Online social hub MySpace is in talks to acquire struggling free music streaming site imeem, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because talks are confidential.

UPlaya, SellaBand, and Amie Street have become the new talent scouts for the music industry, finding and promoting promising new artists

A new music feature rolled out by Google Inc. Wednesday will bring its U.S. searchers one click away from listening to a full-length song. The simple design brings up to four songs to the top of search results. Internet users can search by artist name, album or song title and can even access a song by typing in part of its lyrics.

10/28/09 -- Warner Music Group Corp. will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 prior to the opening of the NYSE on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 and will hold an earnings update conference call that morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. To access the conference call, please dial 800-857-2625 or 210-234-6601. About Warner Music Group.

Online music retailer Lala is preparing to launch an iPhone application that its co-founder says paves the way for the end of downloading songs in the MP3 format. The app allows users to buy the right to stream songs from a digital locker forever for just 10 cents each.

Headbangers will have a reason to steady their gaze a bit starting Tuesday, when rock band Metallica makes its way onto iPhones with a finger-tapping music app called "Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica." In the game, players tap areas on the screen in time with the music, much like players strum or drum plastic instruments in video games such as "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero," except on a smaller scale.

Headbangers will have a reason to steady their gaze a bit starting Tuesday, when rock band Metallica makes its way onto iPhones with a finger-tapping music app called "Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica." In the game, players tap areas on the screen in time with the music, much like players strum or drum plastic instruments in video games such as "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero," except on a smaller scale.