MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 0/06/2011
Cee Lo Green's 'F**k You' Reaches No. 1 (At Last) On Pop Songs
Following Eminem's Lead, Estate of Rick James Sues Universal Music for Higher Pay-Out
Wall Street Analysis, Investors Unenthusiastic About Possible Live Nation-Warner Music Union
Judge Overturns $625 Million Verdict Against Apple
Songwriter Blasts Rihanna, Kanye over
Song Publishing
A Serious Legal Analysis of the Rebecca Black 'Friday' Controversy
Apple Isn't Buying Warner's Broken Record
Jay-Z Starts Lifestyle Website
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 03/30/2011

Chris Brown's 'F.A.M.E.' Tops Billboard 200 Album Chart With More Than a Quarter-Million Copies Sold
Bertelsmann Expresses Interest in EMI and Warner Music
Mathew Knowles Says Split With Beyonce Shows 'She Wants To Have More Control of Her Business'
Amazon's Cloud Drive Faces Music Industry Backlash
Global Recorded Music Sales Fall Almost $1.5 Billion amid Increased Piracy
News Corp. Holds Early Talks With Vevo About Myspace
Lil B Signs Tour Deal With Live Nation, Holds Major Label Hopes
Eminem Lawsuit May Result in Higher Royalties for Older Artists
Record Labels Turn to Apps for Album Distribution
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 03/22/2011
Rebecca Black Already a Millionaire with iTunes Sales
Slow Going For Rihanna Tour
Universal's Appeal over Eminem Profits Dismissed by Supreme Court
KKR, BMG Consider Bid for All of Warner Music Group
Barry Weiss Replaces L.A. Reid, Named Chairman/CEO at Island Def Jam and Motown-Republic
Report: Citigroup Quietly Shopping EMI
AT&T/T-Mobile Merger: Five Ways It Could Impact the Music Biz
SXSW Organizers Plan To Limit Free Events Next Year
Managing Relationships With Fans When Your Fan Base Gets Too Big
Twitter Launches Star-Studded Promo Video, New Site to Mark 5 Year Anniversary
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 03/11/2011
Eminem's 2002 "The Eminem Show" Earns Diamond Sales Status
The Forbes Five: Hip Hop's Wealthiest Artists
Lucian Grainge is Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group
Its Official: Cumulus Signs Deal to Merge With Citadel (Combined Will Own 572 Radio Stations)
What's Broken in A&R and How To Fix It (UK)

Just 1% of Releases Account for 82% of New Album Sales
Bidding for Warner Music to Run Into April
Lime Wire Settles Copyright Suit with Publishers
Apple iPad 2 Launches Today
SXSW 2011: The music stories to watch

MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 03/05/2011
Enrique Iglesias, PMP Producer DJ Frank E Score First Top 40 Radio No. 1 with "Tonight"
Sony Taps Universal's Doug Morris to Run Labels
Report: Warner Music has 10 Bidders for its Various Music Publishing and Label Assets
Apple Unlimited Music Downloads: The Last Step Before Streaming?
Live Nation's Loss Balloons ($124 Million)
How Much Can a Top-Name Artist Make for Private Shows?
New Music Industry Plan: Halt Flow of Money (Major Credit Card Transactions) to Pirate Music Sites
Akon Sues Former Booking Agent for Trademark Infringement
Coca-Cola Launches Global Music Effort to Connect With Teens
Will Lady Gaga End The Music Business? (Again)
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 02/22/2011
Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Breaks iTunes Records with 1 Million Downloads in 5 Days
Ciara 'Prays' Jive Will Release Her From Contract
Will Apple Charge Music Subscription Services 30% or Won't They?
Label Executive Talks Rick Ross Maybach Music Group Deal
Warner Music is Ready to Receive Bids for Company This Week
Spotify Swept up in Dotcom Bubble with $1 Billion Valuation 
Apple in Talks to Improve Sound Quality of Music Downloads
The REAL Death of the Music Industry
Music is Universal, Education Should Be Too
Sony Music Streaming Service Debuts in U.S. to Challenge iTunes
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 02/14/2011

Wiz Khalifa's 'Black and Yellow' tops Billboard hot 100 singles chart
David Joseph (Universal Music UK): The Music Industry will Survive the Digital Revolution
6 Reasons Why Major Labels Are Still Screwed
Simon Cowell sparks Sony Music shake-up as Gatfield becomes President (UK)
Pandora Files $100 Million IPO as Apple Eyes Digital Lockers
Warner Music, EMI Racing to the Auction Block
Performance Royalty is ready to Re-Appear in the New Congress
Will.i.am Says Artists Should be 'Scared' of iTunes
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 02/03/2011

Breaking Bieber: In New Video Clip Manager Explains Grassroots Approach
Citigroup Bank Takes Control of EMI
On The Charts: As Sales Hit Constant New Lows, Where Are The Success Stories?
Sony Backs Doug Morris to Show Music Industry He's a Long-Player
You Tube Says Free Music Now Pays as Well as Paid Music
Rdio Raises $17.5 to Boost Music-Streaming Service
Hey iTunes, Here Comes Google Music, Spotify
Sony Music Sales Down 14.5% in Fiscal Q3
Indie Bosses and Experts React to Citigroup's EMI Takeover

MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 01/22/2011
Edgar Bronfman Jr (Warner Music CEO) Found Guilty of Insider Trading By French Courts
Warner Music Group Mulls Sale, Even as it Considers Buying EMI
EMI, Warner, Sony, BMG: Could a String of Love Affairs Finally Produce a Marriage
Universal Music Group Layoffs Expected Today
New 'BMI Live' Program Allows Performing Songwriters to Register Live Concerts for Royalty Payments
Music Industry Working on Global Copyright Database
Rock Ranked As Most Popular Genre In New Nielsen SoundScan Digital Song Chart
Inside Lady Gaga Inc
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 01/18/2011

Britain's Biggest Record Labels to Sell New Songs on day They First Play on Radio
Sony to Shut CD Plant in US; Lay off 310 Workers
Britney Spears' 'Hold It Against Me' Declared Her Best Lead Single of All Time
Jon Borris Named VP of Promotion at Columbia Records
Steve Jobs Absence Leaves Unanswered Questions
Why Labels Abandoned A&R
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 01/04/2011

Goldman Sachs Invests $450 Million in Facebook at $50 Billion Valuation
Universal Republic's Preisdent & CEO Monte Lipman Signs New Long-Term Contract With UMG
MySpace Poised for Massive Layoffs
Warner Music Group Names Cameron Strang CEO of Warner/Chappell Publishing
Clear Channel Appoints Dirk Eller to Chief Financial Officer of Clear Channel International
How MP3 Compression Works
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 12/27/2010
Soul Singer Legend Teena Marie Dead at 54
SoundExchange Handed Out $155 Million Dollars to Artists in 2009, More in 2010
Sony Launches 'Music Unlimited' Streaming Service
Keyshia Cole, Jamie Foxx, Kerri Hilson Gunning For Top Ten On Next Week's Charts
Rhythm Year End Leaders 2010
5 Predictions for the Music Industry

MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 12/15/2010
American Internet Use Catches Up With TV Use
Nielsen to Shut Down its U.S. Radio Ratings
Manager Johnny Wright Sounds Off on the State of the Music Industry
Funk Legend George Clinton Sues the Black Eyed Peas for Alleged CopyrightInfringement
Sony Courts Universal Music's Doug Morris
Bieber's 'Baby' and Dodson's 'Bed Intruder' Are Most-Watched Videos

Copyright Lawsuit Filed Over 50 Cent Song 'I Get Money'
Pop Music's Utility Man: Flo Rida's Singles, Going Steady
Business Matters: Best Buy Shares Sink After Disappointing Earnings Results
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 12/08/2010

RCA/Jive Label Group Chairman Barry Weiss to Exit Sony for Universal Music Group
EMI Group Appoints Ruth Prior as Chief Financial Officer
Downtown's Michael Howe Takes Senior A&R Post at Capitol-Virigin
Fontana Promotes Bryan Mead to Senior Vice President of Marketing
Marketwatch Names Steve Jobs CEO of the Decade
The Top Paying Gigs in Music, 2010
Willow Smith to Become Youngest Female to Top UK Singles Chart
Music By Numbers
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 12/03/2010

53rd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List
Artist Vs. Label: From Petty to Nelly, Ten Infamous Music Industry Spats
Supreme Court Won't Hear RIAA File Sharing Case
Major Digital Music Players to Adopt DDEX Standards
Secrets of the 'New Music Industry' That The 'Old Music Industry' Doesn't Want To Know
News Corp Might be Open To Selling MySpace
Vevo is Gearing Up For Global Expansion
Producer of Ray Charles Musical Sues Investors
Print Publisher Hal Leonard Strike Deal With EMI
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 11/27/2010
Kanye West, Nicki Minaj Set for Huge Billboard 200 Debuts
Music Publisher BMG Buying Chysalis in $168 Million Deal
U.S. Government Shuts Down Web Sites in Piracy Crackdown
Swarms of Shoppers Charge the Malls, Eager to Spend - But Cautiously
Delays Dog Google's Digital Music Service
Google Signs France Artists Deal to Cool Tensions from Copyright Battles
David Guetta Keynote Speaker at MidemNet 2011 
Rihanna Returns to No.1 on Singles Charts
Reggaeton Star Don Omar Signs With EMI Publishing
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 11/20/2010

Warner Music Group's Bronfman Talks Performance Royalty, EMI & More
Myspace Surrenders Social Networking Crown to Facebook With New 'Mashup'
Warner Music Group 4Q Loss Widens ($46 Million)
Senate Committee Passes Web Piracy Bill
Ed Lover is Out at Clear Channel's 'Power 105.1' New York
Music Sellers Eye Robust Shopping In Week Ahead
Live Nation Sues Former Chairman Over Severance Agreement
MUSIC INDUSTRY ROUNDUP 11/15/2010