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Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) Stockholders Approve Merger With Ticketmaster
 

Emmis 3Q Revenue Declines, but Company Still Posts Profit


Warner Music Got $9 Million in Lala.com's Sale to Apple; Bronfman's and Cohen's Salary


US Music Royalties' Collector Sues T-Mobile Over Ringback Tones 


Universal Music Sues Grooveshark for Copyright Infringement 

  

Merge Record Labels and ISPs? 

 

Universal Music Group (UMG) Partners With Free All Music to Offer Free Legal Downloads 

 

Lady Gaga Makes History With Fifth #1 Single 

 

Music Companies Want Pirate Bay Founders to Pay Fine 

 

Diddy Launches His Own Headphones With Dr Dre and Monster 

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 01/07/2010

2009 Album Sales Down 12.7%, Digital Singles Up 8.3%

 

Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre See Their Line of Beats Audio Gear Take Off

 

Atlantic Captures Top Label Market Share for 2009 (8.23%)

 

Lady Gaga Named Creative Director for Specialty Line of Polaroid Imaging Products

Digital Singles Up 32.7%, Album Sales Down 3.5% in the U.K.

 

Willie Mitchell, Soul Music Producer Dies at 81

 

Guitar Hero Kicks Off 2010 With a Variety of Great Downloadable Tracks

Music Mogul Kevin Liles Commences on New Journey in Influencing Young America

 

Napster CEO Gorog Steps Down; President Also Dismissed

Thumbplay Launches Streaming Music Service

Pharrell to Keynote MidemNet




BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 01/05/2010

Google Rolls Out Nexus One, its Rival to the iPhone
 
 

A World of Megabeats and Megabytes 

   

Lil Wayne Tops Beyonce 'I Am' Tour to Claim Year End Victory

How Technology Killed Copyright   

  

The Top 10 Singles and Albums on iTunes

Imeem to Pay The Orchard $1.77 Million in Copyright Judgement

Apple's App Store Downloads Top Three Billion





BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 01/01/2010

Ke$ha Makes Digital Sales History as 'Tik Tok' Explodes

 

With Ads, Music Downloads Sing a New Tune

 

Susan Boyle Could Have the Best-Selling Album of the Year in the US

The Song That Inspired a Nation of Remixes

Analysis: Events To Watch In Early 2010

 

Lil' Wayne's Rebirth: Pre-Orders Getting Wiped, Walmart Says June

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 12/28/2009

Percy Sutton, Harlem Political Pioneer, Media Mogul Dies At 89 

 

The Decade in Music: Sales Slides, Pirates, Digital Rise 

 

Holiday Sales Keep Retailers Optimistic 

 

How dealmaker Guy Hands (Terra Firma) is fighting to recover his balance 

 

EMusic Mulls Sale as Digital Market Shift 

 

DJ Blames Mismanagement for Reggae Decline


Muziic Plays Vevo, YouTube Music Without 'Obtrusive' Ads

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 12/22/2009

Live Nation-Ticketmaster Merger Approved in U.K. 

 

Let's face the music and sell: Citigroup lines up buyers for EMI 

 

Citigroup says not seeking buyers for EMI 

 

Warner Music Group Announces Agreement With Hulu to Offer Music Videos and Concert Footage 

  

EMI's future may depend on Christmas music sales 

  

Susan Boyle poised to top '09 U.K. sales 

  

The decade in music
 

Music Producer Files Identity Theft Suit


Citadel Broadcasting Files For Bankruptcy

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 12/19/2009

Fears Grow Over EMI Loan Target: Music Giant Could Face Takeover


P2P file Sharing on the Rise in Britain 

Record Labels Seeking Profits in T-Shirts, Tours

Behind the music: Unlimited downloading is a risk worth taking

Can Sony's Turnaround Strategy Revive its Shares? 


Skype, Kazaa Founders Launch Rdio Streaming App (Beta)

Copyright Criminals Documentary to Air Jan. 19 on PBS

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 12/17/2009

Wayne's Amazon Leak Swells to Flood Rebirth Hits The Web 

 

Biden Vows U.S. Crackdown on Theft of Films, Music

EMI: Selling Fewer CD's, More T-Shirts Expand Merch Division with Loudclothing.com Acquisition 

 

Music Business Heads Into Virtual World

Music Publisher Chrysalis sees lower rate of royalty growth for 2010

Interscope Becomes First Label in History to Sweep the Top Four Spots on Billboard's Year-End 'Hot 100' Songs

EMI Suing Vimeo Over Lip-Synching

How the Record Labels Spurred the You Tube Opportunity

I Am T-Pain Creator Smule Just Raised Another $8 Million

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Signs Grammy Winning Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell; Redzone Writer/Producer

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 12/15/2009

Billboard - Digital music distribution service TuneCore has added MySpace Music to its list supported digital music outlets. What makes this addition unique is that for the first time, TuneCore is providing music to a primarily ad-supported music streaming service and sharing the ad revenue with its clients.

PMP - After over a year since launching our ARS Program its good to see the major music online platforms finally catch on to the simple formula of 1)Make great music 2) develop an audience 3) Get paid.  

