news/events

New Organisation to Represent UK Music Industry  9/26/2008


Cultural funding important for Canada's future  9/25/2008


Indie labels say there's little equity in their dealings with MySpace  9/25/2008


Online Royalties Agreement Reached  9/24/2008


To be creative is, in fact, Canadian  9/24/2008


Google's Android phone will give today's smartphones, including the iPhone, a run for their money.  9/23/2008


Why public funding of arts matters to all of us  9/22/2008


Report: Canadians Listening To Radio Less  9/22/2008


Study reveals erosion in arts funding  9/20/2008


Universal's Revenue Uptick Brings Optimism to Music Biz  9/18/2008


Sony Ericsson ready to challenge Nokia's 'Comes with Music'  9/18/2008


BBC Cooking Ad-Supported, Streaming Music Service...  8/28/2008


Dion says Liberals ready to fight an election, retain arts funding  8/27/2008


iTunes China Back Online   8/27/2008


Digital Music Store Offers All MP3 Format  8/27/2008


Judge Finds File-Swapper Destroyed Evidence, Sides With RIAA  8/27/2008


Japanese Labels Deny Master-Ringtone Monopoly  8/26/2008


In Canada, private radio revenue continues to grow  8/25/2008


Virgin gets into the mix  8/25/2008


What We Need Is A Digital Bill Of Rights  8/25/2008


BMI Revenues Hit $901 Million In 2008  8/25/2008


Disc Makers' New Elite Artist Services Division Lets Major Artists Drop Their Label  8/21/2008


Live Nation Partners With Latin America’s Largest Promoter  8/21/2008


Retailer Sanity Launches Aussie Subscription Service  8/20/2008


Heritage Committee To Hold Hearings Into CBC Radio 2 Changes  8/20/2008


Royalty Share Acquires Broad Street Digital For Content Licensing; Furthers European Expansion  8/20/2008


RIM's BlackBerry Bold To Hit Canada On Thursday  8/19/2008


Arts funding cuts no music to our ears: promoters  8/15/2008


Pemberton Festival Site Faces Permit Trouble For 2009  8/14/2008


WMA Digs Deep For RoyaltyShare  8/14/2008


Culture cuts too deep  8/14/2008


Canadian Producers Very Concerned About New Cuts To Culture Funds  8/14/2008


T.O. cultural scene facing the music  8/13/2008


Live Nation Considers Changes For Future "360" Deals  8/13/2008


Pure Play Music Reveals Launch Of New Portal For Independent Artists To Monetize Their Music  8/13/2008


iPhone apps: $30 million in 30 days  8/12/2008


MCPS-PRS Reports Decline In Mechanical Revenues  8/12/2008


MySpace faces rejection, internal dissent in hiring music venture CEO  8/11/2008


Ottawa axes second arts subsidy in two weeks  8/10/2008


Cancellation of cultural program makes us poorer  8/10/2008


CIRPA Response to Federal Budget Cuts to Cultural Programs  8/9/2008


Ottawa axes arts travel program  8/8/2008


Live Nation shares jump 27 pct as results beat view  8/8/2008


Brofman: The amount being paid to the Music Industry from Games Biz is far too small  8/7/2008


ProveMyCopyright.com helps to secure copyright on photos, music, books and software.  8/7/2008


Warner Music Group Total Q3 Revenue Up 5%; Digital Up 39%  8/7/2008


Dubai buys a fifth of Cirque du Soleil  8/6/2008


Google launches free music service in China  8/6/2008


Regulator questions satellite radio merger plans  8/5/2008


Judge Hints at Mistrial in Jammie Thomas File-Sharing Case  8/5/2008


Bye Bye, Baby: Disc Makers Buys CD Baby...  8/5/2008


Australian Biz Faces 5-Year Decline  8/5/2008


Bertelsmann Exits Sony BMG   8/5/2008


IODA Battles Olympic-Sized Piracy, Licenses China  8/5/2008


EMI and Typhoon sign deal for China  8/4/2008


Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the Rock 'n' Roll Money Machine  8/2/2008


The Orchard receives Sony/ATV windfall  8/2/2008


Universal Unearths Catalog Treasure With Lost Tunes  7/31/2008


CRTC pushes for power to levy fines  7/31/2008


Touring Panel Forecasts Bleak Fall Touring Season   7/29/2008


Warner/Chappell Music Signs Singer/Songwriter Katy Perry  7/29/2008


US Satellite Merger Creates Unresolved Dilemmas In Canada  7/29/2008


FCC Approves Satellite Merger   7/28/2008


Reaction to proposed copyright reforms mixed  7/28/2008


Chaos mars first day of Pemberton festival  7/26/2008


IP Bill Introduced In Senate   7/25/2008


Six UK ISPs have agreed to a voluntary code of practice  7/24/2008


Report: XM-Sirius Approval Imminent  7/24/2008


Gamecues Deployed As A New Distribution Model For Video Game Music Licensing  7/22/2008


"I play offense,'' says RIM's Jim Balsillie. "There's no glory in defense."  7/21/2008


