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Russian Court Blocks YouTube
July 30, 2010 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
A court in Russia's far east has ordered an Internet provider to block five sites, which it said disseminated extreme views, including the YouTube video service. » Full Story
Microsoft Announce Tablet Plans
July 30, 2010 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Microsoft Corp set out its ambitions to dominate the consumer electronics market on Thursday with Windows-powered tablet computers and smartphones designed to beat back advances by Apple Inc and Google Inc. » Full Story
U.K. Sound Nightclub Up For Sale
July 30, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management | Dance
The operators of central London nightclub Sound have been placed into administration, roughly equivalent to Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. » Full Story
U.K. Digital Radio Sales Climb
July 30, 2010 - Global | Retail
Sales of digital radio players in the U.K. have hit a record high for the month of June, according to figures released by trade body Digital Radio U.K. » Full Story
Kerrang! Awards Pay Homage To Lost Rockers
July 30, 2010 - Global | Rock and Pop
U.K. metal act Bullet for My Valentine was the big winner at the 2010 Relentless Energy Drink Kerrang! Awards -- but it was absent friends that dominated the ceremony. » Full Story
Finnish Govt Criticized For Soft Anti-Piracy Draft Legislation
July 30, 2010 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
Finland's IFPI affiliate has expressed its concerns about potential inadequacies in proposed legislation that would force ISPs to issue warning notices to customers accused of copyright infringement. » Full Story
Sources: Spotify Reboots U.S. Label Negotiations
July 29, 2010 - Digital and Mobile
Spotify's licensing negotiations with the major music labels have reverted back to square one, Billboard.biz has learned from multiple sources. » Full Story
Brandon Flowers, Kelis, KT Tunstall Join Guinness Arthur's Day Bill
July 29, 2010 - Global | Touring | Rock and Pop
The Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers, Kelis and U.K. singer-songwriters KT Tunstall have been added to the line up for the second annual "Arthur's Day" Guinness brewery celebrations, set to take place Sept. 23 at various locations in Ireland. » Full Story
No Charges For Jackson Doctors
July 29, 2010 - Global | Rock and Pop
State investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson have decided not to file charges against seven doctors who treated him. » Full Story
Plastic Bertrand Admits Miming 1970s Pop Classic
July 29, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management | Rock and Pop
Belgium singer Plastic Bertrand has admitted that he did not perform vocals on the 1977 international hit "Ca Plane pour Moi" -- nor on any of his first four studio albums. » Full Story
Kelis Announces European Tour
July 29, 2010 - Global | Touring | Rock and Pop
Kelis has confirmed a 17-date European tour in support of her recently released studio album "Flesh Tone" (will.i.am/Interscope). » Full Story
KT Tunstall Premieres New Album In London
July 29, 2010 - Global | Rock and Pop
U.K. singer-songwriter KT Tunstall made her live return in London last night (July 28) where she premiered material from her new studio set, "Tiger Suit." » Full Story
RIAJ: Japanese Physical Market Slows Decline
July 29, 2010 - Global | Retail
The decline of physical music shipments in Japan slowed in the first half of 2010, according to figures released by the Record Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). » Full Story
Eminem Recovers European Crown
July 29, 2010 - Global | RB Hip-Hop
As Eminem’s “Recovery” (Interscope/Universal) starts a fourth aggregate week atop Billboard’s European Albums chart, Hot 100 Singles has a new No. 1 in the shape of Shakira’s official song of the recent FIFA World Cup, “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” (Epic/Sony Music Entertainment), featuring Freshlyground. » Full Story
Death Toll From Love Parade Crush Rises To 21
July 28, 2010 - Touring | Global
German prosecutors say the death toll from a crush at last weekend's Love Parade techno festival has risen to 21 after a young woman died from her injuries. » Full Story
AMG Continues U.K. Expansion
July 28, 2010 - Global | Touring | Rock and Pop
U.K. venue operator Academy Music Group (AMG) will open its 14th venue, the O2 Academy Leicester Sept 23. » Full Story
Love Parade Death Toll Rises To 20
July 27, 2010 - Global | Dance
The number of people who died at the German Love Parade festival has risen to 20, police have confirmed. » Full Story
U.S. Copyright Office Rules Against Apple In 'Jailbreaking' Case
July 27, 2010 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
The U.S. copyright office issued exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copy Act, giving legal protection for people who unlock their smartphones to run third party applications or change the wireless service providers. » Full Story
Jailed U.K. Music Pirate Must Pay Labels Compensation
July 27, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management | Record Labels
A joint operation led by the IFPI and U.K. labels body the BPI has led to a convicted music pirate being ordered to pay £170,000 ($263,000) in record company compensation. » Full Story
Tiesto Partners With SanDisk For Tour Promotion
July 27, 2010 - Global | Dance | Touring
Dutch DJ Tiesto partners with Silicon Valley-based electronics company SanDisk Corporation to create a crowd-sourced music video. » Full Story
HMV Digital Re-Launches With Price Cuts
July 26, 2010 - Global | Retail | Digital and Mobile
HMV, the U.K.'s leading high street entertainment retailer, officially re-launched its music download service hmvdigital.com today (July 26) with a price-cutting initiative. » Full Story
Shock, Blame After Deaths At German Festival
July 26, 2010 - Global | Touring
Police blamed organizers and officials in Duisburg, an industrial city that gave the world's largest techno music festival a home after it was driven from Berlin because of noise and overcrowding. » Full Story
Decca U.K. Restructures Management
July 26, 2010 - Global | Record Labels | Classical
Universal Music Group has restructured the senior management at its U.K. imprint Decca Records as the major attempts to re-establish it as a frontline record label. » Full Story
Hugh Laurie Gets The Blues
July 26, 2010 - Global | Rock and Pop
British actor and U.S. TV star Hugh Laurie has signed a deal with Warner Music Entertainment (WME) to release a New Orleans-flavored blues album. » Full Story
Eminem's ‘Recovery’ Continues In Europe
July 26, 2010 - Global | Record Labels | RB Hip-Hop
Eminem's "Recovery" (Interscope/Universal) started its fourth aggregate week at No. 1 on the U.K. album chart yesterday, as "We Speak No Americano" (Sweat It Out/All Around The World/UMTV) by Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup moved 2-1 on the singles chart. » Full Story
 
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