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Plugged & Unplugged: The Future Of 'Guitar Hero,' 'Rock Band'
July 18, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
Billboard senior digital correspondent Antony Bruno discusses the best and worst digital developments of the week. » Full Story
Bon Jovi, Spice Girls Top Midyear Touring Chart
July 18, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
The touring landscape may be tough this summer, but Billboard Boxscore's midyear numbers illustrate that many tours have enjoyed significant success already. » Full Story
Nas On Track For Fifth No. 1 Album Next Week
July 18, 2008 - RB Hip-Hop | Retail
Nas' new Def Jam album may not have a title, but it will have a home at No. 1 on The Billboard 200. » Full Story
Live Nation Ups Mueller, Masters
July 18, 2008 - Touring
Live Nation has promoted several executives within its California offices, Billboard.biz has learned. Rick Mueller has been elevated to president of California, and Nick Masters has been promoted to chairman of Southern California. » Full Story
Leeds Joins Live Nation New York
July 18, 2008 - Touring
Music industry veteran Harvey Leeds has joined Live Nation's New York office, reporting to Live Nation New York president Kevin Morrow. Leeds retired from Sony Music after 35 years last March 31. » Full Story
Carvello Launches Upstream Music Group
July 18, 2008 - RB Hip-Hop
After Orchard purchased TVT last month, employees of the shuttered record company were forced to fend for themselves. Former TVT senior VP of promotion Joe Carvello used the label's transition as incentive to begin his own record label, Upstream Music Group LLC. » Full Story
RECORD LABELS
Carvello Launches Upstream Music Group
July 18, 2008 - RB Hip-Hop
After Orchard purchased TVT last month, employees of the shuttered record company were forced to fend for themselves. Former TVT senior VP of promotion Joe Carvello used the label's transition as incentive to begin his own record label, Upstream Music Group LLC. » Full Story
WMG Expands Mobile Offering With SendMe Deal
July 16, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Record Labels
Warner Music Group is licensing its catalog to SendMe Mobile, a direct-to-consumer mobile content distributor. » Full Story
Lil Wayne Remains King Of The Billboard 200
July 16, 2008 - Retail
For a third non-consecutive week, Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" (Cash Money/Universal) tops The Billboard 200. » Full Story
TOURING
Bon Jovi, Spice Girls Top Midyear Touring Chart
July 18, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
The touring landscape may be tough this summer, but Billboard Boxscore's midyear numbers illustrate that many tours have enjoyed significant success already. » Full Story
Live Nation Ups Mueller, Masters
July 18, 2008 - Touring
Live Nation has promoted several executives within its California offices, Billboard.biz has learned. Rick Mueller has been elevated to president of California, and Nick Masters has been promoted to chairman of Southern California. » Full Story
Leeds Joins Live Nation New York
July 18, 2008 - Touring
Music industry veteran Harvey Leeds has joined Live Nation's New York office, reporting to Live Nation New York president Kevin Morrow. Leeds retired from Sony Music after 35 years last March 31. » Full Story
BRANDING
JCPenney Joins 'The Breakfast Club'
July 18, 2008 - Branding
As part of its recently launched back-to-school campaign from New York ad agency Saatchi and Saatchi, JCPenney is playing off the famous scenes in the 1985 film "The Breakfast Club." » Full Story
Ne-Yo, Brown, Hough Lend Hands To Wrigley's
July 18, 2008 - Branding
Wrigley's is turning to contemporary artists Ne-Yo, Chris Brown and Julianne Hough to remix its signature jingles. » Full Story
Nike Sportswear Sponsors Boredoms Event
July 17, 2008 - Branding
Nike Sportswear is sponsoring the Boredoms' 88BoaDrum, a large-scale drum performance piece which will be simultaneously performed in New York and L.A. on Aug. 8. » Full Story
DIGITAL & MOBILE
Plugged & Unplugged: The Future Of 'Guitar Hero,' 'Rock Band'
July 18, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
Billboard senior digital correspondent Antony Bruno discusses the best and worst digital developments of the week. » Full Story
Jimi Hendrix To Land On ‘Guitar Hero’