Myspace Music Agrees to Stream Indie Bands via Tunecore 

 

Retailers: Chris Brown Album 'Overstocked' 

  

Universal Motown Records Appoints Pat
Monaco to Executive Vice President & General Manager 

 

Bidders Dispute Hands' EMI Suit 

 

Where The Digital Music Business
Is Headed In 2010 

  

Simon Cowell's Fortune: £123m and Counting 

 

YouTube Looks At Subscriptions, More Ad Dollars 

 

New Possibilities Forming as Lala's Puffy White Cloud Rolls In

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 12/11/2009

Nielsen to Sell Billboard, Seven other Publications Layoff 1,250 Employees 

 

HMV has smaller loss as competitors collapse 

 

Citadel Broadcasting plans to file for bankruptcy 

 

Year-End: Global Concert Business Remains Strong In 2009 

 

Why Vevo Will Fail 

 

Yesterday's promising music stars: where are they now? 

 

Lala Chief Could Steer iTunes Away From Downloads 

  

Apple Sues Nokia, Claims Infringement of 13 Patents 

 

Music Grabs 9 of Top 10 Most Viral Videos of 2009


Cherry Lane Executive Dies


Terra Firma Sues Citi Over EMI Deal

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 12/09/2009

Pandora Wants To Stream Music in Your Car 

 

MySpace buys imeem music site for under $1 Million 

 

Getting Past The 'But Artists Should Just Be Artists' Myth 

 

Warner/Chappell Music Strengthens Urban A&R Team 

 

Analysis: On First Look, Vevo's Three Problems 

 

Lil Wayne's 'Rebirth' Delayed Yet Again to 2010 

  

Decade's Best Sellers Sound Depressing Note - Beatles, Eminem illuminate need for new blood 

  

U.S. Advertising Slides 14.7 Percent in First Nine Months Of 09 

 

Digital music rivals vie for 2010 profits 

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 12/07/2009

What musical artists are winning in this digital decade?

Universal Music CEO (Doug Morris) Courts AT&T, McDonald's for Vevo Web Site

 

Vinyl Records and Turntables Are Gaining Sales 

 

Music Industry Inches Forward into Reality 

 

Lala deal valued at $80 million, say sources 

 

Music price comparison site to challenge dominance of iTunes 

  

Judge finalizes $675,000 RIAA piracy verdict against college student 

 

So, Who Killed Imeem, Anyway? Executives Blame The Orchard...


Study Suggests Gaps in Market for More Record Shops 

 

Canada Record industry faces 60 Billion liability over`infringement'

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 12/05/2009

Apple Said to Be in Talks to Buy Music Service Lala 

 

Video site Vevo close to signing EMI   

 

Warner Music merges ADA with WEA 

 

CBS radio, Last.fm to feature on music website Vevo 

 

Grammy's Slide into Popularity Contest is One More Sign Music Industry is hanging by a Thread 

 

Kelis Signs to Interscope Records 

 

The Best Selling Record of All 

 

Music biz strikes a chord with TV placement 

 

Drake To Drop Thank Me Later In March

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 12/03/2009

Jay-Z and others file lawsuit against Alabama tea restaurant   

 

Vivendi (Universal Music Parent Company) to Sell NBC Stake to GE for $5.8 Billion (Update2) 

 

Taylor Swift Leads BMI Grammy Nods 

 

Web giants oppose copyright amendments 

 

Record labels must face the music 

  

Warner Music's Royalty Statements: Works of Fiction 

 

MySpace hits back at rivals with launch of all singing, all dancing music site 

 

Hearing Your Music on the Radio 

 

MOG Debuts $5 per Month Music Streaming Service 

 

Black Eyed Peas tour brings 'The E.N.D.' to North America

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 12/01/2009

Warner Music Group Rep Sheds Light on MySpace Copyright Problems
 

Ron Spaulding Promoted to President of Fontana

 
Do music artists fare better in a world with illegal file-sharing? 

Why do people keep buying CDs?

 

Karmazin: Sirius XM Could Team Up With
WorldSpace

 
  

Jay-Z, Pink to play Isle of Wight 

 

Can Spotify's free music pay off? 

 

European ISPs Lash out at Secret ACTA Negotiations 

 

7Digital Opens New Stores

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 11/27/2009
 

Study Shows Resistance Growing To Radio Royalty Bill

Rock Band Reaches 1,000 Total Songs, 60M Downloads 

 

Weak Economy Hurts Music Publishing 

Apple Unveils 'Live Music' in iTunes 

 

Lady Gaga isn't the music industry's new Madonna. She's its new business model 

  

Last.fm Gets 1 Million New Subscribers in One Week 

 

Sony, Warner Drop Suit XM Radio Recording Device

 

HP Downloads UMG Deal in Asia

   

2010 Grammy Hall of Fame Selections Announced

 

Jay-Z's "Empire" holds strong atop singles chart

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 11/24/2009

According to Swedish paper Expressen, 2009's standout breakthrough artist Lady Gaga and her songwriter Redone made just SEK1150 (£100.76; $166.56) in songwriting royalties from one million Spotify plays of her hit Poker Face in Sweden in the first five months after Spotify's launch in October 2008, according to figures from the Swedish Performing Rights Society (STIM)

Fair Play? A Million Spotify Streams Earned Gaga $167 


Warner Music Post Net Loss of $18 Million, or 12 Cents a Share, in the Fiscal Fourth Quarter Ended Sept 30

MySpace strikes deal to sell independent music from big artists 

Good publishing revenues give hope to EMI 

  

Fontana Partners with Downtown Music Services for Sync Licensing Agreement 


Analysis: A Deeper Look at EMI's Numbers November 23, 2009


Economics dooming free streaming sites? 

