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`No Country' Dominates Weekend Awards
By David Germain Ap Movie Writer

01-28-08 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Labor strife has been topping the bill in Hollywood of late, yet you wouldn't have known it from the weekend's awards shows: The town's elite seemed more interested in celebrating, and "No Country for Old Men" emerged as the movie to beat at the Academy Awards. Full story

'Meet The Spartans' Tops Box Office
By Alicia Chang Associated Press Writer

01-27-08 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The epic spoof "Meet the Spartans" narrowly conquered "Rambo" to nab the top spot in the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. Full story

Vivendi chief says music industry gloom overdone
01-26-08 CANNES, France (Reuters) -Vivendi Chief Executive Jean-Bernard Levy has no plans to spin off the music unit Universal and he said on Saturday he believed the gloom surrounding the industry had been over done. Full story

Digital Music Sales Grow, but at Slower Rate
By Eric Pfanner

01-25-08 LONDON — As consumers lose interest in compact discs and balk at paying for the digital alternatives, the music industry is looking for new allies, including Internet service providers, lawmakers — even Chinese air guitarists. Full story

iPod faces fears of market saturation
By Andrew Clark

01-23-08 It has been the technological wonder of the noughties, with seemingly no self-respecting ears seen without its tell-tale white earphones. But, according to some analysts, figures from Apple suggest that the iPod may be reaching market saturation. Full story

Grammy Telecast Is Still On; Striking Writers Will Not Protest Ceremony
Recording Academy is hoping its staff writers will be allowed to contribute to the production of the February 10 show.
By Jayson Rodriguez, MTV News

01-22-08 Rest easy, Kanye: The Grammy ceremony is still on. While the writers' strike put a damper on the Golden Globes, the Writers Guild of America announced Tuesday (January 22) that the striking union will not protest the upcoming Grammy Awards, as had been expected. Full story

Def Jam Sued For $20 Million Dollars Over Chrisette Michele
By Nolan Strong, Allhiphop.com

01-22-08 Douglas "Biggs" Ellison has filed a $20 million dollar lawsuit against Island Def Jam, claiming the label attempted to steal R&B artist Chrisette Michele from his Queens-based production company, Four Kings Productions Inc. Full story

'No Country,' 'Blood' Tie for Oscar Lead
By David Germain AP Movie Writer

01-22-08 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" led with eight Academy Awards nominations each Tuesday, among them best picture and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis and Javier Bardem - but it remained in doubt whether any stars would cross striking writers' picket lines to attend the ceremony. Full story

U2 Concert Film Debuts in 3D at Sundance
By Raquel Maria Dillon AP

01-21-08 PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- After a career playing to sold-out stadiums, U2 did what their fans have done for years - stood in line to see U2 perform. Full story

Oscar Noms Arrive, but Will Show Go On?
By David Germain AP Movie Writer

01-21-08 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Film fans finally will soon learn who's competing for this season's Academy Awards. Now all we need to know is whether any nominees will turn up for the big show amid a writers strike that has thrown the awards season into turmoil. Full story

'Cloverfield' Sets January Movie Record
By David Germain Ap Movie Writer

01-21-08 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The creature-feature "Cloverfield" became the first monster hit released in 2008, debuting with $41 million, a record opening for January, according to studio estimates Sunday. Full story.

Judge Wants More Info on Foxy's Ear Woes
01-18-07 NEW YORK (AP) -- A judge wants more information before she decides whether to let Foxy Brown get out of jail and go to California for repair of an electronic ear implant. Full story
Shake-Up at EMI Clouds Future of Its Artists
By Eric Pfanner

01-16-08 LONDON — Terra Firma, the private equity firm that recently acquired EMI Group, on Tuesday announced a major restructuring of the music company, saying it would eliminate close to a third of the staff, as it seeks to streamline operations and focus on the discovery of new artists. Full story

Music industry scrambles amid losses
By Alex Veiga, AP

01-08-08 LOS ANGELES - When you're not inclined to give your product away for free, make your customers believe they're getting something for nothing. Full story

