should help its shares reclaim some of the value they’ve lost.

Per Fortune, Reitzes writes that “Apple is about to change the narrative and get investors, analysts, customers and the media finally talking about new products again — starting with a software/services/Mac event on June 10th and a likely iPhone/iPad event in September.”


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Daft Punk Sets Spotify Streaming Record

Daft Punk’s new song set a Spotify record on Friday.

The streaming music service said the electronic duo’s latest tune “Get Lucky” had the most streams of any track on currently available to users in the United States and the United Kingdom.

However, Spotify hasn’t released the number of streams as of this writing. In other words, you’ll just have to take their word for it.

The single, which features rapper and producer Pharrell Williams, is the first single off Daft Punk’s upcoming album Random Access Memories. The collection of tunes is the duo’s first effort since scoring director Joseph Kosinski’s underrated sci-fi flick TRON: Legacy.

The electronic group’s last album Human After All was released in 2005.

Daft Punk’s Spotify streaming record essentially takes the crown away from the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis track “Thrift Shop.” In the UK, the title previously belonged to British band Bastille and their song “Pompeii.”

Fans aren’t the only ones who have an appreciation for “Get Lucky.” Williams performed the song no less than three times at the HTC One launch party in New York.

In addition to taking Spotify by storm, Daft Punk’s new tune has also made a considerable dent on iTunes since its release early Friday morning. The track quickly rose to the top of the Top 10 Songs list. In other words, it would appear the duo has a new hit on their hands.

Earlier this week, fans were tricked into checking out a leaked version of the new single. Unfortunately for those who were anxious to check out the duo’s latest offering, the single was nothing more than a looped version of the previously-released teaser.

Random Access Memories will be available for purchase on May 21.

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iTunes 11 is here at last. But will I use it?

By Chris O’Brien

Apple fans can finally stop holding their breath. At long last, iTunes 11 is here.

The latest update to the software that is now the world’s largest music retail store has been hotly anticipated since it was announced way back in September. It was supposed to land in October, but the company delayed it, citing some engineering issues that still needed to be fixed.

Finally, though, it’s here. But while many Apple fans will rush to download it, I have to confess that I’m not one of them.

It’s not that I have anything against Apple products. We now have a MacBook, iPad, two iPhones, iPod Touch and Apple TV in our house.

But in the last year I’ve almost completely stopped using iTunes. That was a big surprise to me. Getting an iPod and then iTunes in 2006 completely changed the way I bought and listened to music

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Billboard Hot 100 Singles – Week of Oct 27, 2012

1. Maroon 5, “One More Night”
2. PSY, “Gangnam Style”
3. Taylor Swift, “I Knew You Were Trouble”


4. fun., “Some Nights”
5. Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”


6. Justin Bieber f/ Big Sean, “As Long As You Love Me”
7. Alex Clare, “Too Close”

8. Ke$ha, “Die Young”
9. P!nk, “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
10.Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen, “Good Time”

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Billboard Hot 100 Singles – Week of Oct 20, 2012

1. Maroon 5, “One More Night”
2. PSY, “Gangnam Style”
3. One Direction, “Live While We’re Young”
4. fun., “Some Nights”
5. Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”


6. Taylor Swift, “Red”


7. Justin Bieber f/ Big Sean, “As Long As You Love Me”
8. Adele, “Skyfall”
9. P!nk, “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
10. Alex Clare, “Too Close”


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Jimmy Page says ‘no’ to Led Zeppelin reunion

By JOHN CARUCCI

NEW YORK (AP) — Led Zeppelin will not be reuniting any time soon.

That message came through loud and clear Tuesday with sarcasm, stoic silence, and even the occasional barb at reporters that dared to ask. Just the mere mention of the topic set lead singer Robert Plant off at their news conference for the bands upcoming concert film, “Celebration Day.”

But at the film’s premiere later in the evening, guitarist Jimmy Page set the record straight, sort of, about a potential reunion.

“I think it’s disappointing for people when the answer is no,” Page said. But he later added: “That’s what it is now.”

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Billboard Hot 100 Singles – Week of Oct 13, 2012

1. Maroon 5, “One More Night”
2. PSY, “Gangnam Style”
3. fun., “Some Nights”
4. Taylor Swift, “We ARe Never Ever Getting Back Together”


5. P!nk, “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
6. Justin Bieber f/ Big Sean, “As Long As You Love Me”
7. Taylor Swift, “Begin Again”
8. Flo Rida, “Whistle”


9. Alex Clare, “Too Close”

10. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen, “Good Time”


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Billboard Hot 100 Singles – Week of Oct 06, 2012

1. Maroon 5, “One More Night”
2. PSY, “Gangnam Style”

3. fun., “Some Nights”
4. Taylor Swift, “We ARe Never Ever Getting Back Together”


5. P!nk, “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
6. Flo Rida, “Whistle”


7. Justin Bieber f/ Big Sean, “As Long As You Love Me”
8. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen, “Good Time”

9. Alex Clare, “Too Close”

10.Ellie Goulding, “Lights”


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Justin Timberlake’s Hip New Myspace Looks Awfully Familiar

Kirsten Acuna

It’s been more than a year since Chris and Tim Vanderhook bought the floundering Myspace for $35 million from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (remember Murdoch paid $580 million for the site in ’05), and we’re finally getting a peek at the brothers’ investment.

The duo and investor Justin Timberlake debuted the new site last night in Los Angeles delivering a sleek, much-needed makeover to what once was THE go-to social venue.

The design falls somewhere in between a marriage of Pinterest mixed with the new USA Today redesign.

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Billboard Hot 100 Singles – Week of Sep 29, 2012

1. Maroon 5, “One More Night”
2. Taylor Swift, “We ARe Never Ever Getting Back Together”
3. fun., “Some Nights”
4. Flo Rida, “Whistle”
5. P!nk, “Blow Me (One Last Kiss”
6. Justin Bieber f/ Big Sean, “As Long As You Love Me”
7. Ellie Goulding, “Lights”
8. Alex Clare, “Too Close”
9. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen, “Good Time”
10.Neon Trees, “Everybody Talks”

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