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Liberty Media Ups Live Nation Stake. Is Buyout Next? July 19 2012 Liberty Media has increased its stake in concert and ticketing giant Live Nation, fueling speculation that the privately owned media conglomerate may be contemplating a buyout of the now public promoter-giant. Read More »	Grooveshark Wins DMCA Argument in Universal Dispute July 12 2012 Judge has allowed Groove Shark to go forward with a tortious interference suit against UMG Read More »
Twitter Makes Small Changes With Huge Ramifications For Music Marketing July 12 2012 A small function added to Twitter's search could potentially benefit how you market your music. Read More »	Frank Ocean "Channel Orange" First Week Sales Projection July 12 2012 Frank Ocean is slated for a big first week due to digital sales of his album on iTunes. Read More »
The Bloodbath Begins at EMI... July 12 2012 The rumblings on this started ahead of the July 4th holiday, as first reported by Digital Music News. And the initial chop involved least 5 'top A&R' and 'senior VP' executives at EMI Music Publishing, according to sources within the building. All of which closely followed the very high-profile exit of longtime Publishing president Big Jon Platt. But there were more fireworks... Read More »	Role of Digital Music Underpins Senate Hearings on Universal-EMI Deal July 10 2012 A look into how the UMG/EMI merger can effect the future of the industry Read More »
Layoffs at EMI Music Publishing Begin July 10 2012 As expected, layoffs have begun at EMI Music Publishing, in the wake of the completion of the company's acquisition by a Sony Corp. of America-led consortium on June 29. Read More »	Industry Attorney: Major Labels Rarely Pass Through Spotify Earnings... July 10 2012 The major labels are paid huge advances or guarantees for Spotify's use of their artists' music. But do their artists get any of that money? Here to address that issue is music industry attorney Steve Gordon, who brings specific contract language and terms to the table. Steve was assisted in writing this piece by Emily Borich and Ariel Greenberg. Read More »
Frank Ocean's 'Channel Orange' Heading for iTunes Early Release July 10 2012 Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange" will arrive on iTunes early Tuesday morning, Billboard.com has confirmed. The early release of the album will be available exclusively from the iTunes store until its official July 17 launch. Read More »	Nielsen: Digital Music Sales Up 14% So Far This Year, On Pace To Set New Sales Record July 7 2012 Nielsen today announced its 2012 mid-year SoundScan numbers for the U.S. and the trends look pretty familiar: digital album sales were up 14% compared to the same time period last year and digital track sales were up 6%. Read More »