July 17, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Rock and Pop
Jimi Hendrix is coming to "Guitar Hero." It's the first time Hendrix's likeness will be showcased in the game. » Full Story
PlayPhone Bolsters Spanish Mobile Offering
July 17, 2008 - Latin
In a bid to reach the Latin marketplace, mobile aggregator/distributor PlayPhone has launched an all Spanish language site. » Full Story
INDIES
360-Degree MoS Spins Name Change
July 17, 2008 - Global | Indies | Dance
The Ministry of Sound Group, one of the foremost names in the global dance music scene, is rebranding itself to MSHK Group. » Full Story
Moran Joins Nine North
July 14, 2008 - Record Labels | Country
Veteran promotion man Tom Moran, who exited Show Dog Records in March as VP of promotion, joins Nashville-based indie Nine North Records. » Full Story
Plugged/Unplugged: iPhone, Last.fm, Merlin
July 11, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Indies
Billboard's digital correspondent reviews the best and worst digital developments of the week. » Full Story
GLOBAL
Tixdaq Hires EMI's Waddington
July 18, 2008 - Global | Touring
Tixdaq, the British-based independent ticketing consultancy and online price comparison service, has recruited former EMI executive Will Waddington to the role as chief operations and financial officer. » Full Story
Yusuf Islam Wins Libel Damages
July 18, 2008 - Global | Legal and Management
Yusuf Islam, the singer and songwriter formerly known as Cat Stevens, today accepted "substantial" but undisclosed libel damages and a public apology at London's High Court over an entertainment news agency slur. » Full Story
Hanslip Violin Trust Plays Tune To Investors
July 18, 2008 - Global | Classical
Twenty-year-old British violin sensation Chloe Hanslip needs a new violin and is appealing to rich benefactors to help her get it. » Full Story
LEGAL MANAGEMENT
Yusuf Islam Wins Libel Damages
July 18, 2008 - Global | Legal and Management
Yusuf Islam, the singer and songwriter formerly known as Cat Stevens, today accepted "substantial" but undisclosed libel damages and a public apology at London's High Court over an entertainment news agency slur. » Full Story
Pearlman To Repay Fraud Victims $300 Million
July 16, 2008 - Legal and Management
Lou Pearlman and federal authorities have finally agreed on how much the former boy band promoter swindled from banks and investors in a decades-long scam: a staggering $300 million. » Full Story
EC Proposes Extended Copyright Term
July 16, 2008 - Global | Legal and Management
The European Commission today formally proposed an extension in the term of copyright for recorded performances from 50 to 95 years, rewarding the tens of thousands of British artists and the trade bodies which have lobbied intensively for new measures. » Full Story
PUBLISHING
Rogers Signs with Imagem
July 17, 2008 - Global | Publishing
Imagem Music, the music publishing fund launched earlier this year by Dutch firms CP Masters and pension fund Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, has signed Australian artist, writer and producer Jarrad Rogers to a global publishing deal. » Full Story
EC Hands Down CISAC Decision
July 16, 2008 - Global | Publishing
CISAC, the umbrella trade groups for performing right societies, must reform its royalty collection practises and has been told to remove all obstacles impeding the pan-European licensing system after losing its long-running battle with European regulators. » Full Story
Cherry Lane Taps Morgan
July 16, 2008 - Publishing
Paul Morgan has been named VP of creative services and marketing at Cherry Lane Music. » Full Story
RETAIL
Nas On Track For Fifth No. 1 Album Next Week
July 18, 2008 - RB Hip-Hop | Retail
Nas' new Def Jam album may not have a title, but it will have a home at No. 1 on The Billboard 200. » Full Story
Lil Wayne Remains King Of The Billboard 200
July 16, 2008 - Retail
For a third non-consecutive week, Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" (Cash Money/Universal) tops The Billboard 200. » Full Story
EMI Offloads U.K. Distribution
July 16, 2008 - Global | Retail
EMI Music has taken the step of outsourcing its distribution facilities in the U.K. to European logistics firm CEVA, which has struck a deal to take over the U.K. distribution of EMI's CDs and DVDs, with effect from the spring of 2009. » Full Story
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