Concert Promoter Seth Hurwitz Sues Live Nation June 12, 2009
- Touring Independent concert promoter Seth Hurwitz and the Maryland-based companies he co-owns, It's My Party (I.M.P.) and It's My Amphitheatre (IMA), have taken legal action against Live Nation. » Full Story
Briefs: Jammie Thomas Case, Imeem, Pirate Bay June 12, 2009
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| Legal and Management In the Jammie Thomas file-sharing case, the judge will allow evidence collected by MediaSentry and barred Thomas from using fair use as a defense; Imeem recently raised about $2.4 million in equity in late April and is looking to get another $4.1 million, and more. » Full Story
Artists Get Their Own Channels In Clear Channel Deal June 12, 2009 - Clear Channel Radio and Front Line Management are creating artist personal experience (a.p.e.) radio, a stand-alone company that will allow musicians to produce their own online radio shows, Billboard can exclusively reveal. » Full Story
Concert Promoter Seth Hurwitz Sues Live Nation June 12, 2009 - Independent concert promoter Seth Hurwitz and the Maryland-based companies he co-owns, It's My Party (I.M.P.) and It's My Amphitheatre (IMA), have taken legal action against Live Nation. » Full Story
Alesha Dixon Fronts Toblerone Campaign June 12, 2009 - U.K. pop act Alesha Dixon is to front a new campaign for Toblerone chocolate, offering fans a free download of an exclusive new track. » Full Story
Briefs: Jammie Thomas Case, Imeem, Pirate Bay June 12, 2009 - In the Jammie Thomas file-sharing case, the judge will allow evidence collected by MediaSentry and barred Thomas from using fair use as a defense; Imeem recently raised about $2.4 million in equity in late April and is looking to get another $4.1 million, and more. » Full Story
Australia's AIR CEO To Exit June 10, 2009 - Stu Watters, CEO of Australia's independent music companies' trade association AIR, will exit next month after five years in the post, Billboard.biz understands. » Full Story
IFPI Still Backing 'Three-Strikes' Schemes June 12, 2009 - IFPI chairman and CEO John Kennedy tells Billboard.biz that "three-strikes" schemes to tackle illegal file-sharing are still a solution, despite the French legal ruling against a key element of the country's proposed system. » Full Story
Briefs: Jammie Thomas Case, Imeem, Pirate Bay June 12, 2009 - In the Jammie Thomas file-sharing case, the judge will allow evidence collected by MediaSentry and barred Thomas from using fair use as a defense; Imeem recently raised about $2.4 million in equity in late April and is looking to get another $4.1 million, and more. » Full Story
Composers Seek Change In Copyright Law June 11, 2009 - Composers, along with publishers, are urging Congress to change copyright law so that when music airs in an audio-visual download, it is considered a public performance that earns them royalties. » Full Story
Black Eyed Peas At No. 1 On European Hot 100 June 11, 2009 - As Green Day starts a third week atop Billboard's European Top 100 Albums chart, Lady Gaga's 15-week reign over European Hot 100 Singles with "Poker Face" (Interscope/Universal) is finally ended by labelmates the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow." » Full Story
Whispers To Record First Gospel Album May 14, 2009 Grammy Award-winning gospel icon Fred Hammond is on board to produce several tracks for the project, which is tentatively slated for a fall 2009 release. » Full Story
Dave Matthews' 'Big' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 June 10, 2009 Dave Matthews Band strikes again with its fifth-consecutive studio album to debut at No. 1 as "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" bows on top of the Billboard 200 with a whopping 424,000 units sold, according to Nielsen Soundscan. » Full Story
Calvin Harris Books U.K. Tour June 05, 2009 U.K. DJ, producer and solo dance-pop artist Calvin Harris will embark on a 19-date tour of the U.K. and Ireland from Oct. 15 to Nov. 8. » Full Story
Univision Amends Debt To Buy Time, Liquidity: Exec June 12, 2009 A top Univision Communications executive on Thursday said the Spanish-language broadcaster amended its senior credit facility to buy time for the U.S. advertising market to recover, and added that the slide in ad sales appeared to be over for now. » Full Story
Artists Get Their Own Channels In Clear Channel Deal June 12, 2009 Clear Channel Radio and Front Line Management are creating artist personal experience (a.p.e.) radio, a stand-alone company that will allow musicians to produce their own online radio shows, Billboard can exclusively reveal. » Full Story
Saxophonist Sam Butera Dies At 81 June 05, 2009 Sam Butera, 81, a saxophonist who played with jazz greats such as Ella Fitzgerald, Louie Bellson, and led the band of Louis Prima for 21 years, died June 3 in Las Vegas after battling Alzheimer’s disease. » Full Story