Film Critics Honor 'There Will Be Blood'
01-07-08 NEW YORK (AP) -- The National Society of Film Critics on Saturday named "There Will Be Blood," a gritty tale about a turn-of-the-century oil man infected with greed, the best picture of 2007. Full story
Sony BMG Blasts Lennox 'Drop' Report
Andre Paine, London, Billboard.com

01-15-08 Sony BMG today (Jan. 15) hit out at "ludicrous" press reports stating the company had dropped Annie Lennox after a 25-year association. Full story

'Treasure' Digs Up $20M More in Gold
By David Germain AP Movie Writer

01-06-08 LOS ANGELES (AP) --Nicolas Cage may be running out of storage room for his loot. Disney's "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," with Cage as a history buff on the trail of a lost city of gold, was the No. 1 box office draw for the third straight weekend with $20.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Full story

Universal Maintains Lead As Biggest Music Company of 2007
By Paul Cashmere undercover.com.au

01-04-08 Universal Music had a convincing lead over the other three major labels in 2007 to maintain its dominance as the largest music company in the USA. Full story

Union, NBC Spar Over Leno Monologues
 By David Bauder AP Television Writer

01-04-08 NEW YORK (AP) -- Jay Leno kept the jokes coming his second night back on the air, even as the striking writers union and his network sparred over whether he was violating union rules by writing his monologues. Full story

U.S. Album Sales Down, Digital Sales Up
 By Alex Veiga AP Business Writer

01-03-08 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- U.S. album sales plunged 9.5 percent last year from 2006, continuing a downward trend for the recording industry, despite a 45 percent surge in the sale of digital tracks, according to figures released Thursday. Full story

Antitrust Lawsuit Charges Apple With Monopolizing Online Music
 The complaint takes issue with Apple's refusal to support the Windows Media Audio format.
By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek

01-03-08 An antitrust lawsuit filed against Apple on Dec. 31 charges the company with maintaining an illegal monopoly on the digital music market. Full story

Eddie Murphy Marries Tracey Edmonds
01-02-08 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Eddie Murphy celebrated New Year's Day by tying the knot with film producer Tracey Edmonds. Full story
Golden Globes at Risk As Strike Heats Up
By Sandy Cohen Ap Entertainment Writer

01-02-08 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Golden Globe Awards were thrust into deeper jeopardy Wednesday when the striking writers guild refused to negotiate with Globe organizers about staging a picket-free ceremony. Full story

Letterman, Leno Return Wednesday Night
By David Bauder AP Television Writer

01-02-08 NEW YORK (AP) -- Advantage, David Letterman. Five of television's late-night funnymen return to the air Wednesday after two months, and while Letterman has his writing staff back, Jay Leno doesn't. Full story

'Treasure' Finds More Box Office Fortune
By David Germain Ap Movie Writer

12-31-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Fortune-seeker Nicolas Cage, lonely guy Will Smith and a pack of talking chipmunks ended Hollywood's year on a happy note. Full story

James Brown's Children Challenge Will
12-30-07 AIKEN, S.C. (AP) -- Five of James Brown's children say their late father's will should be invalidated because his former advisers used undue influence to get him to create charitable trusts that the advisers would profit from, according to court documents filed this week. Full story
Warner Music deal fortifies Apple rival
The record label will join Universal and EMI in selling digital songs without anti-piracy protection on Amazon.com.
By Michelle Quinn, LA Times Staff Writer

12-28-07 SAN FRANCISCO -- One of the strongest rivals to Apple Inc.'s iTunes Store got stronger Thursday when Warner Music Group said it would sell digital songs without anti-piracy protection through Amazon.com Inc. Full story

EMI accuses Radiohead after group’s demands for more fell on deaf ears
By Adam Sherwin, Media Correspondent

12-28-07 Radiohead walked out of EMI in the autumn after Guy Hands, the group’s new boss, rejected a deal with the top-selling rock band that would have cost the record company more than £10 million, The Times has learnt. Full story

