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MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 08/28/2010

Eminem

Eminem's 'Recovery': How Did This Album Get So Huge?


Six Names Likely Mentioned in Google's Search for Music Chief


Yankees, Jay-Z Team Up on Co-Branded Merchandise 

 

The Music Industry's New Model: Where Is It? 

 

Katy Perry, Usher, Fantasia all debut high on Billboard 200 next week 


How Kanye West's Twitter Killed Music Magazines 



FTC Drops P2P File Sharing Probe of LimeWire
 

  

BMI Appeals DMX Rate-Court Decision 

  

Myspace: A Place For...What, Again?


Katy Perry, Usher, Fantasia all Debut high on Billboard 200 Next Week 


Broadcasters defend push for mandatory FM tuners 






MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 08/24/2010


U2 & Jay-Z = Australia & New Zealand 
Jay-Z & U2
 

Rap Music: It's a Business Thing, You Understand? 

 

Those Who Cannot Innovate, Regulate: Old Media's Twisted Logic 

 

Radio Stations Propose Paying to Play Music 

 

Emmis Corp. Privatization Stalled...Again 

 

Downturn for Downloads?







MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 08/18/2010

Jay-Z
Jay-Z Tops Forbes "Hip Hop Cash Kings" List at $63 Million 

 

Snoop Dogg: From Gangster to Businessman 

 

Eminem Recovers No. 1 on Billboard 200, Matches Susan Boyle's Feat


Music firm EMI cuts losses by 64% to $802 Million 

  

Citigroup, EMI To Hold Settlement Talks In Sep-Source



S&P Cuts Outlook on Warner Music To Negative



Radio, RIAA: mandatory FM radio in cell phones is the future



G-Unit Inks Distribution Deal With EMI 





MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 08/12/2010RedOne

Lady Gaga's Producer RedOne Signs Label Deal with Universal Music 

 

Artists like Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Could Begin to Receive Royalties for Radio Play 

 

Analysis: Will Google Music Be Good For the Industry? 

  

Is Apple Willing To Challenge Label's Claims That Streaming Purchased Music Needs A License? 

 

Here's The Real Google/Verizon Story: A Tale of Two Internets 

 

How Two Former Ringtone Giants Are Faring As That Market Crumbles 

 

will.i.am to Receive BMI President's Award at BMI Urban Music Awards Sept. 10


Viacom Appeals YouTube Copyright Infringement Case





MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 08/07/2010

   Kanye West Power

Kanye West's 'Power' Video: Artists Break It Down 

   

Warner Music Group Revenue Down 16% in Fiscal Third Quarter



Universal Music Pulls Videos from MTV Websites as Advertising Talks Fail
 

 

Behind The Music: The Music Industry Roars Back, or Does It? (UK)



NAB Radio Board Holds "Productive" Meeting On Performance Royalties



Live Nation Posts 2Q Loss on Weak Concert Season 

 

The Music-Copyright Enforcers



Beach Boys vs. Kate Perry? A Warning, Not a Lawsuit



'Family Guy' Creator Seth MacFarlane Signs Deal with Universal Republic




MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 07/27/2010

Dr Dre

Dr Dre Slapped With $1.2 Million Lawsuit by Paramount Recording Studios 

 

Univision Radio to Pay $1 Million in Payola Inquiry 

 

EMI Deal Ruling Against Citigroup in Terra Firma's Suit Explained by Judge 

 

Russell Simmons Mogul Opens Doors For New Artists 

 

Ke$ha Contemplating Switch to Country Music 

 

Live Nation's Azoff Goes on the Defensive, Again glorification devaluing 

 

Analysis: Are Musicians Losing The Incentive to Create? 

 

American Idol To Switch Label From Sony to Universal 

 

Google Changes Tempo of Music Approach 


Death By a Thousand Cuts 





MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 07/21/2010


Chronic Samples: The Collected SourceChronic Samples
Material for Dr. Dre's Opus
 


 

What is a £1m record deal? 


 

Alicia Keys Extends Career-Long Relationship with EMI Music Publishing 

 


Eminem Hangs Tough at No.1
 


 

iTunes Sales Top $1 Billion as Apple Beats Expectations



A Pop Chart for Web Era Challenges Billboard's



Fontana Distribution Continues Summer
Hot Streak







MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 07/16/2010Beyonce & Jay-Z

The Top Earning Musicians of 2010 - Beyonce #3 $87 Million/Jay-Z #6 $63 Million 

 

Alicia Keys, Longtime Manager Robinson Part Ways 

 

Live Nation Shares Plunge on Poor Ticket Sales 

 

Reggae's Chaka Dems & Pliers Sue UMG for $10 Million 

  

The Music Industry Had Given Up on Videos. Then Lady Gaga Came Calling 

 

KKR-Bertelsmann Venture Buys Stage Three Music 


Fabolous Re-Releasing The Funeral Service 2 Mixtape As An EP

 

Tell-All Author Riffs on Music Industry in Crisis Part 2 

 

Sony Music Begins to Seek Schmidt-Holtz Successor