  

RAB Sees Positive Signs In Q3 Radio Revenue 

  

Bronfman Wins Lawsuit Over Warner Music 

 

Taylor Swift Takes Home 5 American Music Awards 

 

Major Copyright Owners, Unions Urge Congressional Support for ACTA 

 

Sweden sees music sales soar after crackdown on filesharing

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 11/20/2009

Eminem Delays 'Relapse 2', Preps 'Refill' for December Release 

 

You Tube's Vevo Music Service Going Live Dec 8


Fixing the Music Royalties System 

 

Cherry Lane Music Publishing Signs Deal With Lionsgate Music 

 

Susan Boyle the Most Pre-Ordered Artist in Amazon History 

 

BlueBeat Beatles tracks gone for good after judge's beatdown 

  

Are The Record Labels Using Bluebeat's Bogus Copyright Defense To Avoid Having To Give Copyrights Back To Artists? 

  

CD Player Production Ends at Linn 

 

Death Row Receives Court Injunction Against New Solutions 

 

Now Playing: Jay-Z's Data-Driven Setlist 

Sony Hopes New Online Service will Build brand loyalty

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 11/18/2009

MySpace Said to Be in Talks to Buy Imeem 

 

A Tale of Toxicity: What Happens Next at EMI? Warner? 

 

NAB's Smith: "No More Money" To Pay Performance Royalty 

 

EMI music videos, concerts coming to Hulu.com 

 

Mariah Carey lashes out at music industry bosses for illegal downloads 

 

Composers, lyricists ponder unionization 

  

Update: Wale Sells 28K in First Week; Manager Claims LP Was Under
Shipped 

  

MTV nabs rights to Michael Jackson documentary 

 

Music: Too Expensive to Be Free, Too Free to Be Expensive  

 

Universal Music Group (UMG) Partners with Guvera Limited for 2010 Launch of Guvera.com

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 11/16/2009

Citi Rejects Terra Firma Bid to Save EMI - Report 

 

Verizon to start sending out RIAA copyright violation letters 

 

Innovating Problems: Why DJ Hero Flopped 


SAE Group Announces Multi-million Dollar Purchases of AMS Neve Equipment


Would Anyone Pay for MySpace Music? 

 

Copyright Time Bomb Set to Disrupt Music, Publishing Industries 

 

Music industry sings different tune 

 

Liberty Media sees Sirius XM stake spin in future 

 

CISAC Backs Action Against YouTube

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 11/12/2009

Electronic Arts Plans to Cut 1,500 Jobs ($391 Million 2nd Qtr Loss)
 
 

Universal Music Group Pairs With TuneCore For New Digital Distribution Model 

 

Report: Nielsen To Sell Billboard, Hollywood Reporter 

  

Analysis: Vinyl, Digital Sales Hit New High Marks 

  

Free Streaming May Soon Be History: Spotify Delays U.S. Launch, Myspace May Move to Pay Model 

  

Radio Execs Meet With FCC On FM-Capable Cell Phones 

  

Download your music for less 

 

Billboard Magazine Launches Free Concert Web Site 

 

Sony Music Launches Mobile Web Sites


BMI Launches Indie Music Page

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 11/09/2009

As things currently stand, the mass-market music consumer isn't being catered to with any form of new product, and the fight for these consumers' living room is being lost. It wasn't too long ago that the home hi-fi system was the flagship piece of living-room technology, but over the past decade, living-room tech spending has shifted firmly to the TV, while the aging home hi-fi system is either gathering dust or has been replaced by a docking station.

The Music Business Lacks A Mass-Market Strategy 

  

Lil Wayne's 'Rebirth' Rock Album Gets Release Date 

   

66% of Brits Claim Spotify Stops Them from Illegally Downloading


Best Buy teams with Dr. Dre to bolster DJ offerings


Is the internet stifling new music?


WMG Ups Jim Reid To European Synch Role 

 

3rd Quarter Radio Revenue Roundup 

 

"Glee" brings joy to beleaguered music industry

Live Nation Reports Strong Third Quarter 2009 Results 

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 11/06/2009

The broadcasters asked the court for a permanent injunction barring SESAC from fixing prices and other anticompetitive behavior. If they succeed, SESAC could find itself in the same court-supervised posture as ASCAP and BMI.

1,000 Local Stations Claim SESAC Fixes Prices For Television Music

 

JAY-Z BP3 Confirms 2010 North American Tour Dates

Universal Music Group (UMG) and Serato Announce Innovative Secure Digital Delivery Service for DJs Worldwide

  

Rihanna Partners With Nokia On 'Rated R'

EMI files lawsuit against BlueBeat.com

IFPI: P2P Does Not Increase Music Sales

Sirius XM: The Good and Bad Earnings News

Clear Channel Launches CHR Z104.3 in Baltimore

RealNetworks to Lay Off 70 Workers

 

No Doubt Sue Activision Over Use of 'Band Hero' Avatars

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 11/03/2009

Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris is quietly making plans to bring in a successor to help run the world's largest music company , BusinessWeek has been told. Sometime this summer, Universal intends to elevate its international chief Lucian Grainge to take over Morris's CEO slot for the company whose artists include U2, Elton John and Mariah Carey. Morris, who will be 71 in November, is expected to remain as chairman and has told intimates that he does not intend to retire.

