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OurStage Aims To Connect Bands With Talent Buyers
July 09, 2008 - Touring
OurStage.com has launched a new online tool to help up-and-coming acts book concerts, while allowing music venue talent buyers to browse for new talent on the road. » Full Story
Madison Square Garden Ent. Plots Festival
July 08, 2008 - Touring
Madison Square Garden Entertainment is planning to spend $15 million launching a three-day, multi-genre music festival in 2010. » Full Story
Cartel Splits With Epic, Signs With Wind-Up
July 08, 2008 - Record Labels | Rock and Pop
Former reality TV subject Cartel has parted ways with Epic and inked a new multi-rights deal with Wind-Up. » Full Story
New Franz Ferdinand Track Leads 'Madden' Soundtrack
July 08, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Rock and Pop
As tipped here last month, a new Franz Ferdinand song, "Lucid Dreams," leads the in-game soundtrack to the EA Sports video game "Madden 09," which his stores Aug. 12. » Full Story
Sony Ericsson Preps AM/FM Radio Device
July 08, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Latin
Sony Ericsson is preparing to launch its first-ever device that incorporates AM/FM radio. » Full Story
Promo Vet Young Joins Country Thunder, Permian
July 08, 2008 - Record Labels | Country
Country promotion veteran Bobby Young has joined independent label Country Thunder and new sister label Permian Records in the newly created position of senior VP of promotion and artist development. » Full Story
RECORD LABELS
Warner Music Shares Drop On Weak Industry Data
July 08, 2008 - Record Labels
Warner Music Group Corp.'s shares dropped on Monday after an analyst said an industry decline in music sales seems to have accelerated in the first half of 2008. » Full Story
Cartel Splits With Epic, Signs With Wind-Up
July 08, 2008 - Record Labels | Rock and Pop
Former reality TV subject Cartel has parted ways with Epic and inked a new multi-rights deal with Wind-Up. » Full Story
Promo Vet Young Joins Country Thunder, Permian
July 08, 2008 - Record Labels | Country
Country promotion veteran Bobby Young has joined independent label Country Thunder and new sister label Permian Records in the newly created position of senior VP of promotion and artist development. » Full Story
TOURING
Madison Square Garden Ent. Plots Festival
July 08, 2008 - Touring
Madison Square Garden Entertainment is planning to spend $15 million launching a three-day, multi-genre music festival in 2010. » Full Story
Nickelback Bags Live Nation Deal
July 08, 2008 - Touring
Live Nation has entered into a long-term global partnership with Nickelback, following closely on the heels of a multi rights deal notched with Shakira. » Full Story
REO Speedwagon Steps In For Iowa Flood Victims
July 08, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
Members of REO Speedwagon are doing their part to help aid victims of the ongoing floods in Iowa. The veteran rock act is headlining the Ridin' the Storm Out-Floods of 2008 Relief Concert, to be held July 16 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa. » Full Story
BRANDING
Tunetribe Founder Traynor Picks Frukt
July 08, 2008 - Branding | Global
Specialist music strategy and communications agency Frukt has hired Tunetribe.com co-founder Ronnie Traynor to head up its business development activities. » Full Story
MLB Links With Projekt Revolution
July 07, 2008 - Touring | Branding
Through an ongoing partnership with Major League Baseball Properties, some concertgoers attending the 2008 Projekt Revolution tour could walk away with access to exclusive, unreleased by tracks by Linkin Park and other acts on the 24-date summer trek. » Full Story
MasterCard Campaign Offers Free UMG Downloads
July 03, 2008 - Branding | Digital and Mobile
As part of a new campaign dubbed "Roots of Rock" from New York ad agency McCann-Erickson the credit card maker is offering MasterCard holders free downloads from the entire Universal Music Group catalog from priceless.com. » Full Story
DIGITAL & MOBILE
OurStage Aims To Connect Bands With Talent Buyers
