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Crossingham Steps Up At Universal Ireland
July 25, 2008 - Global | Record Labels
Mark Crossingham has been appointed the new managing director of Universal Music Ireland, effective Sept. 1. » Full Story
Rolling Stones Sign To Universal
July 25, 2008 - Record Labels | Global | Rock and Pop
Rock icons the Rolling Stones have left EMI to sign a long-term deal with Universal Music Group (UMG). » Full Story
Authorities Raid Argentina's 'La Salada' Pirates' Market
July 24, 2008 - Latin
A total of 45,000 recorded CD-Rs and DVD-Rs were seized, as well as 36 burners and nearly 1 million in-lays. Eight people were arrested. » Full Story
Britain Agrees Plan To Tackle Online Music Piracy
July 24, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
Some of Britain's biggest Internet service providers have reached an accord which voluntarily binds them to a code of practise intended to sharply reduce illicit file-sharing. » Full Story
'Viva La Vida' Lives Large On Euro Chart
July 24, 2008 - Global
The top two titles on Billboard's European Top 100 Albums chart are unchanged, with "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" (Parlophone/EMI) at No. 1 for Coldplay for a fifth week. » Full Story
30 Seconds To Mars Land 4 Kerrang! Noms
July 23, 2008 - Global
Actor Jared Leto's band 30 Seconds To Mars are battling with U.K. rock act Bullet For My Valentine in the Kerrang! Awards, with both groups securing four nominations. » Full Story
Russian's Svyaznoy Handset Retailer Tests CD Sales
July 23, 2008 - Global
Russian mobile phone retail chain Svyaznoy is testing CD sales in its outlets nationwide. » Full Story
Singapore Alliance Promises New Era Of Live Biz
July 23, 2008 - Global | Touring
SINGfest, the Island Republic's biggest contemporary music festival, looks set to become even bigger with an alliance between brand-led event and digital content company All the Worlds, a Universal Music Group joint-venture company, and Asian concert promoter Midas Promotions. » Full Story
Mixed Bag Of Mercury Nominees Unveiled
July 22, 2008 - Global | Indies
Rock veteran Robert Plant squares off against teenage singer/songwriter Adele on the 12-album shortlist for the 2008 Nationwide Mercury Prize, announced in London this morning. » Full Story
Sky's No Limit As Universal Teams On MP3 Service
July 22, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Sky, the U.K.'s leading pay-TV provider, is entering the digital music marketplace with an adventurous service which allows subscribers unlimited access to downloads and streams. » Full Story
Kobalt Recruits BMI's Robinson
July 22, 2008 - Global | Publishing
BMI veteran Nick Robinson has joined Kobalt Music Group as senior VP business development. » Full Story
'Mamma Mia!' Sparks Aussie ABBA Revival
July 22, 2008 - Global
Abba are in the money money money on Australia's sales charts. In the wake of the Australian theatrical release of "Mamma Mia!", no less than ten Abba titles have made impressions on this week's Motorola Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) chart. They are all on Universal Music. » Full Story
Juanes, Bose, Betancourt Call For Freedom At Paris Concert
July 21, 2008 - Latin
Thousands of people turned out for a free Paris concert calling for the release of hostages held by Colombia's FARC rebel group. Shakira performed in Colombia at a similar event, which coincided with the country's Independence Day. » Full Story
ABBA Fever Heats Up U.K. Charts
July 21, 2008 - Global | Retail
The soundtrack of the new movie "Mamma Mia" (Polydor/Universal), featuring ABBA's songs, raced to No. 1 on the compilation chart, for which it qualifies, becoming the overall best-selling album of the week. » Full Story
Alesha Checks Into Asylum
July 21, 2008 - Global | RB Hip-Hop | Rock and Pop
British singer Alesha Dixon has signed a contract with Atlantic Records U.K. division Asylum U.K. for the world, excluding Asia. » Full Story
MTV, OCC Strike Charts Deal
July 21, 2008 - Global
MTV Networks U.K. has struck a long-term deal with the Official U.K. Charts Company which will enable the music TV broadcaster to reveal the U.K. sales charts across a range of platforms. » Full Story
Vodafone Director Ferguson Joins Sony BMG
July 21, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Sony BMG Music Entertainment U.K. has hired former Vodafone executive Graeme Ferguson to the new position of SVP digital and strategic partnerships. » Full Story
Italy's ENPALS Extends Labels' Pensions Deadline
July 21, 2008 - Global
Italian government agency ENPALS has extended by three months the deadline for payment of royalty-based retroactive pension contributions by record labels. » Full Story
China Confirms Extra Scrutiny For Int'l Artists
July 21, 2008 - Global
China is tightening the screws on political expression, saying it will ban foreign artists and entertainers who have ever engaged in activities deemed to "threaten national sovereignty." » Full Story
Ciaraldi Splits With EMI Italy
July 21, 2008 - Global
EMI Italy veteran Beppe Ciaraldi is to depart at the end of the month after 36 years with the firm. » Full Story
Mandela 'Anthem' Brings Birthday Cheer
July 21, 2008 - Global
South Africans may have been largely left out of the main celebration for Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday when London hosted a concert in his honor last month. But that hasn't stopped individual artists from paying tribute to the global icon on his big day. » Full Story
Olympics Force Beijing Venues Into Second Place
July 21, 2008 - Global
Several Beijing live music venues have had to cancel their summer live-music events due to "security concerns" ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which start on Aug. 8. » Full Story
Tixdaq Hires EMI's Waddington
July 18, 2008 - Global | Touring
Tixdaq, the British-based independent ticketing consultancy and online price comparison service, has recruited former EMI executive Will Waddington to the role as chief operations and financial officer. » Full Story
Yusuf Islam Wins Libel Damages
July 18, 2008 - Global | Legal and Management
Yusuf Islam, the singer and songwriter formerly known as Cat Stevens, today accepted "substantial" but undisclosed libel damages and a public apology at London's High Court over an entertainment news agency slur. » Full Story
Hanslip Violin Trust Plays Tune To Investors
July 18, 2008 - Global | Classical
Twenty-year-old British violin sensation Chloe Hanslip needs a new violin and is appealing to rich benefactors to help her get it. » Full Story
 


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