Enter the new Grammy Museum and run head-on into 160 musical genres; photos and footage from 50 years of awards ceremonies; historic costumes and instruments; plus dozens of interactive displays that illuminate popular music’s origins and cultural impact through the decades.

Music and games are the most sought-after programs of 2008 for hot-selling iPhone and iPod Touch devices, Apple said on Wednesday.

“The Sound of Music” has faded in the Austrian city of Salzburg, which has blocked plans to turn the original von Trapp family villa portrayed in the Hollywood favourite into a hotel, says the company behind the idea.

“The Sound of Music” has faded in the Austrian city of Salzburg, which has blocked plans to turn the original von Trapp family villa portrayed in the Hollywood favorite into a hotel, says the company behind the idea.

Ever since Apple’s iTunes store launched in 2003, the digital music market has received an annual Christmas gift in the form of a sales boost, as consumers unwrap new iPods and gift cards for the holidays.

Mr. Karas was a musician and teacher who sought out the music and stories of composers from a Nazi concentration camp.