Universal Music CEO Doug Morris To Bring in Lucian Grainge as Successor 

 

Legislators Seek Performance Rights Truce 

 

Live Nation Completes Sale of U.K. Theatre Division for Approximately U.S. $160 Million

On the Web, Amateurs Rivaling Professionals 

 

Lady Gaga Makes History With Four #1 Hits From Debut Album

Kenya: Court Bars MCSK From Collecting Ringtone Royalties

EMI Music's Capitol Records Teams Up With Atlanta Based Label Block Entertainment

Chinese site to steer users to legit music source

Solange Knowles dropped from Interscope/Geffen Records


Spotify Thinks Its Ready For The US Digital Music Market

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 11/01/2009

The lawsuit said Cash Money Records had him cut some "'Italian-styled' spoken word recordings" in 2006, then used them without pay or permission on "Respect" and other tracks from the rappers' joint 2006 album "Like Father, Like Son" and Birdman's 2007 "5 (Star) Stunna.

Lil Wayne, Birdman hit with copyright suit in NYC 


Film and TV Licensing a Music Biz Bright Spot? Not so Fast 

  

Sony Corp run of losses ($292 million) continues despite
Michael Jackson sales boost 

 

Illegal downloaders 'spend the most on music', says poll 

 

Video Game Publishers Face Pressure To Recover In 4th Quarter 

 

How You Tube Can Save the Music Industry 

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 10/29/2009

The Village Voice -For many of us-for me, at least-to talk about Def Jam is to talk about and remember the '80s, when I'd spend time in record stores like the now-shuttered Beat Street, asking the in-house DJ to play me this, play me that. And, slowly, I started to differentiate by label-to realize that as with Rough Trade, Verve, or Sub Pop, a Def Jam artist was deeply individual, but also part of an exclusive, narrowly cast collective of like-minded masterminds, led by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons from the onset, and Lyor Cohen later.

Def Jam at 25 

  

EMI Music Publishing Signs Agreement with Jared Cotter 

  

Hands-on: Google music streams useful, not revolutionary 

 

Warner Music Group Corp. to Conduct Earnings Conference Call on Nov 24 

 

AT&T Signs On to Google's Vevo Music Service 

 

Radio One: Q3 Revenue Off 13%

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 10/26/2009

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg - Facebook is focussing on building the best technology which helps people share content, while at MySpace they are focussing on more a content-led strategy. We would like to have their content, as we already do with many other sites, shared across our network because it is good for our users.

Facebook and MySpace are engaged in content-sharing talks 

 

Vevo negotiating with EMI and Warner Music 

 

UK: Downloads Push Singles to All-Time High 

  

Single website for all UK radio stations by early next year 

  

Songwriters find that radio is tried-and-true 

 

EMI's Big Jon Platt Promoted to President of North American Creative 

 

Analyst: Deflating Music Genre To Play Flat Notes For Activision 

 

Vivendi head calls for 'three-strikes' rule to tackle UK filesharers

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 10/23/2009

French authorities yesterday ordered that Messier, Bronfman and five others face criminal trial over alleged irregularities stemming from their 2000 merger of Seagram and Vivendi to create media giant Vivendi Universal.

A probe has been underway for five years as a result of a shareholder lawsuit claiming that Vivendi's stock had been manipulated and that company funds were wrongly diverted for other purposes.

Warner Music's Bronfman to stand trial in France 

  

MySpace faces the music

   

EU Online Music Pact May Be Model For U.S.

 

Facebook Gets Into The Music Business With LaLa

 

Google Music: The Partner Circle Starts to Widen...

 

Nokia Sues Apple Over Patents

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 10/21/2009

Google Inc is partnering with major music labels to launch a new feature to make it easier to discover, sample and buy songs on the search engine. The recorded music industry, struggling with plunging sales and fewer media outlets to break new acts, hopes that streaming songs or clips on the world's most popular search engine will help stem the tide.

Google and major labels partner on music search

  

Independent musicians set for windfall after YouTube deal

Congress escalates battle over radio royalties

Chinese group says Google violating copyrights

 

Universal Music Publishing Group Signs Exclusive World-Wide Publishing Agreement With Jeremih and Mick Schultz

 

EU: breakthrough on online music rights

 

Apple iTunes seen hitting more EU markets in 2010

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 10/19/2009


The Abu Dhabi Media Co. has made a strategic investment in Vevo, the soon-to-launch online music video and entertainment service powered by YouTube. The investment, the amount which was not disclosed, but is roughly estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars, sees ADMC join Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment as a founding shareholder in Vevo, which scheduled to bow in December.

PMP: Music professionals/entrepreneurs take note as the major labels continue to transition their core business priorities from the selling of music per unit (ownership model) to the on-demand catalog availability via online streaming (access model). The power move is on and the streets are watching...
 

Abu Dhabi Media Co. Backs Vevo

 

Media Giant Vivendi Wrestles With a Shifting Identity 

 

Azoff: Ticketmaster "Highly Confident" Merger Will be Approved 

  

The Tax Man is After Nas for $2.5 Million 

  

Judge Allows EMI to Personally Sue Robertson (MP3tunes) 

 

Can Verizon's Motorola 'Droid' Live Up to the Hype?  

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 10/16/2009

MusicFirst Coalition - "We are grateful for the leadership of Chairman Leahy, Senators Feinstein and Hatch and other members of the committee. We look forward to working with them and Chairman Conyers, Representatives Issa and Berman and other members who understand the importance of creating a fair performance right on radio for America's artists and musicians."


