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Portico Quartet Plays Biggest Show, Plans U.S. Tour
March 09, 2010 - Global | Touring | Jazz
Mercury-nominated modern jazz act Portico Quartet has launched its U.K. tour, which features its biggest headline show to date, and is planning a U.S. release and concerts. » Full Story

Cliff Richard Turns To Jazz To Mark 70th
March 09, 2010 - Global | Rock and Pop
Veteran British singer Cliff Richard will mark his 70th birthday with the release of an album of jazz and swing music. » Full Story

IFPI: $1 Million To Break An Act
March 09, 2010 - Global | Record Labels
The IFPI has published a new report outlining the record labels' investment in music talent, which it says now reaches around $5 billion a year. » Full Story

BMG Rights Management Signs Leona Lewis
March 09, 2010 - Global | Publishing | Rock and Pop
BMG Rights Management has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Leona Lewis. » Full Story

Belgian Singles Surge 20%, Market Value Dips
March 09, 2010 - Global | Retail
The Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), representing 90% of the country's entertainment industry companies, has announced an increase for music sales by volume but confirmed a fall in value for 2009. » Full Story

Spanish Musician, Industry Veteran Tato Luzardo Dies
March 09, 2010 - Global | Latin
Tato Luzardo, the director of Spain's Academy of Music Arts and Sciences, died the day after the 14th Premios de la Musica gala award organized each year by the academy. » Full Story

Pink Floyd Goes To Court In Royalty Row With EMI
March 09, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management | Record Labels
Pink Floyd has begun legal action against EMI Group over the way royalty payments are calculated in the digital era. » Full Story

Tokio Hotel Pulls Russian Show
March 09, 2010 - Global | Touring | Rock and Pop
A show by the German pop-rock act Tokio Hotel at St. Petersburg's 12,000-seat Ice Palace was canceled at the last minute, allegedly due to a dispute between the artist and the promoter. » Full Story

Ellie Goulding Debuts Atop U.K. Albums Chart
March 08, 2010 - Global | Retail | Rock and Pop
Critics' Choice BRIT Award winner Ellie Goulding made a winning start to her U.K. album chart career, debuting at No. 1 with her first set, "Lights" (Polydor/Universal). » Full Story

Spotify Debuts Live Set From Amy Macdonald
March 08, 2010 - Global | Rock and Pop | Digital and Mobile
European streaming service Spotify has moved into live concert footage, launching Amy Macdonald's sophomore album with a live set from the Scottish singer songwriter. » Full Story

German Biz Heads To SXSW
March 08, 2010 - Global
Seventy-nine German music companies will have a presence at SXSW from March 17 to March 21. » Full Story

Bundled Music 'Worth $155 Million To U.K. ISPs By 2013'
March 08, 2010 - Global | Digital and Mobile
A study has found that bundled digital music services could generate £103 million ($155 million) of potential direct revenue a year for U.K. Internet Service Providers by 2013. » Full Story

Massive Attack, Muse Confirmed For Fuji Rock Fest
March 08, 2010 - Global | Touring | Rock and Pop
Japan's leading one-location music event, Fuji Rock Festival, has announced some of the main headliners for its 14th edition, to be held July 30 to Aug. 1. » Full Story

Traffic Cops Catch CD Pirate Down Under
March 08, 2010 - Indies | Legal and Management
An Australian court has fined a man $12,000 Australian ($10,950) for copyright infringements after traffic police spotted illegally copied CDs and DVDs in his car. » Full Story

Christophe Lameignere Steps Down At Sony France
March 08, 2010 - Global | Record Labels
Christophe Lameignère has stepped down from his role of president of Sony Music France, a statement sent by the company confirmed. » Full Story

MOG Vs. Spotify
March 05, 2010 - Digital and Mobile
The “MOG vs. Spotify” hype is beginning in the UK. » Full Story

Ruling By End March In EMI Deal Dispute
March 05, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management | Record Labels
A U.S. judge said he would rule by the end of March on whether or not to grant a request by Citigroup Inc to move a lawsuit by Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd to London in a dispute over the buyout house's acquisition of EMI. » Full Story

Dizzee Rascal To Publish Memoir
March 05, 2010 - Global | Indies | RB Hip-Hop
BRIT Award-winning U.K. rapper and producer Dizzee Rascal is to publish a memoir in a joint venture with Canongate Books. » Full Story

Snoop Dogg Wins Latest U.K. Visa Battle
March 05, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management | RB Hip-Hop
Snoop Dogg can re-apply for a U.K. visa after two immigration judges decided that the border authorities were wrong to deny the rapper entry into the country. » Full Story

Sade, Ke$ha Rule Euro Charts
March 05, 2010 - Global | Retail | Rock and Pop
Billboard's new pan-European sales charts show Sade starting a third week atop European Albums with "Soldier of Love" (Epic/Sony Music Entertainment), while Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" (RCA/Sony Music Entertainment) moves into a fifth week at No. 1 on Hot 100 Singles. » Full Story

Napster Japan To Close
March 05, 2010 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Napster Japan, a joint venture between the U.S.-based Napster and Tower Records Japan, will shut on May 31. » Full Story

Apple Sets IPad Launch Date, International Plans
March 05, 2010 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Apple Inc said on Friday that U.S. sales of its iPad tablet would kick off on April 3 and international sales would start later in April. » Full Story

WMG Onboard With Dailymotion Video Service
March 05, 2010 - Global | Digital and Mobile
Warner Music Group has joined EMI in licensing its music video catalog to the French-based Dailymotion online video service. » Full Story

Fito & Los Fitipaldis Honored At Premios De La Musica
March 05, 2010 - Global | Latin
Singer-guitarist Fito Cabrales took awards at the Premios de la Musica gala in Madrid for best song and best rock album for "Antes De Que Cuentes Diez" (Warner/DRO) by his band, Fito & Los Fitipaldis. » Full Story

Lady Gaga Wins Big At ECHO Awards
March 05, 2010 - Global | Rock and Pop
Lady Gaga was the main winner of the ECHO German music awards, held in front of an audience of 4,000 in Berlin. » Full Story

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