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Stars Line-Up For Costello TV Show
July 04, 2008 - Global
Elton John, Tony Bennett, Lou Reed and former U.S. President Bill Clinton will be among the heavy hitters appearing on Elvis Costello's new variety show. » Full Story
Ticketmaster Wins 'Typosquat' Decision
July 04, 2008 - Global | Legal and Management
The World Intellectual Property Organization has ruled in favor of Ticketmaster in a so-called "typosquatting" Internet domain-name case. » Full Story
MasterCard Campaign Offers Free UMG Downloads
July 03, 2008 - Branding | Digital and Mobile
As part of a new campaign dubbed "Roots of Rock" from New York ad agency McCann-Erickson the credit card maker is offering MasterCard holders free downloads from the entire Universal Music Group catalog from priceless.com. » Full Story
Coldplay Retains Euro Chart Crown
July 03, 2008 - Global
Coldplay secures a second week atop European Top 100 Albums with "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends." » Full Story
Glastonbury Shines On, Retailers Say
July 03, 2008 - Global | Retail
Glastonbury Festival may have closed its gates on another edition, but the goodwill from this year's June 27-29 event continues to flow at the tills. » Full Story
Exclusive: Kidz Bop Taps Kingston
July 03, 2008 - Branding | Rock and Pop
For the first time, an edition of the best-selling children's music series Kidz Bop will feature an established artist in the project's marketing efforts, Billboard can exclusively reveal. » Full Story
Virgin ISP Issues First Round Of Warnings
July 03, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
Virgin Media has sent a round of warning letters to 800 of its customers whose ISP accounts have been used for illegal file-sharing. » Full Story
Euro Composers, Songwriters Appeal With EC Pres
July 03, 2008 - Global | Publishing
A delegation of the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance today met with European Commission president José Manuel Barroso to discuss their concerns on a looming decision which they claim could have a "lasting disaster for all Europeans, culturally." » Full Story
Mid-Year Sales Report: Top Sellers, Market Share And More
July 02, 2008 - Retail
Billboard crunched the numbers on the mid-year's sales landscape. Click through for the top-selling albums and tracks, market share for the majors and indies, the digital tally and more. » Full Story
Razor & Tie Team With Gary Gersh's TAO
July 02, 2008 - Indies | Record Labels
Razor & Tie Entertainment and Gary Gersh's The Artist Organization have partnered to sign recording artists. Under the deal, Razor & Tie will provide marketing, sales and distribution to TAO. » Full Story
Exclusive: ZZ Top Signs To American Recordings
July 02, 2008 - Rock and Pop | Record Labels
ZZ Top has signed a new record deal with Rick Rubin's American Recordings imprint through Columbia, Billboard can reveal. » Full Story
Zimmer, Howard To Perform At 'Dark Knight' Premiere
July 02, 2008 - Classical
Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard will perform together live for the first time prior to the world premiere of Warner Bros.' "The Dark Knight" on July 14. » Full Story
Catino Rises At Sony BMG Nashville
July 02, 2008 - Record Labels | Country
Sony BMG Nashville senior director of A&R Jim Catino rises to VP of A&R for the company. » Full Story
Thelma's Scores Sales Phenomenon In Japan
July 02, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
A single by female vocalist Thelma Aoyama has become one of the first songs to sell 2 million full-track downloads in Japan. » Full Story
Brock Rises At Sony/ATV
July 02, 2008 - Global | Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing executive Janice Brock has earned a promotion. » Full Story
Taiwan Establishes IPR Court
July 02, 2008 - Global | Legal and Management
Taiwan's first IPR Court was inaugurated on July 1, marking the latest in a series of moves by the Taiwanese government to improve intellectual-property rights. » Full Story
Report: Live Nation Eyes Shakira Deal
July 01, 2008 - Touring
Latin music pop star Shakira is in talks with concert promoter Live Nation for a contract that will include touring, merchandising and recording, according to people familiar with the talks. » Full Story
Halbert Rises At Comcast-Spectacor
July 01, 2008 - Touring
Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm Comcast-Spectacor has elevated Jay Halbert to executive VP of finance and CFO. » Full Story
Zune Pacts with New Era for Webisodes
July 01, 2008 - Branding | Digital and Mobile
Microsoft's Zune, as part of a marketing campaign with hat manufacturer New Era, will be releasing a series of Webisodes featuring artists such as Nelly, Linkin Park and N.E.R.D. » Full Story
Nokia Signs Warner To Music Deal
July 01, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
The world's top cellphone maker Nokia and Warner Music Group have put aside their differences to bring the label's content to Nokia's Comes With Music initiative as well as Nokia's Ovi mobile music store. » Full Story
Rock The Vote, MySpace Launch Band Competition
July 01, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
Through the DemROCKracy band competition, which runs from now through Aug. 14, any artist with a MySpace profile can post a Rock the Vote widget on it to encourage fans to register to vote. » Full Story
HMV's Profits Rise As Chairman Symon Splits
July 01, 2008 - Global | Retail
British market-leading music and entertainment retail chain HMV Group Plc achieved a 25% rise in annual profit during the first year of its transformation strategy, and is now "ahead of where we expected to be." » Full Story
Diddy To Receive First Reginald F. Lewis Award
July 01, 2008 - RB Hip-Hop
Sean "Diddy" Combs will be honored with the first Reginald F. Lewis Award on Sunday, July 6. The award will commemorate Lewis' legacy as the first African-American billionaire. » Full Story
Taiwan To End Mainland Live Ban
July 01, 2008 - Global
Taiwan may lift its ban on live performances by acts from mainland China. » Full Story
R&B Briefs: Danity Kane, Janelle Monae, 50 Cent
July 01, 2008 - RB Hip-Hop
Danity Kane, Janelle Monae wraps videos; 50 Cent digs in on upcoming book. » Full Story
Nas Breaks Tradition, Inks Deal With Fila
June 30, 2008 - Branding | RB Hip-Hop
Rapper Nas has broken his tradition of sidestepping brand partnerships and inked a one-year partnership with athletic apparel company Fila, Billboard.biz can reveal. » Full Story
'Mamma Mia!' Soundtrack Drops In July
June 30, 2008 - Rock and Pop
Decca will release the soundtrack to "Mamma Mia!" in July, featuring performances by the movie's cast, including Meryl Streep, Julie Walters and Amanda Seyfried. » Full Story
Ne-Yo Unseats Coldplay Atop U.K. Singles Chart
June 30, 2008 - Retail
Ne-Yo scored his second U.K. No. 1 single yesterday (June 29), as "Closer" (Def Jam/Universal) climbed 2-1, while Coldplay started a third week atop the album chart with "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" (Parlophone/EMI). » Full Story
LN Elevates Hubbard To Ticketing Chief
June 30, 2008 - Touring
Nathan Hubbard has been promoted to the position of CEO of Live Nation's ticketing unit. » Full Story
Rhapsody Goes DRM-Free
June 30, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
Add Rhapsody to the ever-growing list of digital music retailers who have stripped DRM from their catalogs. The move is part of a multi-faceted initiative that the company hopes will make Rhapsody the default music provider on the Internet. » Full Story
 


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