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Live Nation, Ticketmaster Reveal Merger Details

Firm will be run by Live Nation's CEO

Feb 10, 09 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Live Nation and Ticketmaster made public their merger plans today, though the combined concert-promotions and ticketing powerhouse is sure to face scrutiny by antitrust regulators, the Wall Street Journal reports.The new company is to be named Live Nation Entertainment; it's estimated the two will save $40 million by combining... More »

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music • music industry • merger • promotion • concert • Ticketmaster • Live Nation

OPINION

 Grammys Don't Get Alternative 

A new category should recognize real indie music

Feb 8, 09 3:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Real alternative music acts have been shut-out at the Grammys in favor of their major-label siblings, observes James Reed in the Boston Globe. The Alternative Music category, which has been around since 1991, has never exactly been groundbreaking in its choices—an already well-known Sinead O'Connor took home the... More »

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music industry • Grammy Awards • Recording Academy • indie rock • Alternative rock

Novel Tactics Target Piracy

Tax would give Isle of Man citizens unlimited downloads; Ireland will cut off miscreants

Feb 5, 09 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Two European islands are taking opposite approaches to music piracy, the results of which could influence internet policy worldwide. The Isle of Man, between England and Ireland, will charge a $1.45 weekly tax on behalf of record labels to let citizens download music without penalty. Meanwhile, Ireland’s main... More »

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Internet • music industry • piracy • Ireland • digital music • record label • Isle of Man

 Spinal Tap Is Back 

First new album since 1992

Feb 4, 09 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Smell the glove one more time, guys. Spinal Tap is making another comeback. David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls, and Nigel Tufnel, who became mock rock legends in the 1984 mockumentary, This is Spinal Tap, are recording their first new album since 1992, reports the Sun. It will be on sale... More »

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music industry • reunion • Rob Reiner • This Is Spinal Tap • album

(Newser) - The music industry continues to reshape itself: Ticketmaster and Live Nation may announce a merger next week, the Wall Street Journal reports. The new company, called Live Nation Ticketmaster, would have ties to hundreds of top artists and expertise on everything from promoting shows—Live Nation is the world's largest... More »

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music industry • concert • Ticketmaster • Live Nation • tickets

 Lisa Loeb Ties the Knot 

Singer-songwriter marries boyfriend in 'winter wonderland'

Feb 1, 09 6:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Singer songwriter Lisa Loeb wed her boyfriend of two years at a traditional Jewish ceremony at a Manhattan restaurant yesterday. The bride, 40, met 30-year-old hubby Roey Hershkovitz, a music coordinator for Conan O'Brien, at a business meeting, reports People. Loeb wore a strapless pink wedding gown. The... More »

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music industry • wedding • Conan O'Brien • Lisa Loeb

 95% of Music
 Downloads
 Illegal: Industry

40B tracks shared illegally, group claims

Jan 19, 09 3:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Nearly all—95%—of music downloads globally are illegal, at least according to the industry, Techdirt reports. The numbers come from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and indicate that even a 25% increase in online music purchases last year couldn’t overcome the effects of piracy. According to... More »

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music • music industry • music downloads • piracy • RIAA • illegal downloading • CD sales • IFPI • International Federation of the Phonographic Industry

(Newser) - The music industry ends 2008 in familiar territory: Sales are down for the seventh time in eight years, the Wall Street Journal reports. CD purchases dropped by 20% to 360.6 million as labels continue to adapt to the digital revolution. Apple's iTunes store moved ahead of Wal-Mart to become... More »

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music industry • digital music • CD sales

Music Industry to Dump Download Lawsuits

RIAA takes new tack in battling online file sharing

Dec 19, 08 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - After five years of suing everyone from single mothers to teenage girls for illegally sharing music files, the recording industry is dropping the legal campaign that has ensnared 35,000 individuals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Instead, an industry group is making deals with Internet-service providers to warn those sharing... More »

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music industry • piracy • copyright • file sharing • RIAA • Internet service providers • illegal downloading • litigation

 Chinese Democracry
 No Boon for Best Buy 

Chain bought exclusive sales rights to new album

Dec 16, 08 1:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Best Buy paid millions for exclusive sales rights to Guns N’ Roses latest effort, but of 1.3 million copies ordered, only 318,000 have left the shelves, the Wall Street Journal reports. The chain was betting Chinese Democracy would be the record of the year. Instead, it debuted at... More »

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music industry • music sales • Guns N' Roses • Best Buy • Axl Rose • Chinese Democracy • album sales

