MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 11/04/2010
Taylor Swift Makes History with No. 1 Debut, Sells Over 1 Million Albums in First Week
5 Factors That Set Up Taylor Swift's Blockbuster Week
Live Nation Realigns Concert Executives
Chrysalis Publishing Holds Early Talks With BMG, WMG
What Do The Election Results Mean For The Music Biz?
Girl Who Torrented 24 Songs Fined $1.5 Million
Apple Hires Top Warner Legal Executive To Pave Way for Streaming iTunes
Juror Dismissed in EMI Case Due to Association with Filmmaker Michael Moore
Apple to Triple iTunes Music Previews From 30 Seconds to 90 Seconds
Are You a Music Industry Lifer? Take This Simple Test

MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 11/02/2010
Terra Firma Can't Seek Punitive Damages in EMI Dispute, Judge Says
Panasonic to Cease Production of Technic Turntables
Bye-Bye, CD
Warner Chappell Signs Worldwide Admin Agreement With The Runners
Black Eyed Peas Hit With New Plagiarism
Lawsuit 
Universal Music Promotes Rob Wells To Head Global Digital Business
How Single Sales Redefine Album Success
Getty Images and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Sign Distribution Partnership
Sony Music Revenues Drop 11%
Who's Really Destroying Music? Take a Closer Look
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 10/27/2010

Universal Music Denied Rehearing Over Eminem Royalty Case
Music Industry, Broadcasters Remain At Odds Over Royalties
US Court Shuts Down File-Sharing Service Limewire
Ailing CD Format Is Music To Ears Of Publishers
Michael Jackson Tops Forbes' Top-Earning Dead Celebrity List
EMI Music Sign JV Partnership With David Guetta
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 10/20/2010
Portrait of the Rapper as a Young Marketer: How K'naan Delivered on Coca-Cola's $300 Million Bet
T.I. Dropped By AXE Body Spray Due to Prison Sentence
EMI Credit-Default Swap Traders Cut Bets as Hands, Citigroup Square Off
Sean Garrett: Nicki Minaj's Failed Single Was 'Out Of My Control'
Rupert Murdoch Moves Into The Live Music Industry
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 10/15/2010
Bruno Mars Leads Billboard's Top 100 Chart for Fourth Straight Week
Google Wants to Charge Music Industry For Anti-Piracy Help
Universal Music Publishing Group Named Publisher of the Year
AOL Reportedly Considering Yahoo Buyout
Music Industry Vet Suggest - Album price 'should drop to £1'
BET Hip Hop Awards Pulls in 3.5 Million Viewers
Prince Announces 'Welcome 2 America' Tour
Making Money Selling Music Online
Virgin Media, Spotify in Talks on Subscription Music Service
Live Nation Entertainment Appoints John Malone as Interim Chairman of the Board
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 10/13/2010
Guy Hands, Citigroup EMI Feud Set for Courtroom Showdown
French Government May Subsidize Music Downloads
EMusic Signs Universal, Aims for the Mainstream
AMA Nominees Selected Using BigChampagne's Ultimate, Not Billboard
Online Payola? Rocking the ASCAP Model
Internet Advertising Hits New Revenue Record
Jay-Z's 'The Hits Collection Volume 1' Coming in November
Mobile Phone Battle Over FM Chips Continues
Converse Opens Free Recording Studio in New York
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 10/11/2010
Glee Cast Breezes Past Beatles 'Billboard' Record
Eminem's Publisher: Enforce Settlement in Apple Suit
Apple Again Pushes iTunes Subscription, Attempts to Block Spotify
Def Jam Rapstar and Lil Wayne Team Up for Exclusive Best Buy Promotion
Big Four Lose Filesharing Case Against Irish ISP
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 10/06/2010
Lupe Fiasco Speaks Out Against Atlantic Records
EMI Promotes Publisher Dan McCarroll to Oversee Capitol and Virgin Labels
The Economic Machine Behind Hip Hop
The Dream Is Over: Music Labels Have Killed Their Digital Future
BMI Releases Mobile Music Projections for 2010: Ringback-Tone Sales Flattening, Streaming Rising
A History of Ringtone Rap One-Hit Wonders
Copyright czar outlines file-sharing agenda at odds with how many Americans consume music
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 10/04/2010
Rihanna Shows "Sass" On New LP
BMI Royalties Distributed for 1st Quarter 2010 Performances
The Top 8 Reasons Why Rappers Make Better Businessmen
Viacom's BET Said to Sign Accord for Music Videos with Vevo.com
Dick Griffey, Founder of Solar Records is Dead at 71
Following Film and TV, Music Takes Stab at 3-D
Historic Audio at Risk, Thanks to Bad Copyright Laws
Why Music Sounds Lousy in 2010
Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber Nearing 1 Billion YouTube Views
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 09/30/2010
Barry Diller Steps Down as Live Nation Chairman
LL Cool J and Beastie Boys Among Nominees for 2011 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Vevo's Major-Label Music Videos Moving to TV
Royalty Formula for Nusic-Streaming Sites is Flawed, Court Rules
Joint Venture Agreement Brings Ne-Yo's Compound Entertainment to Island Def Jam Music Group
Appeals Court Tosses ASCAP Fees
Primary Wave Music Raises $80 Million To Expand Its Publishing Catalog
Mos Def Signs With Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 09/27/2010