Senate Committee Approves Performance Rights Act 

 

Analysis: The P2P-To-Streaming Migration Continues 

 

Streaming music still booming

Lady Gaga Announces 'The Monster Ball'

Verizon Not Liable for Ringtone Performance Fee  

Chart successes boost Chrysalis Publishing  

Google ready to open wallet again after stellar 3Q

Book trade can avoid music labels' mistakes

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 10/14/2009

Music software like GarageBand and higher-end programs like Logic, Avid's Pro Tools and Steinberg Media's Cubase have totally revamped how music is made. Bands no longer need to hole up in studios for days. They can record directly to laptops and hand off recorded files to their producers.

Music software sales are booming, according to the National Association of Music Merchants, which represents music shops. Revenue grew to almost $500 million in 2008, from $140 million in 1999.

Musicians ditch studios for tech such as GiO for Macs 

 

Still Hoping to Sell Music by the Month 

 

EMI Drops Suit Against Grooveshark Music Service, Licenses It Instead   

 

Splitting Heirs: Paying Royalties After Your Death 

  

Musicians Starting To Assert Copyright Termination Rights Against Record Labels


Paul Anka Will Recieve 50% Songwriter Royalties for Michael Jackson Song 

 

Apple Denies iTunes LP Production Fee 

 

Will The Music Industry Ever Extract Real Value From Digital?

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 10/12/2009

Apple has so far limited production of iTunes LP format releases to major labels by tacking on a $10,000 production fee, leaving indie labels out in the cold. But the format is still in its infancy, and its reliance on standard Web development technologies should make it easy to produce iTunes LPs once Apple documents its TuneKit framework.

Apple's $10,000 iTunes LP fee causing stir 

 

Music Biz Eyes Web Ads 

 

Illegal Downloads 150x More Profitable Than Legal Sales 

  

HP, Beats Electronics, Dr Dre Team Up to Create Envy 15 Beats Limited Edition Notebook 

  

Why Email No Longer Rules  

 

Vivendi's plans may determine whether NBC Universal ends up in Comcast's hands 

 

D.C. Summit asks: who will save music? 
 

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 10/09/2009


The Competition Commission provisionally ruled against the proposed $2.5bn (£1.5bn) deal, saying it would "limit the development of competition in the market for live music ticket retailing". It fears that the creation of such a dominant player would block competition in the market and drive up the price of concert tickets. To get the go-ahead one of the companies may have to offload its  business.

U.K. Blocks Ticketmaster Live Nation Deal 

 

Warner Music Signs Outrigger for Web Ad Sales 

 

Virgin Media ditches unlimited music download plan 

  

Album Sales Down in 2009 (13.9%) Despite Huge Jackson, Beatles Numbers 

  

Soul Train Awards return after 2-year hiatus 

 

Emmis Communications Revenue Drop (27%) in Fiscal Q2 

 

Inc. Magazine Names Bug Music to Top 100 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies

Spotify Says it Needs More Time to Make Money

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 10/07/2009


One of the top-selling producers in the world, Cavallo has produced or had creative involvement in albums that have sold more than 125 million units over the past 16 years, nearly 30 million of those units in the last five years alone. In 1998, Cavallo was awarded the "Producer of the Year" Grammy and was nominated for the same award in 1999 and 2004.

Cavallo has also won Grammys for his producing work with Green Day, including "Best Rock Album" for "American Idiot" in 2004 and, in 2005, "Record of the Year" for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams." His work has amassed six Grammy awards, an Oscar, a Golden Globe and numerous nominations.

Warner Music Group Appoints Renowned Producer Rob Cavallo as Chief Creative Officer 

  

Analysis: The Cost of Streaming Billions of Songs 

 

Sirius XM Execs Reportedly Sell Off Stocks 

 

Copyright Drama Prevents Artist From Sharing Music on MySpace 

 

Clear Channel Denies It Is in Talks To Restructure 

 

Elvis Grandson Lands 5 Million Music Deal With Universal 

 

You Tube Eases The Way To More Revenue 

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 10/05/2009

- 40% of the equity in MySpace Music is owned by major labels, the rest by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and its US launch was beset by criticism from leading US and European labels who are still not present on the service.

MySpace Music Australia Launches Without Leading Local & Global Independent Content
 

Sirius XM passing $2 royalty fees to subscribers

Future of Music Summit: 115,000 albums and only 110 'hits'

Lawsuit Claims Ticketmaster Sold Tickets at Markups to Face Value

FCC Chairman Pitches Net Neutrality At Music Summit 

CBS Radio Launches Last.fm Discover

Former Bertelsmann chief dies at 88

Record labels sue Guns N' Roses for copying songs

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 10/03/2009


DJ Premier - "True Hip Hop heads know that his history is so long due to him being the first rap mixshow to ever be on commercial radio on New York's WBLS with Marley Marl and Fly Ty in 1982-1984...Then went on to WHBI in October of 1984 and then back to WBLS in 1985 and WDAS in Philly simutaneously"

DJ Mr. Magic, Rap Radio Pioneer Has Died 

EU to tackle licensing of digital online music 

   

T-Pain iPhone App: 300,000 Downloads in Three Weeks


Apple and Eminem Settle Out of Court 

 

Napster to Come Bundled in Dell Laptops


Nielsen: Woman Visit Music Sites More Than Man 

 

Kanye West/LadyGaga: Joint Tour Is Canceled 

 

Arbitron to increase sample size for radio ratings

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 10/01/2009

In September, the record industry came as close to a victory is it's going to get in 2009. Year-over-year album sales in the month were down only 5.9%, according to Billboard analysis of Nielsen SoundScan data. (For these purposes, September is defined as the four-week period starting August 31 and ending September 27.) September was the first month since April and only the second in 2009 with a single-digit decline in unit album sales. Year to date, album sales are down 13.7% versus 2008 and 31.4% versus 2007.