British Rocker Has Fans Fund New Album

For a $15 investment, you'll own a piece of Patrick Wolf's music

Dec 10, 08 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - The British indie musician Patrick Wolf thinks fan involvement is the future of the music industry, and he's willing to put their money where his mouth is, NME reports. Fans who sign up through the website Bandstocks.com will be able to help fund Wolf's album—and earn perks like... More »

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music industry • shares • investment • musician • indie rock

 Spitzer Hooker Tunes Up 

Former call girl signs a manager

Nov 28, 08 10:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Former celebrity hooker Ashley Dupre has a new career in mind: musician. The call girl who brought down Eliot Spitzer has signed a manager, the New York Post reports. The infamous Dupre has made a deal with Chris Lighty, who has worked with 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, and Missy Elliott.... More »

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music industry • Eliot Spitzer • prostitute • political scandal • Kristen • Ashley Dupre • call girl • recording contract

(Newser) - Atlantic Records has become the first major label to pass a high-tech milestone: More than half of its music sales are now from digital products such as iTunes downloads and ring tones for cell phones. Sales of CDs have been declining across the board in recent years, so it was... More »

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music industry • CDs • digital music • Warner Music • Atlantic Records • record label

 Jacko Needed 
 $350K 'Mind Guru' 

Bahraini prince paid consultant to help juice singer's creative process

Nov 19, 08 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The sheikh who is suing Michael Jackson says he spent nearly $350,000 on a brain guru for the star, the New York Daily News reports. Mind-mapping and motivational guru Tony Buzan spent one week with the King of Pop in an effort to unlock his creativity, thus allowing him... More »

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music industry • celebrity trials • trial • brain • celebrity • mind • Michael Jackson • Bahrain • Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad al-Khalifa

 Jacko Sued by Arab Prince 

Bahraini royal claims Jackson reneged on deal to cut album in exchange for bailout

Nov 18, 08 10:17 AM CST
(Newser) - A Bahraini prince is suing Michael Jackson in a UK court, Reuters reports, claiming the singer skipped out on a deal to record an album after years of financial support. Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Khalifa claims payments to Jackson in 2005 and beyond were an advance for a new album,... More »

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music industry • celebrity trials • trial • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Bahrain

 Def Jam Exec 
 Dead in 
 Apparent 
 Suicide 

Shakir Stewart took the helm of Def Jam Records in June

Nov 2, 08 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Shakir Stewart, who took over at Def Jam Records when Jay-Z stepped down in June, was found dead yesterday, Billboard reports. The rap executive apparently committed suicide, though few details are available. Stewart had signed artists such as Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, and Karina Pasian to his label, and in... More »

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suicide • music industry • Atlanta • Def Jam • Jay-Z • record label • Shakir Stewart

(Newser) - Tim McGraw has a message for fans regarding his new greatest hits album: I'm sorry. McGraw issued a statement today ripping into his label, Curb Records, for releasing Greatest Hits 3 only 2 years after Greatest Hits 2, CMT reports. The country star says he had nothing to do with... More »

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music • music industry • country music • Tim McGraw

 What to Play When You're Poor

LA Times delivers the perfect soundtrack for financial woe

Oct 13, 08 5:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - No matter how bad the current financial situation gets, popular music offers something to ease your woes. Hope you haven't pawned that iPod just yet: the LA Times brings you the best in recession-tastic classics:
  • "Can't Buy Me Love" (Beatles): Single, former Lehman Bros workers will be spinning
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music • music industry • recession • Loretta Lynn • Bruce Springsteen • Beatles • Creedence Clearwater Revival

 Foo Fighters: 
 McCain's Not 
 Our 'Hero' 

Band complains that candidate is using song without permission

Oct 9, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to the “rock music” the kids are so into these days, John McCain just can’t catch a break. Joining an increasingly long line of ticked-off rockers, the Foo Fighters are accusing the candidate of using their song “My Hero” without permission, Wired reports. "... More »

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John McCain • music industry • Foo Fighters • McCain 2008 • Election 2008

Rockers Form Group to Fight for Rights

Coalition aims to give UK bards more control over copyright

Oct 4, 08 4:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dozens of British rock stars have joined together to form an organization that seeks more control over the music they create, the Guardian reports. The manifesto of the Featured Artists' Coalition calls for bands to have much more say over copyright—one of the issues that spurred founding members Radiohead... More »

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music industry • rock stars • copyright • file sharing • union • musician • Pink Floyd • Radiohead

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