ADL Says Will Smith Didn't Praise Hitler
12-26-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Jewish group said Wednesday that it accepts Will Smith's explanation that he never praised Adolf Hitler in remarks the star says were misinterpreted. Full story
Rapper Misses Hearing on Gun Charge
By M.R. Kropko AP Writer

12-26-07 CLEVELAND (AP) --Rap performer Yung Joc failed to show up at his arraignment Wednesday on a felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon and was considered a fugitive, a prosecutor said. Full story

Jazz Great Oscar Peterson Dies at 82
By Rob Gillies AP Writer

12-25-07 TORONTO (AP) -- Oscar Peterson, whose flying fingers, hard-driving swing and melodic improvisations made him one of the world's most famous and influential jazz pianists in a career that spanned seven decades, has died. He was 82. Full story

Washington Looks to Stay Behind Camera
By Douglas J. Rowe AP Entertainment Writer

12-24-07 NEW YORK (AP) --"Clint Eastwood's my hero," Denzel Washington says. "That's the model. He's the guy." At this stage of his career, the two-time Oscar winner is most interested in going the actor-turned-director route, citing George Clooney, Sean Penn and Ben Affleck as examples. Full story

Rapper Jay-Z stepping down as Def Jam president
12-24-07 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Universal Music Group said on Monday that Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is stepping down as president of its Def Jam Records unit, effective by the end of the year. Full story
Simon Cowell to 'sue iTunes
By Carl Stroud The Sun

12-21-07 Simon Cowell is considering launching legal proceedings against iTunes after fans were prevented from downloading X-Factor winner Leon Jackson’s single. Full story

Finding a high note
CD sales were sluggish industry-wide in 2007. Then Oprah Winfrey recommended Josh Groban's 'Noël.'
By Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

12-21-07 A truly dismal year for the recording industry is ending with a December surprise -- thanks in large part to an Oprah Winfrey endorsement (yes, she does that a lot these days): The bestselling album of the year is now "Noël," Josh Groban's lushly orchestrated Christmas collection. Full story

Exposure to new music as simple as ‘1234’
TV shows, commercials and Web replace radio as outlet for next hot thing
By Athima Chansanchai MSNBC contributor

12-20-07 “Grey’s Anatomy” is depleting my PayPal account. Not because I’m buying up episodes, but because every week there’s a new episode, there’s at least one song that sticks with me. At least one song that I can look up on the show's Web site and then download on iTunes. Full story

Notorious B.I.G. Wrongful Death Suit Delayed Indefinitely
By Lauren Carter SOHH.com
The quest for justice in the death of the Notorious B.I.G. has been thwarted once again as the latest lawsuit suffers a major loss.

12-19-07 According to Fox 11 News in Los Angeles, a federal judge has dismissed the secondary wrongful death lawsuit filed by B.I.G.'s family against the city of L.A. and a disgraced LAPD officer. Full story

MTV, Bruckheimer to launch game studio
By Kenneth Li

12-19-07 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's MTV and award-winning television and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer will launch a video game development studio, marrying Hollywood and technology in what has been historically an uneasy alliance. Full story

Legislators propose new royalties for Big Radio
By Sue Zeidler

12-18-07 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation to undo a 50-year-old exemption that lets big radio companies like Clear Channel Communications Inc and CBS Corp air songs without paying record labels or performers any royalties. Full story

Kimmel Joins Leno, O'Brien Back on Air
By Lynn Elber AP Television Writer

12-18-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jimmy Kimmel will join NBC's late-night hosts in returning with new shows Jan. 2 in the midst of the Hollywood writers strike, ABC said Tuesday. Kimmel, along with Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien and other hosts, had honored the strike that began Nov. 5. Full story

Robbie Williams may quit EMI
By Dominic White

12-17-07 Robbie Williams's manager has raised the prospect that the star could quit EMI after he completes his final studio album for the struggling record company. Full story

