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Warner Music Group Posts Q1 Loss
February 09, 2010 - Global | Record Labels
Warner Music Group increased revenue 3.5% year-on-year to $918 million in the first quarter to Dec. 31, 2009 but recorded a net loss of $17 million. » Full Story
Australian Competition Body Challenges APRA System
February 09, 2010 - Global | Publishing
Australia's competition watchdog has proposed some sweeping changes to the way APRA licenses music rights. » Full Story
BMG Rights Management Snags Germany's Ich + Ich
February 09, 2010 - Global | Publishing
The composers and producers of the German language duo Ich + Ich have signed an exclusive worldwide publishing contract with BMG Rights Management for their publishing company Trackworks in Berlin. » Full Story
Cowell's Haiti Single Sells 200,000 In 2 Days
February 09, 2010 - Global | Retail | Rock and Pop
The U.K. benefit single for Haiti organized by Simon Cowell has sold more than 200,000 in two days, according to the Official Charts Company (OCC). » Full Story
New SUISA CEO To Take Charge July 2010
February 09, 2010 - Global | Publishing
Swiss collecting society SUISA has confirmed that its new CEO Andreas Wegelin will take charge July 1, 2010. » Full Story
April Wine To Be Inducted Into Canadian Music Hall Of Fame
February 08, 2010 - Rock and Pop
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences today announced that Canadian classic rock band April Wine will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards on April 18. » Full Story
Bon Jovi Adds O2 Arena Dates With Kid Rock
February 08, 2010 - Global | Touring | Rock and Pop
Bon Jovi has added two more dates to its June 2010 residency at the London O2 Arena. » Full Story
JB Hi-Fi Reports Strong Results, CEO To Step Down
February 08, 2010 - Global | Retail
Australian music, home entertainment and electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi announced another blistering set of financial results and revealed that the executive who engineered the company's success would depart in the coming months. » Full Story
German Rules Prevent 'Hope For Haiti Now' Chart Entry
February 08, 2010 - Global | Retail
The charity set "Hope For Haiti Now" (MTV Networks), a worldwide hit album featuring Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen and Alicia Keys, is not listed in the German top 100 albums chart. » Full Story
Spanish Biz Urges Reform Of Cultural Export Bodies
February 08, 2010 - Global
Spain appears to be far behind neighboring countries such as France in this institutional support, and there is a "need for internal coordination to improve the substance and quality" of this cultural task, according to a new report. » Full Story
Alicia Keys Scores First U.K. No. 1 Album
February 08, 2010 - Global | Retail | RB Hip-Hop
Alicia Keys is celebrating her first U.K. No. 1 album, after "The Element of Freedom" (J/Sony Music Entertainment) moved up one place on the new Official Charts Company survey. » Full Story
Jazz Musician Sir John Dankworth Dies Aged 82
February 08, 2010 - Global | Jazz
Sir John Dankworth, the British jazz composer, saxophonist and band leader, has died. » Full Story
Leonard Cohen Delays Europe Tour After Back Injury
February 08, 2010 - Global | Touring
Leonard Cohen has postponed an upcoming European tour by six months after hurting his lower back while exercising. » Full Story
Mark Ronson To Keynote At International Music Summit
February 08, 2010 - Global | Dance
Producer, DJ and recording artist Mark Ronson is to take part in the keynote interview at the International Music Summit, held at Ibiza Gran Hotel on May 26-28. » Full Story
Finnish Composer Saariaho Wins Sonning Music Prize
February 08, 2010 - Global | Classical
Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho has won Denmark's highest musical honor, the 600,000 kroner ($110,000) Sonning Music Prize. » Full Story
Ratings Setback For U.K. Digital Radio Switchover
February 05, 2010 - Global | Digital and Mobile
The outlook for digital switchover for U.K. radio in 2015 has taken a blow with the latest audience research figures. » Full Story
Miley Cyrus To Play Rock In Rio Madrid
February 05, 2010 - Global | Touring | Rock and Pop
Miley Cyrus is to play her first concert in Spain at the Rock in Rio Madrid 2010 festival on June 6, an event which organizer Roberto Medina says will be dedicated to the family on that day. » Full Story
Men At Work's Hay Accuses Publisher Of 'Opportunistic Greed'
February 05, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management | Publishing
Colin Hay, the frontman of Men at Work, has hit out at the Federal Court of Australia ruling which saw the songwriter lose a high-profile copyright case over the band's '80s hit "Down Under." » Full Story
Pirate Music Operation Raided Down Under
February 05, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management
Cops in the Australian state of Victoria have shuttered what has been described as one of the country's largest illegal music-burning operations. » Full Story
Consumer Watchdog Weighs In On Orange/T-Mobile Merger
February 05, 2010 - Global | Digital and Mobile
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the U.K. consumer watchdog, has requested a say in the proposed merger of the British divisions of mobile telecoms companies Orange and T-Mobile. » Full Story
Year-End Sales Report: Canadian Market
February 04, 2010 - Retail | Global
Digital track and album sales hit new highs last year. » Full Story
Music Sales In Argentina Continue To Decline, Digital Rising
February 04, 2010 - Latin
Music sales in Argentina dipped for the second consecutive year, with 13.6 million units sold in 2009 compared to 16 million sold in 2008. But sales of digital formats continued to grow as part of the overall market. » Full Story
EMI Posts Full-Year $2.48 Billion Net Loss
February 04, 2010 - Global | Record Labels
The group warned of a "likely significant" shortfall when the covenants on its 2.6 billion pound ($4.05 billion) debt are tested at the end of March 2010. » Full Story
Lady Gaga, Ke$ha Rule Euro Charts
February 04, 2010 - Global | Retail | Rock and Pop
Lady Gaga maintains pole position on Billboard's European Albums chart with "The Fame" (Interscope/Universal), but loses out to a new female frontrunner on European Hot 100 Singles, as her "Bad Romance" is replaced at No. 1 by Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" (RCA/Sony Music Entertainment). » Full Story
Australian ISP iiNet Wins Copyright Case
February 04, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management
Australia's film and TV industries have failed in their landmark attempt to hold an Internet service provider liable for illegal file-sharing. » Full Story
 




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