Sony BMG Yearly Profits Up May 14, 2008
- Record Labels Sony BMG Music Entertainment more than doubled net income profits in its fiscal year ended March 31 to $178 million (17.7 billion yen) on sales of $3.93 billion (390.2 billion yen). » Full Story
Vivendi Q1 Down Less Than Expected May 14, 2008
- Record Labels Vivendi, Europe's largest entertainment group, posted lower first quarter operating profit, hurt by a tough comparative basis with last year and the weak dollar, but the result still beat market expectations. » Full Story
Matisyahu, Chiodos Sign On For Warped Tour Dates May 14, 2008 - Hasidic reggae rapper Matisyahu will appear on the traveling rock festival from July 9-11 and on July 13, and rock act Chiodos joins the trek on July 18 at Comerica Park in Detroit. » Full Story
Disney Sports Complex To Be Rebranded May 13, 2008 - Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla., which hosts concerts by Disney Channel stars like Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers and The Cheetah Girls during the Disney Channel Games, is being rebranded. » Full Story
Universal Onboard With France's Deezer May 14, 2008 - Universal Music has signed an agreement with French ad-supported on-demand streaming service Deezer, which will provide users from 35 European and Mediterranean countries free access to almost 1 million titles. » Full Story
Japan's Hostess Ushers In NIN Deal May 13, 2008 - Tokyo-based independent music company Hostess Entertainment says it has signed a deal with Nine Inch Nails to distribute, market and promote the industrial-rock unit's new album, "Ghosts I-IV," in Japan, with a June 4 release date. » Full Story
Sony BMG Yearly Profits Up May 14, 2008 - Sony BMG Music Entertainment more than doubled net income profits in its fiscal year ended March 31 to $178 million (17.7 billion yen) on sales of $3.93 billion (390.2 billion yen). » Full Story
Company Hopes To Challenge CRB's Existence May 14, 2008 - Royalty Logic hopes to challenge the very existence of the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board, which sets rates for compulsory licenses under federal copyright law. » Full Story
Digital Briefs: Mozes, Qtrax, Imeem May 14, 2008 - Mobile messaging marketing firm Mozes raises second round of financing; Qtrax signs deal with major publisher; and Imeem announced support for the OpenSocial initiative. » Full Story
Death Cab Heading To Billboard 200's Top Spot May 14, 2008 - The second major-label outing by rock darlings Death Cab For Cutie looks on course to top The Billboard 200, according to today's Nielsen SoundScan Building chart. » Full Story
GMA Week Spawns Mainstream-Targeting Christian Tour April 25, 2008 Though always concerned with catering to the core church audience, dialogue at this year's Gospel Music Assn.'s Music Week convention and Dove Awards show centered on expanding the genre's reach further into the mainstream. » Full Story
Kennedy No-Show For Classical BRITs May 08, 2008 There was an audible hiss in London's Albert Hall as the announcer relayed the news that Nigel Kennedy would no longer be performing at the 2008 Classical BRITs. » Full Story
MoS, Brightcove Team For Web Content April 09, 2008 U.K. multi-media and dance-music group Ministry of Sound (MoS) is to overhaul its online-video service to boost ad revenue after forming a partnership with Internet-TV company Brightcove, Billboard.biz has learned. » Full Story
Miguel Makes Chart History With 'Complices' May 14, 2008 Mexican crooner Luis Miguel has notched his eighth No. 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart with "Cómplices" (Warner Music Latina), giving him the crown for most No. 1's in the history of that chart. » Full Story
Death Cab Heading To Billboard 200's Top Spot May 14, 2008 The second major-label outing by rock darlings Death Cab For Cutie looks on course to top The Billboard 200, according to today's Nielsen SoundScan Building chart. » Full Story
Parliamentarians Get Jazzed Up May 14, 2008 The fourth annual All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group (APPJAG) Awards have been handed out in London. » Full Story
