>>> A roundup of coverage from the recent NARM record convention via Coolfer. >>> Concert.tv is expanding to include cable and online coverage of major festivals and tours. >>> Here’s. Continue reading

50 Cent provides a rapped escort and enters the ring with Floyd Mayweather in a major marketing coup for his upcoming album Curtis, whose title and release date were scrawled. Continue reading

We’ve been reporting label unhappiness with eMusic for several months and this week’s print edition of Billboard confirms that several more labels are on the verge of leaving the service. . Continue reading

In a move that will surely please stockholders, sources have the Warner Music Group beginning staggered layoffs of 400 employees spread across the company.  This is the second major round. Continue reading

>>> The UK’s Premier soccer league and publisher Bourne have joined the growing chorus of content owners suing YouTube. >>> Forbes.com takes an in depth look at how each of. Continue reading

In the "new global ecomony" the consensus is that bigger is better. We’re not sure we agree, but we’re obviously no investment bankers: >>> EMI has released a statement that. Continue reading

>>> EMI, through its Singaporean unit, has become the first major label to cut a digital distribution deal in Vietnam via an agreement with Mobile Solutions Services, a leading local. Continue reading