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Briefs: Ballys Total Fitness, UMG, MTV
February 09, 2010 - Digital and Mobile
Ballys Total Fitness to buy 4.5 million downloads from UMG; MTV overhauls its logo; and more. » Full Story

WMG Stock Up After Earnings Report
February 09, 2010 - Record Labels
The company’s stock closed up 4.7% to $5.02. » Full Story

White Stripes Protests Super Bowl Ad
February 09, 2010 - Legal and Management | Rock and Pop
The White Stripes plans "strong action" against the Air Force Reserve over its Super Bowl commercial, which the duo claims is an unauthorized re-recording of one of its songs. » Full Story

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

Fred Goldring Among Obama Arts Appointments
February 09, 2010 - Legal and Management
President Obama has named six new members he will nominate for the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, including entertainment lawyer Fred Goldring and BET co-founder Sheila Johnson. » Full Story

Backwards Bullets: This Week In Charts 1990
February 09, 2010 - Rock and Pop
Paula Abdul was an "American Idol" 20 years ago this week on Billboard 200 singles chart and the Billboard 200 album chart. Those who also made waves in February 1990: Alabama, Aerosmith, Janet Jackson and Skid Row. Click through for the Backwards Bullets round-up. » Full Story

Analysis: As Digital Revenues Stall, Bronfman Looks To New Models
February 09, 2010 - Record Labels
On Tuesday, CEO and chairman Edgar Bronfman, Jr. outlined his vision for WMG - deals with service providers, hardware manufacturers, massive adoption by subscribers - there is currently little movement toward that future. » Full Story

RealNetworks To Spin Off Rhapsody
February 09, 2010 - Digital and Mobile
Rhapsody America music subscription service will become an independent company. » Full Story

Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews Top Bonnaroo Fest Lineup
February 09, 2010 - Touring
The 2010 edition of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is taking an unusual route to its lineup announcement Tuesday (Feb. 9), rolling out the bill one artist at a time on its Web site. » 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

Ringo Starr Honored With Walk of Fame Star
February 09, 2010 - Rock and Pop
A star for former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame during a whimsical ceremony that also marked the 50th anniversary of the sidewalk attraction's groundbreaking. » Full Story

Super Bowl TV Advertisers See Online Gains
February 09, 2010 - Branding
Of the 38 brands that ran ads during the game, 75 percent saw the number of blog posts about them double. » Full Story

Lil Wayne To Be Sentenced In NYC Gun Case
February 09, 2010 - Legal and Management | RB Hip-Hop
Lil Wayne was due to be sentenced Tuesday (Feb. 9) after pleading guilty in a gun possession case. His plea deal calls for a year in jail, though good behavior could shave that to as little as eight months. » 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

TiVo: Super Bowl Plays Trumped Ads
February 09, 2010 - Digital and Mobile
The game's five biggest moments outscored the five biggest ads. » Full Story

UMG Veteran Bronikowski Headed To Yahoo Music
February 08, 2010 - Digital and Mobile
Bronikowski will report to Yahoo VP of entertainment Sibyl Goldman and is scheduled to start late next week. » Full Story

Briefs: Bruce Hornsby, The Judds, Howard Stern, EMI Cuts?
February 08, 2010 - Touring | Record Labels
Sony/ATV signs deal with Bruce Hornsby; Wynonna Judd said Saturday that she will reunite with her mother, Naomi Judd, for a final “The Judds” tour; a report in Sunday's Telegraph said EMI is considering jobs cuts; and more. » Full Story

Bon Jovi Adds O2 Arena Dates With Kid Rock
February 08, 2010 - Global | Rock and Pop
Bon Jovi has added two more dates to its June 2010 residency at the London O2 Arena. » 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

Is Twitter The Next Second Life?
February 08, 2010 - Digital and Mobile
Brand presences with few followers. Sporadically updated accounts. Have marketers moved on? » Full Story

Billboard.biz Q&A: Verizon Biz Dev Director Ed Ruth
February 08, 2010 - Digital and Mobile
Verizon's Ed Ruth discusses why music licensing costs are holding up mobile music subscription services, the opportunities for artists to go mobile, and what Verizon learned from the Droid smartphone. » Full Story

UPDATE: Super Bowl Sets All-Time Ratings Record
February 08, 2010 - Rock and Pop
The New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts showdown drew 106.5 million viewers, smashing Super Bowl records and edging out 1983's "M*A*S*H" finale, which garnered 105.97 million viewers. » Full Story

Howard Stern On 'American Idol' Judge Rumors
February 08, 2010 - Rock and Pop
"I'll do that for $100 million." Stern said. "For $100 million a year, to judge a karaoke contest? Ok. Why not?" » 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
Leonard Cohen has postponed an upcoming European tour by six months after hurting his lower back while exercising. » Full Story

JB Hi-Fi Reports Strong Results, CEO To Step Down
February 08, 2010 - Global | Retail | Executive Turntable
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

Michael Jackson Doctor Charged With Manslaughter
February 08, 2010 - Rock and Pop
Dr. Conrad Murray faces up to four years in prison if convicted. » 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

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

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