Analysis: Album Sales Decline Slows To 6% in September, TEAs Down 4% 

 

Orchard CEO Resigns; Company Lays Off 20% of Staff 

  

Warner Bros. Records cuts staffers 

 

Diddy inks new deal with Interscope Records 

 

Black Eyed Peas Match Mariah Carey Record on Chart 

 

Fitch Ratings: Music Industry Positioned to Navigate Digital Transition 

 

Record Stores: Out of Sight, Not Obsolete

 

Myspace Music Launches in Australia and New Zealand

 

iMeem Wipes The Slate Clean With $6 million Funding

 

Kevin Weaver Upped To EVP Of Atlantic Records Group

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 09/28/2009

In 2007, Terra Firma used Citi to underwrite its $4.73 billion buyout of EMI, the fourth-biggest record label. Then the economic crisis hit. Unable to resell the loan, Citi now holds the entire amount on its balance sheet, sources said.

Citigroup May Not Forgive Debt By EMI 


Labels and studios could have access to your YouTube metrics

$100 Million Investment Pushes Twitter Value to $1 Billion

   

European Union to Set Volume Limits on MP3 Players

 

Is it legal to download music if you don't upload?

 

Warner's Music Returns to YouTube Following Nine Month Hiatus

 

Mobile usage a rare highlight in music biz

 

Jay-Z Announces Additional Acts To Join Tour

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 09/26/2009


After a five-year run, Sean "Diddy" Combs confirmed to Billboard that he is exiting his exclusive deal with Warner Music Group/Atlantic Records at the end of September.

Now that the term of the Warner deal has ended, I have elected to accept an opportunity to move my recording career and future label venture to another company," Combs said in a statement.

Diddy exits Warner Music 

 

Online music consumers likely to pay more if ASCAP and BMI succeed in download revenues grab


Warner Music, You Tube Reach Agreement 

  

Radio should pay those who make it rich

Rhino Records Lays Off 30-40 

 

Music piracy costs money; does fighting it cost more? 

 

Lil Wayne's 'Rebirth' receives new release date

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 09/24/2009

Eight Mile Style LLC, Eminem's music publisher, and another plaintiff, Martin Affiliated LLC, are claiming in a lawsuit in federal court in Detroit that Apple was never authorized to use 93 songs in a downloadable format on iTunes, court papers show.



Apple, rapper Eminem may face trial over music downloads


Research Predicts $4.2 Billion App 'Gold Rush' 

Clear Channel sued over V103's March cancellation of Tom Joyner 


LL Cool J, Kiss could be 2010 Hall of Fame contenders 

Slip-N-Slide Records Sign Deal with EMI to Push New Trina, Jagged Edge, and Duece
Poppi Albums 
  

Warner Returning to You Tube While Myspace Partners With Hulu 

  

National Music Retailer Accused of Guitar Price-Fixing Scheme 

 

Live Nation, BET Join Forces


Lily Allen Deletes Pro-Copyright Blog and Ends Career

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 09/22/2009

The music ringtone market is within the decline stage of its short life cycle, according to industry research firm IBISWorld. The company forecasts industry revenue to decline for the second consecutive year - down 15 percent from its $880 million peak in 2007 - totalling just $750 million in 2009.

Surging demand of digital albums and singles, worth an estimated $1.94 billion, are the reason behind the eroding mobile ringtone market. Early ringtones were bought via text and cost consumers up to $5 a song. Today songs can be purchased for less than a dollar now that mobile phones can connect to the Internet and music can be stored on memory like a computer.

Ringtones: Exiting as Fast as They Entered 

    

5 Reasons for Optimism in the Music Industry - RIAA CEO Mitch Bainwol

Vodafone signs Warner music deal for phones

  

British pop divided in file sharing debate

 

Music Chambers - Lyor Cohen

 

Fergie And Will.I.Am Sued Over Alleged Plagiarism

 

Sony catalog comes to Amie Street--with fine print

 

Report: Citadel Broadcasting Avoids Default With $2 Million Payment

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 09/18/2009

Universal Music Publishing Group CEO David Renzer - "In the U.S. while we do get paid a mechanical (licensing fee) from ITunes, we are not getting any performance income from Apple yet. On iTunes you can stream radio, and you can preview (tracks), things that we should be getting paid performance income for."

National Music Publishers Association CEO David Israelite - "If you watch a TV show on broadcast, cable or satellite TV there is a performance fee collected," Israelite said. "But if that same TV show is downloaded over iTunes, there's not. We're arguing that the law needs to be clarified that regardless of the method by which a consumer watches the show there is a performance right."

Jonathan Potter Digital Media Association Exec - "First, publishers, composers and songwriters do get paid for music inserted into TV shows and movies. A production company must pay a "synchronization" fee for the right to include a song in any show or film. Then, once the show airs or the film is screened, the music guys will require a separate payment from TV networks or studios for performing the music publicly. Israelite confirmed this.


