Uni's 'White' latest in MySpace promotion
By Gail Schiller Hollywood Reporter
09-19-07 NEW YORK -- For Universal's "Sydney White," opening Friday, the movie studio teamed with MySpace for one of the site's Black Curtain screenings, where the movie's star, Amanda Bynes, appeared to meet and greet fans and participate in a Q&A. Full story
Kanye West Bests 50 Cent in Album Sales
By Nekesa Mumbi Moody AP Music Writer
09-19-07 NEW YORK (AP) -- Just hours after he was officially crowned the victor in his much-hyped sales battle with 50 Cent, Kanye West turned up at GQ's 50th anniversary party as the featured performer. Full story
Warner's Bronfman gives ground on DRM-free music
By Yinka Adegoke 
Sir Richard Branson sells Virgin Megastores
The entrepreneur has handed the business, which launched his career almost 40 years ago, to its management
By Dearbail Jordan 
09-18-07 Sir Richard Branson has ended his 37-year-old association with record retailing after agreeing to sell Virgin Megastores to a management buyout team. Full story
Warner boss sees rebound despite CD sales decline
By Megan Davies
09-17-07 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warner Music Group Corp's Chief Executive said on Monday the music company's business was poised to rebound as it tapped new revenue streams to counter the decline in sales of traditional CDs. Full story
Warner targets MySpace to promote album
By Joshua Chaffin
09-18-07 Warner Musicwill sell James Blunt's new album through MySpace in an attempt to capitalise on the social networking site's popularity among music fans. Full story
Screen Digest: Blu-ray , HD video sales to even out over long run
Studios leaving money on the table by failing to support both HD DVD and Blu-ray next generation video formats. Screen Digest predicts most studios will become format agnostic
09-17-07 The latest research released today by media analysts Screen Digest, examines the evolution of the high-definition video market. Full story
Music industry looks to new models to boost sales
By Yinka Adegoke
09-17-07 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. music industry is becoming more open-minded about working with online music stores from the tiniest start-up to Amazon.com, hoping to boost digital music sales and erode the dominance of Apple Inc's iTunes. Full story
`Sopranos' Wins Emmy for Best Drama
By Beth Harris AP Writer
09-17-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Gone but not forgotten by voters, "The Sopranos" claimed its final Emmy as best dramatic series. Full story
SpiralFrog offers free songs -- with a catch
Users view ads and answer questionnaires. It's an alternative to fee-based music models.
By Joseph Menn, Los Angeles Times
09-17-07 With plummeting CD sales making new business models imperative, some major record labels are offering more of their most prized content free of charge -- though not free of hassle. Full story
Radio stations keying in to text-message promotions
By Antony Bruno
09-16-07 DENVER (Reuters/Billboard) - It's happened to everyone. You're cruising in your car, cranking the tunes, when the radio DJ announces a promotion awarding tickets for a sold-out show to the first fan who correctly answers a trivia question. Full story
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By Ciar Byrne 
09-14-07 He gave away his last album free with a newspaper, but Prince has now taken a stance to defend the rights of the artist by launching a legal action against internet sites that he claims have infringed his copyright. Full story
Verizon to drop Marley ringtones
09-13-07 NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Verizon Wireless will drop all Bob Marley ringtones, ringbacks and pictures after being threatened with a trademark infringement lawsuit, representatives for the late reggae star's family said Thursday. Full story
Grateful Dead Claims Documents Withheld in Music Suit
By Erik Larson and Jeff St.Onge
09-13-07 (Bloomberg) -- The Grateful Dead, the Doors, Led Zeppelin and Carlos Santana asked a judge to force a music archive to turn over thousands of documents and recordings they say are key to protecting their rights to memorabilia and music. Full story
T.I. Tops BET Hip-Hop Nominees With 9
09-13-07 ATLANTA (AP) -- T.I. has wrapped up another slew of BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations. The Atlanta-based rapper received nine nominations for the second annual awards show, which will air on Oct. 17. Full story
50 Cent, Lil' Kim, Sued Over Royalties
09-13-07 NEW YORK (AP) -- A record producer has sued rappers 50 Cent and Lil' Kim and two record companies for $2 million, claiming they failed to pay him royalties on a song that sold 2 million copies. Full story
50 Talks Album Sales; Blames Interscope
By Nolan Strong Allhiphop.com
09-12-07 Rapper 50 Cent recently commented on his first week's album sales projections, which estimate that his new album Curtis will move 550-600,000 units, about 200,000 less than Kanye West's new album Graduation. Full story
Kanye West outselling 50 Cent in 'feud'
By Todd Martens, L A Times
Yuma' Guns Down Box Office Competition
Edie Falco to Guest Star on 30 Rock
09-07-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- With "The Sopranos" over, Edie Falco is going for laughs on NBC's "30 Rock." Full story
Apple, Music Labels Face iTunes Antitrust Case
European Commission antitrust hearings over iTunes price concerns begin in late September.