XM says resolves lawsuit with Universal Music
12-17-07 NEW YORK (Reuters) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc said on Monday it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group and hopes to reach deals with the other music companies. Full story
Smith's 'Legend' Grows With $76.5M Debut
By David Germain AP Movie Writer

12-16-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- For the last man on Earth, Will Smith sure has a lot of friends. The Warner Bros. tale "I Am Legend," starring Smith as a plague survivor who may be the last living human, debuted with $76.5 million, the biggest December opening ever and a personal best for one of Hollywood's top box-office champs, according to studio estimates Sunday. Full Story


Akon claims crown as premier pop artist of 2007
By Keith Caulfield Billboard

12-16-07 LOS ANGELES (Reuters/Billboard) - Three years ago he debuted on the charts with the single "Locked Up." This year, Akon locks up Billboard's top pop artist honor. Full story

'Atonement' Leads With 7 Globe Nods
By David Germain AP Movie Writer

12-13-07 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- The British historical romance "Atonement" led the competition for the Golden Globes with seven nominations Thursday, including best drama and acting honors for Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. Full story

Ike Turner Dies in San Diego at Age 76
By Elliot Spagat AP Writer

12-12-07 SAN DIEGO (AP) --Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogrelike image as the man who brutally abused former wife Tina Turner, died Wednesday at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76. Full story

U.S. musicians benefit from weakened dollar
By Ray Waddell, Billboard

12-11-07 NASHVILLE (Reuters/Billboard) - American bands are finding that their touring profits often fare better when the currency is something other than a weakening greenback. Full story

Nokia Pushes to Regain U.S. Sales in Spite of Apple and Google
By Mark Landler

12-10-07 ESPOO, Finland — When Google announced plans in October to revolutionize the software of cellular phones, few were more eager to hear the details than the industry veterans at Nokia. They still are. Full story

Universal Sets Music Free On Imeem
By Louis Hau

12-10-07 The beleaguered music industry is beginning to show more enthusiasm for free, advertising-supported business models. The latest sign: Universal Music Group has agreed to provide its songs to online social network imeem. Full story

Oprah Campaigns for Obama in SC and NH
By Seanna Adcox AP Writer

12-10-07 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The Oprah and Obama tour hit South Carolina Sunday, with the talk show host and medial mogul exhorting nearly 30,000 to ignore Barack Obama's detractors and help him capture the Democratic nomination and the presidency. Full story

No Country for Old Men Dominates DC Film Critics Awards
George Clooney Named Best Actor, Julie Christie Wins Best Actress

12-10-07 The Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) today announced its selection of the gritty thriller No Country for Old Men as Best Film of 2007. Full story

Taiwan Lauds Ang Lee With 7 Awards
By Min Lee AP Entertainment Writer

12-09-07 TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan showered native son Ang Lee with honors Saturday as his spy thriller "Lust, Caution" clinched seven prizes, including best film, director and actor at the Golden Horse Awards. Full story

'Compass' Opens to Modest $26.1 Million
By David Germain AP Movie Writer

12-09-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) --"The Golden Compass" proved a mild fantasy at the box office, pulling in $26.1 million, a modest opening weekend compared to such recent December heavyweights as "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Chronicles of Narnia" flicks. Full story

Sony Humbug
Label Cuts Jobs In Wake Of Weak Music Sales
By Brian Garrity, New York Post

12-06-07 Tis' the season in the music business - firing season. In what's become an annual bit of bah-humbug for the beleaguered recording industry since 2003. A number of labels are slashing staffers in anticipation of another rough year ahead for CD sales and modest digital growth. Full story

Kanye, Winehouse Lead Grammy Nominees
By Sandy Cohen AP Entertainment Writer

12-06-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kanye West received a leading eight Grammy nominations Thursday, and the troubled singer Amy Winehouse received six. Full story

Apple’s dominance faces Pepsi challenge
By Rhys Blakely

12-06-07 Apple’s dominance of online music and the music labels’ best efforts to fight piracy are set to be dealt a blow from an unlikely quarter – PepsiCo, the fizzy drinks group. Full story

