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U.K.'s Bestival Setting Up Camp Overseas
May 09, 2008 - Global | Touring
British DJ Rob da Bank is looking to extend his Bestival brand abroad. » Full Story
Coldplay Sets Dates for Extensive "Viva La Vida" Tour
May 09, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" world tour -- which will land in North America, Europe and Japan -- is set to begin at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center on June 29 and extend well into next year, Billboard.biz can reveal. » Full Story
HMV Reports Q4 Growth, Positive Outlook
May 09, 2008 - Global | Retail
HMV Group today published a healthy report card. The British-based retail giant confirmed a period of double-digit growth to close its financial year, while boasting its revitalizing program was ahead of schedule. » Full Story
Copenhagen Records Starts Booking Arm
May 09, 2008 - Global
Copenhagen Records has opened a booking agency, Copenhagen Music. » Full Story
Universal Strikes Deal For TDC's Play
May 09, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Global
Danish Internet service provider TDC has reached a content licensing agreement with Universal Music for its free music download service Play. » Full Story
24-7 Boasts Big Numbers
May 09, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Digital music service provider 24-7 Entertainment today reported that it distributed 10 million full-length audio tracks and music videos in Europe during April. » Full Story
Jet Takes Off With Manager Kovac
May 09, 2008 - Global
Australian rock band Jet has parted ways with its Sydney-based management company Winterman and Goldstein after six years. » Full Story
Noise Pollution Fine For Big Day Out
May 09, 2008 - Global | Touring
Australia's annual Big Day Out festival has been fined for excessive noise levels. » Full Story
Japan's Chaku-Uta Reaches 200M Download Milestone
May 09, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Label Mobile, a Tokyo-based mobile-content provider owned by leading Japanese record labels, reports that its Chaku-Uta Full R full-track mobile-download service racked up a total of 200 million downloads as of April 30. » Full Story
Coldplay To Help ESPN Market European Soccer
May 08, 2008 - Branding | Rock and Pop
Coldplay and ESPN are teaming up on a soccer marketing campaign. » Full Story
Kennedy No-Show For Classical BRITs
May 08, 2008 - Classical
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
Madonna Completes Euro Chart Double
May 08, 2008 - Global
Madonna scores a double victory for Warner Bros. on Billboard's pan-European sales charts, starting a third week at No. 1 on Eurochart Hot 100 Singles with "4 Minutes" featuring Justin Timberlake, and climbing 14-1 on European Top 100 Albums with "Hard Candy." » Full Story
Girls Aloud Head For The Big Screen
May 08, 2008 - Global
Girls Aloud is the latest band to sign-up for the cinecasting treatment. » Full Story
Brian May Goes Radio Ga Ga For Planet Rock
May 08, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
According to the lyrics to one of the more memorable songs in his canon, Queen's Brian May is a "champion." Now the famous guitarist is championing the cause of troubled British digital radio station Planet Rock. » Full Story
Hung Tik Joins Live Nation
May 08, 2008 - Global | Touring
Live Nation is bolstering its business in China with the hire of local label veteran Hung Tik to its team. » Full Story
Queen, Lennox To Rock Mandela
May 07, 2008 - Global | Touring | Rock and Pop
Queen and Paul Rodgers, Annie Lennox and Simple Minds are among the international acts performing at a charity concert to celebrate Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday. » Full Story
Japan Ponders "iPod Tax"
May 07, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Japan may introduce a private copying levy on sales of portable digital music players and digital hard-disc recorders, according to media reports. » Full Story
Mail On Sunday Hopes Sir Paul Will Emulate Prince
May 07, 2008 - Global
The Mail on Sunday (MoS), one of the U.K.'s best-selling national Sunday newspapers, claims it has established itself as a music distribution "brand-leader" with its controversial CD "cover-mounts" campaign which this month sees it giving away "Memory Almost Full," Sir Paul McCartney's current studio album. » Full Story
Authors’ Pain In Spain Eases
May 07, 2008 - Global | Publishing
Spanish authors body SGAE is claiming that publishers' reliance on physical product sales is a thing of the past after revealing a 10% rise in rights collections to €344 million ($534 million) during 2007. » Full Story
YouTube India Launches
May 07, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
YouTube India has launched with a localized home page (youtube.co.in) featuring user-generated videos alongside licensed content from film and TV production companies, but little authorized music content from labels. » Full Story
Freshlyground Leads South African Music Awards
May 06, 2008 - Global
Freshlyground claimed three South African Music Awards Saturday night (May 3rd) to be the top award winners in the country's premiere music awards event. » Full Story
EMI Appoints Hanebrink To Chairman
May 05, 2008 - Record Labels | Global
Wolfgang Hanebrink, head of commercial development EMI Music GSA, has been appointed chairman EMI Music GSA in Cologne. » Full Story
Lozano Signs With Orjuela Entertainment
May 05, 2008 - Latin
Telenovela actress and recording artist Karyme Lozano has signed to Orjuela Entertainment and US Marketing for representation. » Full Story
iTunes Offers First Ever Promo For Diego
May 05, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Latin
For the first time ever, iTunes will feature English and Spanish versions of the same song as its free single of the week in its main store and iTunes Latino store. » Full Story
South Korean Authorities Beef Up Seizures
May 02, 2008 - Global
South Korean authorities have dramatically stepped up seizures of illegal DVDs, CDs and videocassettes during a 100-day crackdown on local piracy. » Full Story
 


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Sunset Urban Records will host the Sunset Urban Live Music Showcase on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at The White Gate (1222 Putnum Avenue) in Brooklyn, New York
Wolfgang's Vault Brings Classic Live Rock & Roll to the UK
Pacifica Radio in Los Angeles Presents The Very Special KPFK screening of the new documentary film about the War On Drugs this Friday evening on May 9th.

 
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