Norah Jones

Indie Radio God Nic Harcourt Gets a New Gig: Picking Videos for "The Live Buzz"

Peter Kafka in Media on September 28, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

For a certain kind of music fan, Nic Harcourt is a rock star. But the former radio DJ hasn’t had a full-time job picking and playing music in two years. So here’s his new gig: Picking and playing music videos for a new site.

Hulu Tries a Little More Music, This Time From Warner Music

Peter Kafka in Media on December 22, 2009 at 1:24 pm PT

Once upon a time, Hulu flirted with the notion of becoming a hub for music videos. That never happened, and now the big music labels are trying to create their own Hulu, via their Vevo site. But Hulu is still playing around with music videos, at least at the margins. Last month, the video site began hosting some clips from EMI. And now it is adding a few more, via Warner Music Group, the only label that isn’t a part of Vevo.

Jimmy Kimmel, Norah Jones and YouTube’s 12 Days of Christmas

Peter Kafka in Media on December 22, 2009 at 4:53 am PT

How do you get a video to go viral on YouTube? One tried-and-true method: Rely on other videos that have gone viral on YouTube. A thumbs up from Chad Hurley would be good, too. But this one has yet to pop.

A Few Tunes for Hulu: Here’s Norah Jones

Peter Kafka in Media on November 18, 2009 at 4:04 am PT

Here’s a match up that makes plenty of sense: EMI Music Group, which has a new Norah Jones album to promote, is showing her videos on Hulu, the video joint venture that specializes in “premium” content. But the deal is the only one of its kind. While the big music labels have played footsie with Hulu in the past, they have yet to actually move any of their clips there. Instead, they’re concentrating on YouTube, which makes plenty of sense.

Voices

Susan Boyle Album Tops Amazon Pre-Orders

Andrew LaVallee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 21, 2009 at 2:30 pm PT

A month ahead of its release, Susan Boyle’s album has more advance orders on Amazon.com than any CD in the retailer’s history, it said. The Sony album, titled “I Dreamed a Dream,” goes on sale on Nov. 23. Ms. Boyle sang the song by the same name on “Britain’s Got Talent,” and the video of her unexpectedly strong performance made her a world-wide phenomenon after it landed on video-sharing sites like YouTube.

Live from Apple's "Let's Rock" Event: iPod Updates, Games, Nano Video Cameras

John Paczkowski in News on September 9, 2009 at 10:33 am PT

Apple has sold some 225 million iPods to date, making it one of the most popular electronic devices ever. And it’s sure to sell even more after the updates the company announced at this morning’s event in San Francisco. Among them: Larger, cheaper iPod touches and nanos with cameras and FM radios.

Live from Apple’s “Let’s Rock” Event: iPod Updates, Games, Nano Video Cameras

John Paczkowski in News on September 9, 2009 at 10:33 am PT

Apple has sold some 225 million iPods to date, making it one of the most popular electronic devices ever. And it’s sure to sell even more after the updates the company announced at this morning’s event in San Francisco. Among them: Larger, cheaper iPod touches and nanos with cameras and FM radios.

EMI’s Owners Suffer a $1.6 Billion Case of Buyer’s Remorse

Peter Kafka in Media on March 2, 2009 at 5:04 pm PT

A lot of people couldn’t understand why Guy Hands, the private equity guy who bought EMI in the summer of 2007, was willing to pay so much for the music company. Now he says he agrees with them–his Terra Firma buyout firm has written off half the $3.2 billion he paid for the company. He may have to write off more before he’s done.

iLife Gets Better; Just Don’t Ask It to Find a Face

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on January 28, 2009 at 6:08 pm PT

Walt reviews the new features of iPhoto, GarageBand and iMovie in Apple’s iLife ’09.

Macworld ’09: Garageband "Learn to Play," "Artist Lessons"

John Paczkowski in News on January 6, 2009 at 9:43 am PT

Phil Schiller returns to the stage to explain Garageband ’09. Our team was challenged to help people learn to play a musical instrument and they came through, says Schiller. Garageband now offers a feature called “Learn to Play” which offers not just nine basic lessons for guitar and piano, but “Artist Lessons” from the likes of John Fogerty, Norah Jones and Sting.