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Stream-Ripping Is Next Frontier for Piracy Wars

That YouTube is a great place to access free content is known by most. But is the extremely popular video-sharing website also the place to go to download? That’s a question provoking controversy and could set the stage for the industry’s next big copyright fight. The subject of the developing battle is youtube-dl, a third-party […]

Mariah Carey and Wham’s ‘Christmas’ Hits Battle For U.K. No. 1

It could be a very special Christmas indeed for Mariah Carey, whose “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is on pace to hit No. 1 in the U.K. for the very first time. Carey’s festive classic is in pole position after the weekend, with a lead of 1,300 combined sales over Wham’s “Last Christmas,” […]

AC/DC Holds Off Powderfinger For Australian Chart Title

AC/DC enters a third week at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with Power Up as another beloved Australian rock band, Powderfinger, makes a hot start on the national survey. Powderfinger, the now-retired Brisbane band, bow at No. 2 with Unreleased (1998 – 2010), a compilation of previously unheard tunes from their golden era. […]

Ariana Grande Edges Mariah Carey on U.K. Singles Chart

Gary Barlow bags a third solo No. 1 on the U.K. albums chart with Music Played By Humans (Polydor), while Mariah Carey inches closer to an elusive chart crown with her evergreen holiday hit, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Columbia). Carey’s 1994 Christmas single has logged 103 weeks on the Official U.K. Singles […]