MySpace Music, the joint venture between News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) and the major record labels, is considering launching a paid subscription service before the end of the year, sources told CNET News.com and Side-Line. The venture is said to have “underachieved” with regard to revenue goals, and is now in talks with the major labels on [...]

Four albums into their career, Canadian indie rockers Metric have been named MySpace Music’s Triumph of the Year thanks to the success of their 2009 album Fantasies, which took only four weeks to beat previous album’s Live It Out sales over four years. The feat was more remarkable because Metric accomplished it without the aid [...]