>>> Helen Smith, of Brussels-based KEA European Affairs, has been appointed as the new secretary general for Impala, the European trade association for independent music companies.(Billboard)
>>> Public Enemy has tapped upstart TuneCore for digital distribution.
>>> Want to know teens are thinking and buying? The YPlus blog is a close as you're ever gonna get.
>>> The UK's largest indie music retalier Fopp is closing. (Guardian)
>>> More details are emerging of the Universal iTunes flap with the major label seeking a month to month deal giving it more flexibility to place special promotions elsewhere. (AP)