July 09, 2008 - Touring
OurStage.com has launched a new online tool to help up-and-coming acts book concerts, while allowing music venue talent buyers to browse for new talent on the road. » Full Story
New Franz Ferdinand Track Leads 'Madden' Soundtrack
July 08, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Rock and Pop
As tipped here last month, a new Franz Ferdinand song, "Lucid Dreams," leads the in-game soundtrack to the EA Sports video game "Madden 09," which his stores Aug. 12. » Full Story
Sony Ericsson Preps AM/FM Radio Device
July 08, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Latin
Sony Ericsson is preparing to launch its first-ever device that incorporates AM/FM radio. » Full Story
INDIES
EMI Canada, Fusion Strike Deal
July 08, 2008 - Global | Indies
EMI Music Canada has inked a deal with Montreal-based Distribution Fusion III Inc. that both companies say will target "growth, customer service and enhancement to artist and label services." » Full Story
Allen, Wolk Take New Roles At ADA
July 07, 2008 - Retail | Indies
Mitch Wolk has been promoted to president of the Alternative Distribution Alliance. » Full Story
Razor & Tie Team With Gary Gersh's TAO
July 02, 2008 - Indies | Record Labels
Razor & Tie Entertainment and Gary Gersh's The Artist Organization have partnered to sign recording artists. Under the deal, Razor & Tie will provide marketing, sales and distribution to TAO. » Full Story
GLOBAL
Suede's Anderson Unveils New Material
July 08, 2008 - Global | Rock and Pop
Former Suede frontman Brett Anderson has unveiled his new solo album, "Wilderness," at an intimate London gig. » Full Story
EMI Canada, Fusion Strike Deal
July 08, 2008 - Global | Indies
EMI Music Canada has inked a deal with Montreal-based Distribution Fusion III Inc. that both companies say will target "growth, customer service and enhancement to artist and label services." » Full Story
Peermusic Promotes Hamburg Pair
July 08, 2008 - Global | Publishing
Peermusic has revamped its executive team in Hamburg with the promotion of Lubna Al-Aswad to the new position of GM. » Full Story
LEGAL MANAGEMENT
EMI, Infospace Settle Suit
July 07, 2008 - Legal and Management
EMI Music settled a $100 million lawsuit against InfoSpace over underpaid royalties. » Full Story
Ticketmaster Wins 'Typosquat' Decision
July 04, 2008 - Global | Touring | Legal and Management
The World Intellectual Property Organization has ruled in favor of Ticketmaster in a so-called "typosquatting" Internet domain-name case. » Full Story
Virgin ISP Issues First Round Of Warnings
July 03, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
Virgin Media has sent a round of warning letters to 800 of its customers whose ISP accounts have been used for illegal file-sharing. » Full Story
PUBLISHING
Cherry Lane Continues Deal With Icon
July 08, 2008 - Publishing
Cherry Lane Music Publishing is continuing its multi-year administration agreement with Mel Gibson's Icon Productions. » Full Story
NMPA Names Rosenthal Senior VP
July 08, 2008 - Publishing
Jay Rosenthal has been named senior VP and general counsel of the National Music Publishers' Assn. » Full Story
Peermusic Promotes Hamburg Pair
July 08, 2008 - Global | Publishing
Peermusic has revamped its executive team in Hamburg with the promotion of Lubna Al-Aswad to the new position of GM. » Full Story
RETAIL
Allen, Wolk Take New Roles At ADA
July 07, 2008 - Retail | Indies
Mitch Wolk has been promoted to president of the Alternative Distribution Alliance. » Full Story
Glastonbury Shines On, Retailers Say
July 03, 2008 - Global | Touring | Retail
Glastonbury Festival may have closed its gates on another edition, but the goodwill from this year's June 27-29 event continues to flow at the tills. » Full Story
Mid-Year Sales Report: Top Sellers, Market Share And More
July 02, 2008 - Retail
Billboard crunched the numbers on the mid-year's sales landscape. Click through for the top-selling albums and tracks, market share for the majors and indies, the digital tally and more. » Full Story
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