Unlimited Music Service by Sony Ericsson

Sony EricssonSony Ericsson today announced the launch of PlayNow™ plus, which will offer users download, play and recommend unlimited amounts of music wherever they are and whenever they like. The service, PlayNow plus, will first be offered in Sweden with a global launch to follow next year, according to Sony Ericsson. The music service will cost 99 Swedish kronor (US$15) per month. Wireless operator Telenor will offer the service with a W902 Walkman phone for 2 year contract.

Listen Music on Yahoo Search.

Yahoo MusicYahoo launches a new feature on its search pages which allows users who search for an artist with available content on Yahoo! will be able to listen to songs by the artist right on that page. The Yahoo Search music playback is powered by Rhapsody and offers full-song playback for more than 5 million tracks. Each user can listen to 25 free full-length tracks every 30 days. Once 25 songs have been played, users can subscribe to the Rhapsody Unlimited streaming service or continue to listen to an unlimited number of 30-second samples until the next month begins. Yahoo!’s FoxyTunes Player enables the on-demand, web-based playback of music within Yahoo! Search and throughout Yahoo! Music.

Apple Surpasses Walmart

AppleAccording to an NPD MusicWatch Survey, Apple surpasses Walmart to become the number 1 music retailer. Apple’s iTunes Store leads with 19 percent market share, Walmart comes to second with 15 percent,BestBuy and Amazon and in third and fourth places.

Music prevents from Stroke

StrokeDaily doses of one’s favorite tunes are shown to help speed up recovery from debilitating strokes, according to a study published last week by a group of researchers in Finland. The study shows that stroke patients displayed a significant improvement in verbal memory and mood after listening to music for a few hours per day as compared to those patients who did not listen to music. When the blood flow to the brain is obstructed stroke happens. Although it is not certain why stroke patients react to music the way they do, many researchers have their own theories.

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Songs promote Drugs and Sex?

media-player.pngRap in the fore front having seventy-seven percent of songs making reference to drugs or sex, on average thirty-three percent of popular songs contain explicit content and forty-two percent of songs hint at substance abuse. Only fourteen percent of Rock songs contain offending lyrics.