Musicians: iTunes Not Paying Fair Share  

 
Unassigned Publishing Amounts Now Estimated at $400 Million


Back to school with RIAA-funded copyright curriculum

Judge Dismisses Cash Money Records Copyright Case

 

EMI owner says overpaid for struggling music firm 
 

Study: Sirius XM In Serious Risk Of Bankruptcy 


Albums Aren't Dead Yet, At Least on EMusic

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 09/16/2009


New Online Music Service Drums Up Listeners But Not Many Want to Pay 


Warner Music Group shares jump after upgrade 
 

How Music Became An Industry: on 'Selling Sounds'

Beatles and Jay-Z Dominate Charts

Satriani's "Viva La Vida" Copyright Suit Against
Coldplay Dismissed

Can Apple Reinvigorate The Ringtone Market?


Funeral services today for music exec Bob Greenberg

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 09/14/2009

In a major victory for Veoh Networks and other online video sites, a federal
judge in Los Angeles today threw out a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group. The court`s awarding of summary judgment to Veoh is the latest in a string of decisions against UMG in the case and marks the second time that a federal court has found Veoh`s copyright process to be compliant with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Veoh Networks - Veoh Networks is an innovative Internet Television company that delivers broadcast-quality video programming via the Internet.


Court Hands Veoh Major Victory in Universal Music Lawsuit

 

Vivendi vault grows 

  

Cable Ratings: MTV VMAs Improve Over 2008

 

iPod challenger? Microsoft Introduces Zune HD

 

Hypnotize Minds and Columbia Records Announce New Release Date for 'Laws of Power'

 

Warner/Chappell Music Appoints Wendy Christiansen Senior Vice President, Film/TV Music Creative

 

Sign of the times: Vacant billboards

Timothy Ryan Takes EMI Catalog Job

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 09/12/2009


Gee Roberson - "Rhyming skills are no longer enough...now you need the catchy hook, and you need it to be very melodic to get that radio crossover,"

Cortez Bryant - 'If you use it tastefully you can come up with a hot record'

WSJ - T-Pain's app was released a few days ahead-coincidentally, he says-of a new album by rapper Jay-Z, which includes the song "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune). At $2.99, the app I Am T-Pain is essentially a sophisticated toy, but it's given mainstream users their first access to a studio tool that sells for up to $500. The app rapidly hit No. 1 at the iTunes store, selling about 30,000 copies in the first day of release, according to T-Pain.


The Battle Over Bionic Vocals 
  

BMI Honors George Clinton, T-Pain, Lil Wayne and Many More at Urban Awards in New York

Feds bust world's most prolific music piracy ring

 
Ellen DeGeneres Talk Show Sued Over Use of Dance Music


Record labels cast doubt on Virgin Media's music model 


Twitter Confirms User Ownership of Tweets


How Is Blueprint 3 Selling?



BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 09/10/2009

As previously reported, Apple is adding ringtones to iTunes. Until now, iTunes allowed customers to create their own ringtones from certain tracks sold on iTunes, but availability was extremely limited.The new $1.29 ringtones are "pre-cut" tracks from participating labels. The price point undercuts even the cheapest ringtones available from mobile operators, typically between $1.50 to $3. The ringtones are added to an iTunes service that has sold 8.5 billion songs in its lifetime, and Apple revealed there are 100 million iTunes accounts.


Apple Unveils Ringtones, 'iTunes LP' 

 
Streaming Music Service Lets You Listen to Usher's iPhone 

 
Analyst: Slowing iPod Sales Should WorryRecord Labels 

  
Lil Wayne concert trek grosses $42 million 

 
EU clears Bertelsmann, KKR Music Rights Joint Venture 

    
Pandora Radio launches on Android


Snoop Dogg Named Creative Chairman Of Priority Records 

FCC Probes Corporate Radio's Misdeeds 

Real's Rhapsody music app arrives oniPhone

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 09/08/2009


T- Pain - "You can actually be T-Pain, which already is the most awesome thing in the world," he says, laughing. "You can become a singer just like everybody else and basically be the life of the party."

Lady Gaga - "Heartbeats embody the trinity of my human being, with one additional vow: that sound matters. Wear Heartbeats, love each other, and celebrate the art and lifestyle of music."

PMP - "The paradigm shift from passive music consumption to interactive music participation continues as industry leaders' focus on the monetization via individual self-empowerment. Brand relevancy has become a mandatory prerequisite to financial success in 2009"
 

Auto-Tune Isn't Dead. It's Coming to Your Phone
 

Lady Gaga teams up with Dr Dre to launch
jewel headphones

 

Sony Mexico raided for 'unauthorised' Alejandro Fernández material

RIAA Continues Pirating Fight 


Jay-Z Goes Back To School With College Arena Tour 

 
MySpace Music UK launch faces more obstacles 

Spotify launches iPhone and Android mobile services 


China changes tune, cracks down on
unlicensed music

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 09/04/2009

Edgar Bronfman Jr - "Kevin Liles is an exceptional executive and one of the most dynamically creative individuals in the industry. During his tenure at WMG, he helped to design and implement our industry-leading artist services strategy that in just a few years is already producing meaningful results. With WMG now positioned for future growth, Kevin is following his heart. His presence will be missed in 75 Rock."

Lyor Cohen - "Kevin and I have worked together since the day he joined Def Jam as an intern 18 years ago. He has become a trusted friend, a brilliant executive and an incredible business partner. Together, we have built companies, signed and developed fantastically talented artists, and brought some outstanding music to the world. Even though Kevin's chosen to pursue a new challenge, we'll continue to work together in many aspects of the entertainment industry. I'm so excited to see what's next for Kev, and he takes with him all my love and respect."


