> Geffen and Interscope cut 15 -20 jobs yesterday spread throughout the labels. Among those confirmed layed off at Geffen were veteran publicists Jim Merlis and Jycorri Robinson. Sources imply. Continue reading

> Jay-Z has booked a concert in Vegas and plans to build something in Manhattan, create a business with Steve Stoute and continue negotiating with Def Jam. > The Source. Continue reading

Layoffs at RealNetworks, SonyBMG/Columbia and Universal’s Island Def Jam. iTunes Top Albums and Songs of 2007. 4QFor (4 Questions For) New Music Strategies Andrew Dubber. Vote for your favorite blogs. Continue reading

Some of or readers called the previous Nokia video in this series a bit self-serving. They may be, but that does not make them less interesting or less true. Watch. Continue reading

> XM is making select programming available free via iTunes and the net. >>> Iron Maiden has cut a new 360 deal with EMI. The band has been associated with. Continue reading

Some senior execs at Sony BMG’s Columbia Records are the latest to suffer the effects of declining music sales.  Sources have predicted that 40-70 mid-level managers within the Sony BMG. Continue reading

UPDATED: >>> The RIAA says ripping your CD’s to mp3’s is breaking the law. (ars) And the wonder why we don’t take them seriously? >>> CASH (Coalition for Artists and. Continue reading

Nokia, whose ambitions seem to include a strong presence on the net and all new media, as well as via mobile, has surveyed 9000 trend-setters globally for a study designed. Continue reading

ITUNES BEST-SELLING ALBUMS OF 20071.   Maroon 5            It Won’t Be Soon Before Long2.   Amy Winehouse    Back To Black3.   Kanye West         Graduation4.   Daughtry       . Continue reading