Jonny Evans, Macworld
09-06-07 Apple and the major music labels are scheduled to attend a closed door meeting with the European Commission over iTunes price concerns. Full Story
Music Videos Go Lo-Fi As Cash Dries Up
By Jake Coyle AP Entertainment Writer
09-06-07 NEW YORK (AP) -- The music video is shrinking. With the music industry in crisis from falling sales and file sharing, labels have less cash to subsidize elaborate videos that will mostly be seen in miniature on computers. Full story
R. Kelly Child-Pornography Trial Postponed Yet Again
Doctor has ordered lead prosecutor, who just had a baby, to take time off; Chicago paper claims trial will not take place until 2008
By Jennifer Vineyard MTV News
09-05-07 Just one month ago, it looked like the wait was over — but a Chicago judge decided on Tuesday that the child-pornography criminal case against R. Kelly, which has been pending for five years, will not be going to trial on September 17 after all. Full story
R. Kelly Child-Pornography Trial Postponed Yet Again
Doctor has ordered lead prosecutor, who just had a baby, to take time off; Chicago paper claims trial will not take place until 2008
By Jennifer Vineyard MTV News
09-05-07 Just one month ago, it looked like the wait was over but a Chicago judge decided on Tuesday that the child-pornography criminal case against R. Kelly, which has been pending for five years, will not be going to trial on September 17 after all. Full story
Halle Berry Pregnant With First Child
09-05-07 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Halle Berry is expecting her first child. The 41-year-old Academy Award-winning actress told the TV show "Access Hollywood" that she's three months' pregnant. She identified the father as boyfriend Gabriel Aubry. Full story
Sanctuary's record label to close
By Kate Holton
09-05-07 LONDON (Reuters) -The recorded music division of Sanctuary Music Group is to close, its new owner Universal Music said on Wednesday, as it looks to develop the firm's merchandising, catalogue and management businesses instead. Full story
Can Music Big-Timers Fix Sagging Sales?
By Nekesa Mumbi Moody AP Music Writer
09-04-07 NEW YORK (AP) -- After a particularly anemic year that saw double-digit declines in album sales and no true blockbuster CDs, the recording industry is looking to its fall releases to deliver some much needed multiplatinum magic. Full story
Apple likely to introduce new iPod with large touch screen
By Rhys Blakely
09-03-07 Apple is expected to unveil a revamp of its iPod line on Wednesday with the launch of a long-anticipated full or wide-screen, with touch control, version of the digital music player that is designed to bolster the group’s reach in video. Full story
Final Napster suit settled
By Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in London and Joshua Chaffin in New York
09-02-07 Bertelsmann, the German media group, may have to book another $200m (€147m) of costs after settling the last of the litigation stemming from its support for the original Napster, the music file-sharing website. Full story
Spike Lee to Chair Online Film Festival
By Colleen Barry AP Writer
09-01-07 VENICE, Italy (AP) -- Spike Lee said Saturday the Internet has provided so many opportunities for young filmmakers to showcase their work, there are no more excuses. Full story
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