Judge Keeps All Charges Against Remy Ma
By Samuel Maull AP Writer

12-05-07 NEW YORK (AP) -- Remy Ma, accused of shooting an acquaintance in July over missing money, also must face witness-intimidation and gang-assault charges arising from a later bar fight. Full story

RIAA to sue 23 students for illegal downloading
12-05-07 The Recording Industry Association of America is suing 23 Vanderbilt students for illegally downloading music onto their computers. Full story
Akon pleads not guilty to minor charges
The hip-hop star is accused of tossing a fan

12-04-07 Akon pleaded not guilty to misdemeanour criminal charges today (December 3) stemming from an incident in which he allegedly tossed a young fan into the audience at one of his concerts earlier this year. Full story

Group Cites Growing Video Game Violence
By Andrew Miga AP Writer

12-04-07 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Graphic scenes of gunshot victims spurting blood and a man urinating into a prisoner's cell are included among the 10 video games that a media watchdog group warns should be avoided by kids and teens under 17. Full story

Nokia in free music pact with Universal
12-04-07 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj said on Tuesday it has agreed with the world's largest music group Universal to offer free 12-month access to Universal artists' music for buyers of Nokia's music phones. Full story
Rapper Pimp C Found Dead in LA Hotel
12-04-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Pimp C, who spun searing tales of Texas street life into a key role in the rise of Southern hip-hop, was found dead in an upscale hotel on Tuesday. He was 33. Full story
Music & Film Stars Power `Movies Rock'
12-03-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) --It looked a collision between the Grammys and the Oscars - Jennifer Lopez, Tony Bennett, Charlize Theron, Quentin Tarantino, Beyonce, Usher and dozens of other stars at the Kodak Theatre. Full story
Don Imus Back on the Air
By Cristian Salazar AP Writer

12-03-07 NEW YORK (AP) -- Don Imus returned to the airwaves Monday eight months after he was fired for a racially charged remark about the Rutgers women's basketball team, and introduced a new cast that included two black comedians. Full story

Vivendi, Activision Form Games Juggernaut
The CEOs behind such hits as Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft talk about the potential of the $18.9 billion tieup: namely, a new No. 1 video game company

12-02-07 Jean-Bernard Lévy and Robert Kotick have had a busy holiday season. On Dec. 2, Lévy, the chief executive of Vivendi (VIV.PA), and Kotick, the CEO of Activision (ATVI), announced an $18.9 billion deal that will create the world's largest independent video game publisher and a fierce competitor to the longtime industry leader, $3 billion Electronic Arts (ERTS). Full story

'Enchanted' Still Charms With $17M
By David Germain AP Movie Writer

12-02-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The fairy-tale romance "Enchanted" maintained its magic at the box office, pulling in $17 million to remain the top movie amid a sleepy weekend at theaters. Full story

Montel's Show Offers Reporter TV Apology
12-02-07 SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- A producer from "The Montel Williams Show" has invited a newspaper intern to a taping of the show during which the host would apologize for an angry confrontation with her. Full story

Digital developments could be tipping point for MP3
By Ed Christman, Billboard

12-01-07 NEW YORK (Reuters/Billboard) - A yearlong download promotion planned between Pepsi and Amazon, Billboard has learned, is among several developments forcing further consideration by Warner Music Group (WMG) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment to follow EMI and Universal Music Group's lead in distributing music in the MP3 format, which forgoes restrictive digital rights management technology. Full story


Radiohead miss out on Brit Awards
11-30-07 Radiohead and Prince will both miss out on Brit Award nominations next year due to eligibility rules. Full story
Akon Charged in NY Fan-Tossing Case
11-30-07 FISHKILL, N.Y. (AP) -- Akon is facing criminal charges after a fan said she suffered a concussion when the hip-hop star tossed a teenager off the stage and onto her in the concert crowd. Full story
Warner Music Says Profit Fell on Costs to Cut Jobs
By Don Jeffrey Bloomberg.com

