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Big Machine Signs Rascal Flatts
July 29, 2010 - Record Labels | Country
Big Machine has signed Rascal Flatts, formerly signed to Disney's now-shuttered Lyric Street label. » Full Story
Ellen DeGeneres Leaves 'American Idol'
July 29, 2010 - Rock and Pop
Fox has been looking to shake-up the "Idol" format, including potentially ditching current judges and bringing back producer Nigel Lythgoe, as well as lowering its audition age to 16. » 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
Sony Music Posts Gains in Most Recent Quarter
July 29, 2010 - Record Labels
The company’s revenue increased 1.3% to 110.3 billion yen ($1.24 billion) from 108.8 billion yen last year. Sony cited the impacts of top sellers such as AC/DC’s “Iron Man 2” soundtrack, music from the TV show “Glee,” Usher’s “Raymond v Raymond” and Kana Nishino’s “to LOVE.” » Full Story
Timberlake Fashion Line Partners With Target
July 29, 2010 - Branding | Rock and Pop
William Rast, the fashion line by Justin Timberlake and his childhood friend Trace Ayala, has a new partner: Target. » Full Story
Dimensional Completes Acquisition of The Orchard
July 29, 2010 - Digital and Mobile
Dimensional Associates has announced the completion of its acquisition of digital distributor The Orchard. The company entered into a merger agreement with Dimensional on March 16. » Full Story
RECORD LABELS
Big Machine Signs Rascal Flatts
July 29, 2010 - Record Labels | Country
Big Machine has signed Rascal Flatts, formerly signed to Disney's now-shuttered Lyric Street label. » 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
Sony Music Posts Gains in Most Recent Quarter
July 29, 2010 - Record Labels
The company’s revenue increased 1.3% to 110.3 billion yen ($1.24 billion) from 108.8 billion yen last year. Sony cited the impacts of top sellers such as AC/DC’s “Iron Man 2” soundtrack, music from the TV show “Glee,” Usher’s “Raymond v Raymond” and Kana Nishino’s “to LOVE.” » Full Story
TOURING
Business Matters: Rolling Stones, Ustream, DMX and more
July 29, 2010 - Digital and Mobile | Publishing
Opinion and analysis on the day's music business news. » Full Story
Marc Anthony U.S. Tour Goes On Sale Friday
July 29, 2010 - Touring | Latin
Tickets for Marc Anthony’s 2010 U.S. tour go on sale tomorrow as the pop star begins a string of dates in Latin America. Both legs are produced by Chicago-based Cardenas Marketing Network. » 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
BRANDING
Timberlake Fashion Line Partners With Target
July 29, 2010 - Branding | Rock and Pop
William Rast, the fashion line by Justin Timberlake and his childhood friend Trace Ayala, has a new partner: Target. » Full Story
Summer Encourages 'Spontaneous Spending'
July 23, 2010 - Branding
If the economic news isn't encouraging Americans to spend, maybe the weather can take up some of the slack. A newly released American Express/Echo Research poll finds 26 percent of respondents saying the summer weather encourages them to "spend more spontaneously." » Full Story
Paulina Rubio Gets Milk
July 20, 2010 - Latin
Pop diva Paulina Rubio and her mother, actress Susana Dosamantes, will be the faces of the newest "Got Milk" campaign for Latin audiences. » Full Story
DIGITAL & MOBILE
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
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
INDIES
The XX's Label Hoping For Mercury Nomination Uplift
July 23, 2010 - Global | Indies | Rock and Pop
Judging from sales for previous winners, the judges' ultimate choice for the prize should perform well at retail. » Full Story
@New Music Seminar: 5 Must-Know Tips For New Artists
July 21, 2010 - Indies
This year's New Music Seminar in New York wrapped after a series of panels which included "The Creative Conundrum - Increasing Your Odds With Radical Differentiation," a 90-minute no-bull look at how new artists can break their careers wide open. » Full Story
Just Announced: EMI Music Pub, Jonsin, Universal Republic, Aware Records and more
July 14, 2010 - Indies | Publishing
Just signed and recently announced news from the indies and publishing worlds. » Full Story
GLOBAL
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
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
LEGAL MANAGEMENT
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
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
Feds Fine Univision $1 Million In Payola Case
July 26, 2010 - Legal and Management
The Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department have together fined Univision Radio and the now-defunct Univision Music Group $1 million to resolve allegations that the Spanish-language radio giant accepted payola from the label group. » Full Story
PUBLISHING
Business Matters: Rolling Stones, Ustream, DMX and more
July 29, 2010 - Digital and Mobile | Publishing
Opinion and analysis on the day's music business news. » Full Story
Capper Rises At Warner/Chappell Down Under
July 28, 2010 - Global | Publishing
Warner/Chappell Australia GM Matthew Capper has been promoted to managing director of the Sydney-based music publisher. » Full Story
UMPG Signs Worldwide Publishing Deal With Darius Rucker
July 27, 2010 - Publishing
Universal Music Publishing Group has signed an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement with Darius Rucker. The deal encompasses all of his writing for 2008's "Learn to Live," plus his future solo work. » Full Story
RETAIL
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
Avenged Sevenfold Gunning For A Possible No. 1 Debut
July 28, 2010 - Retail
Next week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, rock band Avenged Sevenfold is gunning for a possible No. 1 debut with its new album, "Nightmare." Initial sales projections from industry prognosticators suggest that the album could sell in the range of 160,000 to 180,000 by week's end on Aug. 8. » Full Story
Eminem Still No. 1, Rick Ross Bows at No. 2 on Billboard 200
July 28, 2010 - Retail | Rock and Pop
Eminem makes it five weeks in a row at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as "Recovery" sells another 187,000 (down just 4%), according to Nielsen SoundScan. » Full Story
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