More New Music Industry News: ADA & WEA Merge, Ticketmaster, Pirate Bay, Decade In Music & More

• WMG has merged its ADA indie arm into its overall WEA distribution arm. "While the Warner Music Group is folding the sales staff of the
  Alternative Distribution Alliance inside that of WEA, the two
  distribution staffs will be kept separate in their dealings with
  account and labels." (Billboard)
• Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger: Consumer groups continue their opposition to the deal (Ticket News)
• Pirate Bay Founders Granted Appeal Against Operating Ban – In October the Stockholm District Court banned two of The Pirate Bay’s founders from operating the site. If they continue to work on The Pirate Bay, both will have to pay fines of $71,000. The two founders immediately decided to challenge the verdict and the Appeal Court has now announced that it will grant the appeal. (TorrentFreak)
• A full list of the Grammy nominees is here. I know I shouldn't care, but I do…
• Universal Music Netherlands has made an unspecified investment in Dutch digital music download firm Target Media. (Billboard)
• Online ticket reseller sees revenue surge. – So-called secondary ticket websites are becoming mainstream, says boss of UK site Seatwave. (Guardian)
• NPR is taking at The Decade In Music. The two installments so far deserve a listen The Way We Listen Now on how technology has changes how we listen to music and How Musicians Create.
• Music Ally is conducting a digital marketing survey.  Get involved here.
• Do-It-Yourself iPhone App Service Mobile Roadie Teams Up With Ustream. (ReadWriteWeb)