11-29-07 Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Warner Music Group Corp., the recording company of Eric Clapton and Metallica, said fourth- quarter profit dropped 58 percent because of costs to cut jobs amid a drop in compact disc sales. Full story

Usher and Wife Welcome Baby Boy
11-28-07 ATLANTA (AP) -- Usher is the father of a baby boy. Full story

Rapper 'Birdman' Arrested in Tenn
11-28-07 KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) -- Rapper Bryan "Birdman" Williams was among 16 people charged with possession of marijuana Tuesday after the RV they were riding in was pulled over by police for making an improper lane change. Full story
Illegal File Sharers Fight a Losing Battle With RIAA
By Josh Hirschland Columbia Spectator

11-28-07 After a brief peacefire, the war on college file-sharing is well into its second round, and copyright owners seem to have found a winning strategy. Full story

EMI reportedly seeks to cut funding for industry trade bodies
By Jessica Hodgson

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- EMI, the London-based music company recently acquired by Terra Firma Capital Partners, wants to cut its investment in music industry trade bodies by around half, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Full story

Universal's CEO Once Called iPod Users Thieves. Now He's Giving Songs Away
By Seth Mnookin

11-27-07It's Monday afternoon, and Doug Morris, chair and CEO of Universal Music Group, is eating lunch in his private dining room at the company's Manhattan headquarters. Morris hasn't been here much in recent months, though it's hard to imagine he misses the place. Full story

Jackson Five 'could tour in 2008' 

11-26-07 The Jackson Five are to reunite for a tour, with Michael Jackson set to take part, brother Jermaine has said. Full story

Striking TV Writers to Resume Talks Today
By Gary Gentile AP Business Writer

11-26-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Striking TV and movie writers kept up the pressure on studios by picketing and intensifying an Internet campaign that uses the very medium at issue in the contentious negotiations. Full story

Canada a Download Haven
By Darryl Sterdan

11-26-07 A kid and his mother are in a CD store. The kid turns to the mother and asks her to buy him a CD. The mother replies: Can't you just download it? Full story

Waxx, Inc. Launch Free Web Design Firm for musicians and bands
11-26-07 OVERLAND PARK, Kan.- Waxx, Inc. a multi-platform web engine announced today the launch of their web design firm, Skywax. Full story
Mission Possible: Reviving Movie Studio
By Gary Gentile AP Business Writer

11-25-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Audiences fell under the spell of "Enchanted," a fairy-tale romance that debuted as the No. 1 movie and led Hollywood out of its recent box-office doldrums with solid business over the Thanksgiving holiday. Full story

Sony Ordered to Pay $5M in Logo Dispute
11-23-07 CLEVELAND (AP) — Sony Music must pay the founder of a small record company $5 million for failing to put his company's logo on reissues of Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell" album, a federal appeals court ruled. Full story
A Universe of Black Film
By Felicia R. Lee

11-22-07 The African Diaspora Film Festival has grown each year since its genesis in a kitchen-table conversation between a couple of film fanatics frustrated by the shallow pool of black films in New York. Full story

James Brown trustees quit
Two leave after questions grow over star's finances

11-21-07 Two people in charge of a portion of James Brown's estate have quit their positions amid ongoing questions over the late soul singer's finances. Full story

T-Mobile Germany to sell unlocked iPhones without contract
By AppleInsider Staff
Finetune Releases Music Trend Index Findings
Internet Replaces Radio as Primary Source for Discovering New Artists: Fans Still Prefer to Purchase Their Music

11-20-07 There is a new type of music fan that is changing the music landscape: online music listeners. Finetune's inaugural Music Trend Index uncovered the musical habits of this rapidly growing group - one that's expected to swell to 180 million by 2020, according to Bridge Ratings. Full story

'Idol' Alums Win 3 American Music Awards
By Sandy Cohen AP Entertainment Writer

11-19-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "American Idol" alumni came out on top at the American Music Awards as Daughtry, the band fronted by ex-"Idol" loser Chris Daughtry, shared the triple-winner spotlight with "Idol" champ Carrie Underwood. Full story

