UMG To Drop XM Lawsuit December 17, 2007
- Digital and Mobile Under a deal expected to be announced later today, UMG will withdraw the lawsuit it filed against XM last year in return for a multi-year deal that addresses its concerns with the Pioneer Inno portable satellite receiver. » Full Story
Digital Briefs: Koch, Zedge, Amoeba, 'Guitar Hero III' December 17, 2007
- Digital and Mobile Koch Records is providing its catalog DRM-free to Apple's iTunes Plus music service; Zedge offering free ringtones; Amoeba Records will post free downloads of its first album releases; More downloadable content for "Guitar Hero III." » Full Story
A2IM, Txttunes Team For Online Grammy Platform December 17, 2007
- Indies The American Association of Independent Music has announced a partnership with Txttunes.com to create an online platform for their label members to feature Grammy nominated artists from the independent music sector. » Full Story
Digital Briefs: Koch, Zedge, Amoeba, 'Guitar Hero III' December 17, 2007 - Koch Records is providing its catalog DRM-free to Apple's iTunes Plus music service; Zedge offering free ringtones; Amoeba Records will post free downloads of its first album releases; More downloadable content for "Guitar Hero III." » Full Story
Wyclef Jean Starts Music, TV, Film Venture December 11, 2007 - Wyclef Jean and business mogul Howard Misle have merged their media companies to form a new joint venture under the Ya Face/Refugee/Carnival House umbrella to produce music, TV and film projects. » Full Story
Digital Briefs: Koch, Zedge, Amoeba, 'Guitar Hero III' December 17, 2007 - Koch Records is providing its catalog DRM-free to Apple's iTunes Plus music service; Zedge offering free ringtones; Amoeba Records will post free downloads of its first album releases; More downloadable content for "Guitar Hero III." » Full Story
A2IM, Txttunes Team For Online Grammy Platform December 17, 2007 - The American Association of Independent Music has announced a partnership with Txttunes.com to create an online platform for their label members to feature Grammy nominated artists from the independent music sector. » Full Story
Tesco Deal Sets Melua Up For 'Wonderful' Christmas December 17, 2007 - A duet between late U.S. vocalist Eva Cassidy and U.K. singer-songwriter Katie Melua has become the first single to top the British charts on sales through a solitary retailer.
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Primary Inks McMann December 17, 2007 - Primary Wave Music Publishing has entered into a multi-year marketing and administration agreement with singer/songwriter Gerard McMann.
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Year-End Wrap: R&B/Hip-Hop Solid Across Charts December 13, 2007 - There was no major-league comeback to rival Mary J. Blige's 2006 breakthrough or Mariah Carey's 2005 emancipation. And hip-hop sales overall weren't anything to write home about. » Full Story
The Year In Charts 2007: An Early Peek December 14, 2007 Daughtry, Fergie and Akon are among the 2007 chart leaders in the 387 tallies that comprise Billboard's Year in Music & Touring issue, which is on newsstands today (Dec. 14) and online at Billboard.com and Billboard.biz. The Police earned No. 1 on the year's top tours tally. » Full Story
The Year In Charts 2007: An Early Peek December 14, 2007 Daughtry, Fergie and Akon are among the 2007 chart leaders in the 387 tallies that comprise Billboard's Year in Music & Touring issue, which is on newsstands today (Dec. 14) and online at Billboard.com and Billboard.biz. The Police earned No. 1 on the year's top tours tally. » Full Story
The Year In Charts 2007: An Early Peek December 14, 2007 Daughtry, Fergie and Akon are among the 2007 chart leaders in the 387 tallies that comprise Billboard's Year in Music & Touring issue, which is on newsstands today (Dec. 14) and online at Billboard.com and Billboard.biz. The Police earned No. 1 on the year's top tours tally. » Full Story
The Year In Charts 2007: An Early Peek December 14, 2007 Daughtry, Fergie and Akon are among the 2007 chart leaders in the 387 tallies that comprise Billboard's Year in Music & Touring issue, which is on newsstands today (Dec. 14) and online at Billboard.com and Billboard.biz. The Police earned No. 1 on the year's top tours tally. » Full Story
Gongs Handed Out At Premios Principales Gala December 17, 2007 Actor and occasional rapper Will Smith was the big surprise at Madrid's 2nd Premios Principales music awards on Dec. 14, organized by Spain's most popular national music radio network, Top 40 format Los 40 Principales.
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Singer/Songwriter Dan Fogelberg Dies December 16, 2007 Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56. » Full Story
The Year In Charts 2007: An Early Peek December 14, 2007 Daughtry, Fergie and Akon are among the 2007 chart leaders in the 387 tallies that comprise Billboard's Year in Music & Touring issue, which is on newsstands today (Dec. 14) and online at Billboard.com and Billboard.biz. The Police earned No. 1 on the year's top tours tally. » Full Story
