NEWS BRIEF: Lana Del Rey #1, Challenges For New Sony CEO, Google + ReDigi, Willie Nelson & More

Lana Del Rey – the new artist every critic seems to love to hate – has debuted at #1 on the iTunes charts in 15 countries including UK, Germany, France and USA.

• New Chief Takes on a Sony That Is a Shadow of Its Former Self. (NY Times)
• Google has filed a brief in the case of EMI vs mp3 reseller ReDigi asking the court to "deny the motion for preliminary injunction without reaching the complex and profound legal issues outlined."

MORE:

• Why Don Cornelius Matters (NPR)
• Willie Nelson Returns To Sony To Curate His Catalog. (Noise 11) Expect to see more legacy artists doing this as a way for both to benifit from existing catalog. 
• What do record labels actually do? You'd be surprised. (Guardian)
• Facebook’s Filing: The Highlights (NY Times)

• TicketWeb today launched a mobile-optimized ticketing suite that allows promoters to manage an entire show using their iPhone or Android phone