Briefs: FCC Chairman, CDBaby, Spotify, EMI June 30, 2009
- Digital and Mobile
| Retail Julius Genachowski, the FCC’s new chairman, has been sworn in and has named his staff; when it re-launches next month, CDBaby.com will offer download cards to its members to sell at shows; EMI has reportedly withdrawn its mechanical rights from PRS, the UK collection society. » Full Story
Ex-Tom Waits Manager Sues Author, Random House June 25, 2009
- Legal and Management Herb Cohen, former record executive and manager for Tom Waits has sued journalist Barney Hoskyns and Random House, his publisher, for $1 million over claims allegedly made in Hoskyns' "Lowside of the Road, A Life of Tom Waits." » Full Story
Michael Jackson Leaves Hefty Debts, Unrealized Comeback June 25, 2009
- Rock and Pop Along with a vast musical legacy and legions of adoring fans, pop superstar Michael Jackson leaves behind a mountain of debt and an unfulfilled comeback many hoped would rake in millions and erase his financial troubles. » Full Story