Digital Music Sales Flat This Year: Nielsen
Producer Bangladesh Plots His Pop Domination, But Not Before Settling Differences
Study: Radio Still Dominates In-Car Audio
Retailers Worry Lil Wayne New Album Will Set Digital Trend
Dr - Dre Axes Leaked Jay-Z Collaboration From Detox Album

Technology: It's Killing Creativity
Interview with Max Gousse, Senior Vice President of A&R at Island
Def Jam Records
Apple Updates Ping with New Music-Posting Features, Sidebar
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 09/23/2010

Warren Buffett and Jay-Z Trade Tips in Forbes Interview
If L.A. Reid Takes Mantle of 'X Factor' Judge, He May Have to Face the Music With Universal
Who Is Jimmy Iovine and Will He Save 'American Idol'?
News Corp.'s MySpace Is Undergoing `Dramatic Remake'
BMG Aims To Be Top-Three Music Publisher - CEO
Bruno Mars Lands Atop Top 100, Rihanna Roars into Top 10
Paul McCartney Picks HP to Build, Operate His Private Music Cloud
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 09/14/2010

New Executive Team to Lead Warner Bros. Records
Will.i.am Honored With President's Award At BMI Urban Awards
Why Can't You Listen to Music?
MTV Video Awards Attract 11.4 Million Viewers, Biggest Audience Since 2002
Bob Marley Family Loses Case over Hit Records to UMG
Getting Traditional Radio Play? Then Consider Yourself Very, Very Lucky
US judge to rule in days on trial over EMI dispute
You Tube Tests Live Video Streaming Platform

MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 09/11/2010
Lady Gaga,Producer Rob Fusari Withdraw Deuling NY Lawsuits
Will Smith and Family
BMI Honors will.i.am, Lil Wayne, Polow Da Don, EMI Music Publishing & More at Urban Awards
iTunes Costs Apple $1Billion a Year to Run
Jay-Z Leads BET Hip Hop Awards Nomination
Free Downloads Are No Longer "Free" In Bandcamp
Hip Hop's Medium For Choice Words
EMI Publishing Hires New European A&R Talent
MTV Overtakes Vevo as Top Online Music Destination
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 09/08/2010

Universal Music's Victory in Eminem Royalties Cased Overturned On Appeal
Rihanna Reveals "Loud" Album Title, Debuts Single
Atlantic, E1, Block ENT. Execs Sign 'Gorilla' Deal
Apple's Stab at Social Media is Little More Than a Sales Tool
Roger Faxon Reorganizes EMI
iTunes Songs Aren't Purchased But 'Licensed', Court Rules
Amazon Acquires Amie Street, But Not In A Good Way
Dr. Luke's Prescription for Pop Hits and Jingles
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 09/01/2010

Apple's 'Ping' the Last Nail in the Coffin for MySpace
Obama's Commerce Secretary Talks Tough on Music Piracy
Vivendi Raises Outlook Despite Dip in Net Profit
Bertelsmann, KKR to Invest $508 Million in New BMG
Katy Perry's Disappointing First-Week Sales Sales: Is She Overexposed
OK Go On Net Neutrality: A Lesson from the Music Industry
As Digital Music Sales Fall, Record Labels Look to New Ways to Make Money
Cee Lo Song Is a Hit on the Web, Bleeped on Radio
MUSIC BUSINESS ROUNDUP 08/28/2010

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

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 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 08/12/2010