MTV Looks to Conquer Middle East Market
By Barbara Surk AP Writer

11-14-07 The changing tune of retail music sales in Canada may prove beneficial for Saskatoon's big box and independent music merchants, as stores focused on selling CDs disappear from the scene. Full story

Bertelsmann 9-month net profit lower on Napster settlements, other expenses
11-14-07 BERLIN  (AP) - Media group Bertelsmann AG said Wednesday that its net profit declined sharply in the first nine months of this year, pushed down by settlements of copyright claims that arose from its backing of file-sharing service Napster and other one-time expenses. Full story
Comics Publishers Cautiously Go Online
By Ryan Pearson AP Entertainment Writer

11-13-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marvel is putting some of its older comics online Tuesday, hoping to reintroduce young people to the X-Men and Fantastic Four by showcasing the original issues in which such characters appeared. Full story

MD Says He Operated on Kanye West's Mom
By Jeremiah Marquez AP Writer

11-13-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A plastic surgeon who claimed to have operated on Kanye West's mother before she died said he did nothing wrong, and that her death could have been caused by other medical problems. Full story

Dial M for music - labels bank on mobile downloads
Media Record groups are saying the new services will turn the tide of falling sales
Katie Allen

11-12-07 Record labels are predicting that this month's launch of three new mobile phone music services will usher a return of rising sales after years of decline. Full story

Warner urges mobile groups to get musical
By Joshua Chaffin Financial Times
Rapper Kanye West's Mother Dies
By Jacob Adelman AP Writer

11-11-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Donda West, mother of Kanye West and former chairwoman of Chicago State University's English department, has died, a spokesman for the rapper said. She was 58. Full story

'Bee Movie' Stings 'American Gangster'
By David Germain AP Movie Writer

11-11-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jerry Seinfeld turned more honey into money as his animated comedy "Bee Movie" buzzed to the top of the box office in its second weekend. Full story

EMI labels sue online music executive
By Paritosh Bansal

11-11-07 NEW YORK (Reuters) - EMI Group companies sued online music industry executive Michael Robertson for copyright infringement on Friday, some seven years after his former company paid recording firms more than $100 million (47.8 million pounds) to settle a similar case. Full story

Britney Spears' Blackout Denied No. 1 Debut On Billboard Chart After Last-Minute Rule Change
Gil Kaufman (MTV.com)

11-08-07 Britney Spears just can't catch a break. Even when she makes a positive career move — i.e. a strong album — things seem to fall apart in unprecedented ways. Full story

Companies fail to block music threat
11-08-07 LONDON (Reuters) - Most companies do not stop staff from downloading music from the Internet, despite the risks posed to work computers, a survey has found. Full story
Prince moves to sue fan Web sites
By Mike Collett-White

11-07-07 LONDON (Reuters) - Fan sites dedicated to Prince say they have been served legal notice to remove all images of the singer, his lyrics and "anything linked to Prince's likeness", and have vowed to fight what they said was censorship. Full story

Diddy Won't Face Charges in Assault Case
11-06-07 NEW YORK (AP) -- Sean "Diddy" Combs won't face criminal charges for reportedly punching a man after a dispute at a trendy SoHo nightspot last month, prosecutors said Tuesday. Full story
Oregon Challenges RIAA on Behalf of University
Oregon's attorney general is challenging a subpoena from the RIAA that seeks the identities of 17 University of Oregon students.
Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld

11-06-07 In a move likely to be closely watched elsewhere in the nation, Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers is seeking to quash a subpoena from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) seeking the identities of 17 students at the University of Oregon who allegedly infringed music copyrights. Full story

Writers Strike Sends Shows Into Reruns
By Gary Gentile AP Business Writer

11-05-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The first strike by Hollywood writers in nearly 20 years got under way Monday with noisy pickets on both coasts - a walkout that will disrupt everything from late-night talk shows to soap operas. Full story

IPhone's success spawns generation of imitators - and challengers