That will enable the rights owners to get paid each time their song is played online or via mobile services.
Every time Pandora adds another listener, its costs go up because it has to pay royalties every time a song is played and those royalty costs keep going up.
"Somebody" also marks the first time a song has sold over 5 million in the first half of a year, though Gotye's smash wasn't alone in that feat, joined by Fun.
And I knew that every time the song played that my grandpa was looking down and thanking me for not the gift that I had given to my fans, but the gift that I had given to my father by having Clarence on that record.
His legacy lives on in arenas every time The Hockey Song is played.
Other factors are in play: a caught phrase, a chord change, a memory of the singer (or the video), or a memory of a time when the song was playing.
But later when many problems happen and Afghans faced very difficult times in mujaheddin and Taliban time, that song became a kind of national anthem to Afghans, a song for unity.
Shazam incorporated it into its core technology, improving its accuracy, and added a layer of animation and visualization to create a fun and engaging way to see the lyrics in real-time with the song.
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It became one of the most popular country songs of all time and the state song of Louisiana in 1977.
The first time I heard the song, I began recalling the sense of hopelessness and desperation that used to haunt my life, and then the tears freely began to flow.
Then a couple months ago when it came time to finalize the song to go into the first episode, I checked my gut and I talked to our cast members and it just didn't feel right.
Having been at this game for some time now, I always get concerned when the masses are ALL singing the same song at the same time.
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Typically, the student has already spent time translating and understanding a song or aria.
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He then played out Thriller telling them, 'I'm going to play you the ultimate song of all time'.
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They are like artists who have had a hit song and are also expected to have a hit song the next time out.
The song, written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, has been voted the greatest country song of all time in a Country Music Magazine poll.
The song, written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putnam, has been voted the greatest country song of all time in a Country Music Magazine poll.
Most music fans tend to seek out music that matches the season around this time of year, a song or album that captures the idealized spirit of summer.
This year's Rangers, Giants or Yankees might celebrate a title by dancing the Macarena, which VH1 a few years ago declared the worst No. 1 song of all time.
I'll strive to remember that the next time Hollywood, and the siren song of pseudo-fame, comes knocking.
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With red eyes and not enough time to recover from this epic song, we move quickly on to the next teary moment - Fantine's death.
The increases could represent a 300% rise in current payments and the plan is to eventually charge royalties every time an online listener hears a song.
Eddie Murphy actually managed to score a hit with his 1985 single How Could It Be--the Rick James-produced song Party All the Time peaked at number two on the Billboard charts.
And the songs were written one at a time and then recorded one at a time, and then the next song would be written and then recorded and finished, completely finished tracks.
Ms. Church told the inquiry that she was told by her management that Mr. Murdoch had specifically asked her to sing a requiem, which she at the time pointed out was a funeral song.
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And yet at this time he recorded perhaps his greatest song, 1980's "He Stopped Loving Her Today, " the tale of a man who continued pining for his lost love many years after she left him.
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