Kevin Liles Departs Warner Music Group to Shift Towards Entrepreneurial Endeavors 


Music videos back on YouTube in UK after new deal 

 

Album Sales Down 18% in August, 10% in July 

 

Apple to offer ready-made ringtones 


XM Canada Owes Musicians' Royalties 

 
HMV takes 50% stake in 7digital

YouTube May Offer Pay Movies




BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 09/02/2009

Universal Music Group's revenues of €2,009 million declined 1.7% compared to the same period last year. A 29% growth in digital sales and higher merchandising and music publishing activity was offset by falling demand for physical product and lower licensing income. Recorded music best sellers included new releases from U2, Eminem and Black Eyed Peas as well as Lady Gaga's debut album.

UMG continued its expansion beyond the traditional recorded music business in the period. Agreements were reached with YouTube to launch a music video service ("VEVO") and with Formula One to organize "F1 Rocks", a series of concerts. UMG acquired Frank Sinatra's international catalogue rights. Bravado, UMG's merchandising arm, entered into agreements with the Rolling Stones and the Michael Jackson estate.

Vivendi: Solid First Half 2009, UMG Down 
   

Viacom to Pay up to $50 Million in Royalties for Beatles: Rock Band 

 

Warner Bros Gambles On California Lottery Promotion 

 

Music label video site Vevo in talks with CBS, NBC 

 

Jay-Z's "Blueprint 3" Now Streaming in it's Entirely

Live365 Files Lawsuit Over Constitutionality
Of CRB


Mike Jbara Named President and CEO, WEA Corp.

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 08/31/2009


Most agree that without great music, labels have little to offer, though serious questions surround the ability to profit from even the greatest, hippest, and most scene-connected artists. 


That has forced Warner - and other majors - to undergo some identity struggles and transitions, particularly given the massive thrust of music-related technology over the past ten years.  "The approach is not technology per se, but really figuring out how it relates to the artist point of view,"



The WMG Reinvention Continues...But Is Time Running Out? 

Music Video Joint Ventire Site Vevo Raising Money At $300 Million Valuation 

 

Opinion: Digital, Scarcity And The Impact On The Music Biz

   

Viacom hopes the Beatles: Rock Band game sets stage for rebound

   

AEG Live and Live Nation axe Buju Banton concerts due to
controversy

 

An ode to vinyl and the celebration of concept 

 

Disney To Buy Marvel Enterprises For$4 Billion

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 08/28/2009
 

The company submitted the application to Apple's iTunes App Store for its approval in July. The application will be free, but will require the user to have a premium Spotify subscription, which costs £10. The Swedish music streaming service is looked on as a rival to Apple's iTunes store because of its comprehensive, free library of millions of songs.


Apple currently dominates the digital music market, which led many to speculate that the app may not be approved. However, many in the music also industry regard Spotfiy as an alternative, and a credible business model for an industry which has had difficulty adapting to the online world.

Spotify app approved for iPhone 

 
YouTube to Monetize Your 15 Minutes of Fame 

  

How Relevant Is Old Media? 

  

Altec Lansing Goes BIG With Next Generation Digital Boombox 

 

Microsoft Loses Top Zune Exec to Universal 

 

Musicnotes to sell Cherry Lane catalog 

 

Who's Driving Twitter's Popularity? Not Teens

BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP 08/25/2009

BMI has announced that it earned more than $905 million in revenues for its 2009 fiscal year, including its subsidiary Landmark Digital Services®, LLC. The company also announced that it increased royalty distributions to more than $788 million for the songwriters, composers and copyright owners it represents. With more than 400,000 songwriters, composers and music publisher affiliates, BMI is the world's largest music copyright organization.

Despite one of the most difficult economic environments in BMI's history, the company realized several industry-leading achievements over the past year. Congrats to our official market affiliate and PMP corporate sponsor!

Music Publishers Group Files Copyright Suit
Against Lyric Sites

Analysis: Music Biz Earnings Recap

Radio Revenue Down 25% in Q2

Rapper behind 'Roxanne's Revenge' gets Warner Music to pay for Ph.D

Spotify Now Making Universal More Money Than iTunes, In Sweden

UK proposes cutting Web access to file sharers

Sony Music Entertainment Ranked Among Top 10
Online Music Destinations

"It's no secret that the music industry has been in a tailspin for the better part of a decade. After peaking in 1999, music sales have dropped steadily, thanks in large part to consumers freely downloading and sharing songs and albums.


So it's come to pass that after decades of playing second fiddle to the much bigger and brighter stars in the industry's recording business, music publishing is on a roll. It is, as its executives like to say, a business of pennies and nickels, but that small change generates $3 billion in annual revenue, throws off enviably predictable streams of cash and has caught the eye of private equity firms and large institutional investors who are snapping up catalogs of stars like Frank
Sinatra and Madonna."

Turning Music Into Dollars at Sony/ATV

Why steal music when you can stream it?

Yahoo wins U.S. court ruling over webcasting fees

Videogames rock song sales - Virtual musicians play real part as revs grow

Black Eyed Peas Break Billboard Record
With 20 Weeks on Top

Clear Channel adds live music channel

Billionaire Li Ka-shing Buys Stake in
Spotify Music Service