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Briefs: CMT Impact On Sales, A Look At Zune HD
June 25, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
CMT Awards show's impact on sales; Hitwise says Twitter is great at driving traffic to entertainment sites but not nearly as strong at driving transactions; the Local Radio Freedom Act has gained ten more supporters, and more. » Full Story

Jonas Brothers Debut Atop Billboard 200
June 24, 2009 - Retail | Rock and Pop
Jonas Brothers score their second No. 1 album in less than a year as "Lines, Vines and Trying Times" debuts atop the Billboard 200 with 247,000. The brother trio's last studio effort, "A Little Bit Longer," bulldozed its way to a No. 1 debut last August, when it started with 525,000 at the height of Jonas Mania. » Full Story

Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley Win Big AT CMT Awards
June 17, 2009 - Christian
Taylor Swift opened the Country Music Television awards and went on to win video of the year and female video of the year for "Love Story," as well as performing with one of her favorite rock bands. » Full Story

Black Eyed Peas 'E.N.D.' Up At No. 1 On Billboard 200
June 17, 2009 - Retail
Black Eyed Peas' "The E.N.D." bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 304,000 -- the hip-pop act's best sales week ever. » Full Story

Rascal Flatts, Good Charlotte Cook Up Dishes For Denny's
June 16, 2009 - Branding
Rascal Flatts, Good Charlotte and Sum 41 have created new dishes for Denny’s new Rockstar Menu. » Full Story

Briefs: Bruce Springsteen, Jammie Thomas, Sugarland
June 16, 2009 - Digital and Mobile
The Open Public Records Act is used to investigate the ticketing arrangements for the May 2009 Bruce Springsteen concert; a recap of Day 1 of the Capitol vs. Jammie Thomas file-sharing case; Sugarland is the latest to give Wal-Mart an exclusive release and more. » Full Story

CMT Debuts 'The Singing Bee' Tonight
June 16, 2009 - Country
Inspired by the musical comedy "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," in 2007, TV producers Phil Gurin and Bob Horowitz starting pitching the notion of a karaoke-style 'singing bee' to networks around the globe. » Full Story

Briefs: Jammie Thomas Case, CMA Fest, Ticketmaster
June 15, 2009 - Digital and Mobile | Touring
Follow live updates of the Jammie Thomas file-sharing case; the low broadband penetration rate to core country music fans' homes is both a blessing and a curse; CMA Music Fest attendance was up 7.2% this year and more. » Full Story

Dave Matthews' 'Big' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200
June 10, 2009 - Retail
Dave Matthews Band strikes again with its fifth-consecutive studio album to debut at No. 1 as "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" bows on top of the Billboard 200 with a whopping 424,000 units sold, according to Nielsen Soundscan. » Full Story

Sara Evans, Lionel Richie Bring Songs To Soap Operas
June 10, 2009 - Rock and Pop
Sara Evans and Lionel Richie will be the headliners of ABC Daytime and sister cable station SOAPnet's new campaign to market music through soap operas. » Full Story

Universal Republic, Big Machine Team For Nashville Label
June 05, 2009 - Country
Universal Republic and Big Machine Records have teamed for a new Nashville imprint dubbed Republic Nashville. » Full Story

Briefs: S1 Songs, Performance Royalties Act, Spotify
June 05, 2009 - Digital and Mobile | Publishing
S1 Songs has acquired the catalogs, and futures, of songwriters Brett Beavers, Shaye Smith and Don Rollins; opposition to the Performance Royalties Act claim they have signed on a majority of the House and more. » Full Story

Black Eyed Peas Still Top Hot 100, Lady GaGa Soars Into Top 10
June 04, 2009 - Retail
Lady GaGa soars into the top 10 with her third single, "LoveGame," as Keri Hilson and Sean Kingston also break into the top tally on Billboard's Hot 100 this week. » Full Story

Eminem Stays Atop Billboard 200
June 03, 2009 - | Retail
After last week's blowout week on the Billboard 200 -- where there were seven debuts in the top 10 -- this week's tally is slightly tamer. » Full Story

Johnny Cash Remix Set Gets U.K. Release
June 03, 2009 - Global
An album featuring remixed interpretations of Johnny Cash classics, "Johnny Cash Remixed," will be released in the U.K. June 15 through Edel entertainment's international rock label earMUSIC. » Full Story

Country Singer John Rich Charged With Assault
May 29, 2009 - Legal and Management | Country
Country star John Rich has been charged with assault and harassment in an ongoing dispute with a former "Nashville Star" contestant. » Full Story

Eminem's 'Relapse' Tops Billboard 200
May 27, 2009 - Retail | RB Hip-Hop
No surprise: Eminem's "Relapse" brings the rapper back to familiar ground -- the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200. » Full Story

Business Briefs: Don Law, Live Nation, YouTube
May 22, 2009 - Touring | Digital and Mobile
Country album sales are down only 3.9% through May 17, compared to the overall decline of 13%; New England concert promoter Don Law unveils his new venture; Allegro Media Group has acquired Music Design from Virgin Records and more. » Full Story

Front Line's Dale Morris Deal Highlights Draw Of Country Artists
May 22, 2009 - Country
There was an almost audible gasp on Music Row when Ticketmaster Entertainment revealed that its Front Line management division had acquired Morris Management Group of Nashville. » Full Story

Green Day Takes Top Spot On Billboard 200
May 20, 2009 -
Green Day bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with "21st Century Breakdown," selling 215,000 in an abbreviated three-day sales week. » Full Story

Roy Clark, Barbara Mandrell Join Hall Of Fame
May 18, 2009 - Country
Barbara Mandrell, Roy Clark and Charlie McCoy were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday in an at times emotional ceremony that saluted them for their music as well as their contributions to bringing the genre to a mass audience through television. » Full Story

Chesney Plays Free Show 'On His Dime'
May 18, 2009 - Touring | Country
Kenny Chesney played a free show last night at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas that drew about 25,000 people. The free concert came in the wake of a rain-shortened May 2 performance, though Chesney was not contractually obligated to come back and play Dallas. » Full Story

Daughtry Debuts High On Hot 100
May 14, 2009 - Retail
Beyonce floats into the top 5, Jeremih scores the week's biggest digital and airplay gains and Daughtry debuts in the top 20 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart this week. » Full Story

Chrisette Michele Scores First No. 1 On Billboard 200
May 13, 2009 - Retail
Chrisette Michele notches her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as her sophomore set "Epiphany" (Def Jam) debuts atop the chart. » Full Story

Front Line Aquires Dale Morris
May 13, 2009 - Legal and Management | Touring | Country
Irving Azoff's Front Line Management has quietly acquired Dale Morris & Associates, home to country music's top touring artist in Kenny Chesney, along with Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson. » Full Story

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