15 Companies Bid Almost $4.3 Billion for Licences for New Wireless Services  7/21/2008


iLike Offers New Tools To Concert Promoters, Venues  7/21/2008


Does the world need another indie band?  7/20/2008


Bjork's Tibet protest causes crackdown on Olympic Performers  7/18/2008


XM and Sirius Are Close To Finalizing a Merge  7/18/2008


Bold & Thunder, Blackberry Models Designed To Steal iPhone Biz  7/18/2008


Retail DVD sales soaring  7/17/2008


Lionsgate, YouTube strike ad-share deal  7/17/2008


MTV Launches TV 'Soundtrack' Site   7/17/2008


Survey: Radio Still Top Source Of Discovery For Music Fans  7/17/2008


John Hayes To Step Down As Corus Radio President  7/17/2008


40 percent of Lavigne's intellectual property value comes from Asia  7/17/2008


Can The New iPhone Revolutionize Radio?  7/16/2008


EC Proposes Extended Copyright Term  7/16/2008


CBC to CRTC: Rethink assumptions about new media  7/16/2008


Death Row Records auctioned for $24 mil  7/15/2008


New Music Partnership Aims To Elevate Singapore's Singfest To The Global Stage  7/15/2008


OD2 unveils million-song jukebox  7/15/2008


EMI's overall revenues rise 61%  7/14/2008


Business takes sides in net neutrality debate  7/14/2008


Sony BMG Joint Venture Divide On The Cards   7/14/2008


Meet The Upstart New Company That Is Changing The Face Of Music  7/14/2008


FCC Chairman Seeks to End Comcast's Delay of File Sharing  7/14/2008


Canadian Court Pulls Plug On Quebectorrent   7/11/2008


ReverbNation Registers 200,000th Band In First Twenty Months  7/10/2008


Corus Third-Quarter Profit Rose 27% on TV Ad Sales  7/10/2008


Digital download model puts song exposure above sales  7/9/2008


ISPs On The Agenda At BPI AGM   7/9/2008


Copyright bill stirs debate about privacy, consumer rights  7/9/2008


OurStage Aims To Connect Bands With Talent Buyers  7/9/2008


Nickelback/Live Nation- Now this deal makes sense.  7/8/2008


EMI Confirms Leoni-Sceti Hire, Hands Steps Aside   7/7/2008


The top 10 hottest music sites, according to Wired  7/7/2008


Nickelback Sign 360 Deal with Live Nation  7/7/2008


Google forced to reveal users' YouTube viewing habits  7/4/2008


Top musicians out of tune with EU royalties plan  7/4/2008


Radio Festival 2008: Industry Heading For Tough Music Rights Collection Negotiation  7/4/2008


Inter-Regional Forum on Development and Service-Oriented IP Administration Concludes  7/4/2008


Shakira Leaves Epic, Signs Massive Live Nation Deal  7/3/2008


Warning letters to 800 Virgin 'file-sharers'  7/3/2008


We Need Specific, Tough Rules On Foreign Takeovers  7/3/2008


Mobile Music A $7.3 Billion Industry By 2011  7/3/2008


Ex-Canuck storms Bombay music scene   7/2/2008


Album Sales In The US Have Declined 11% during the First Half of '08  7/2/2008


Nokia signs Warner Music, now has three of the Big Four  7/2/2008


Labels benefit from non-music sales  7/1/2008


Promoter Harvey Goldsmith wonders if there are too many festivals  6/30/2008


MCPS And PPL Unite To Create Professional Dubbing Licence  6/30/2008


House Committee Endorses Radio Royalties for Record Labels  6/29/2008


Copyright Office To Debut Online Registration System  6/27/2008


Streaming Music Industry Will Generate $70B Over Six Years, says Insight Research  6/26/2008


Brands help bands reach musical highs  6/25/2008


Copyright Act Gets Overdue Update  6/24/2008


China: Baidu Enters New Partnership with 3 Record Companies  6/24/2008


Chorus of Disapproval Over Pop Song Rights  6/23/2008


Michael Cohl Has Left The Building  6/23/2008


An Unlikely Promoter Drives Nokia’s Push in Hollywood  6/23/2008


HMV Gets Closer To Digital Future   6/23/2008


Almost half of respondents support Copyright Act amendments: Angus Reid survey  6/22/2008


Recording Industry Welcomes Arrest Of British DJ On Suspicion Of Music Piracy  6/22/2008


Publishers, Labels and Digital Music Providers Hammer Out A Settlement  6/19/2008


New rules for iPod Nation  6/13/2008
Toronto Star

Canadian Creator and Music Industry Groups Applaud Introduction of Copyright Bill  6/12/2008
CRIA NEWS

Polaris Music Prize Hopefuls Reduced To 40 Canadian Albums   6/12/2008
Chartattack

Commerce Dept. Supports Radio Royalties  6/12/2008
Radio Ink

Sinatra Says Royalties Exemption 'Robs' Artists  6/12/2008
Radio Ink

Cohl Out At Live Nation?  6/11/2008
Billboard Biz

Madison Square Garden Aligns With Azoff-led Front Line  6/11/2008
Billboard Biz

Asian Internet Sites Offer Huge Opportunity  6/10/2008
FYI News

Switzer, Slaight among investors in GlassBOX Music Television  6/9/2008
Cartt.ca

In 6 Years, China's TV and Radio Stations Has Generated a Loss of $41 Million for Music Creators   6/9/2008
Record Of The Day

Musicians forced into Poverty, National Survey Finds  6/7/2008
FYI Music news

Chinese Music Industry Establishes Alliance Vowing to Escalate Fight Against Baidu Piracy  6/3/2008
Record Of The Day

Concerns As Album Canadian Sales Slump   5/22/2008
Billboard Biz

If FCC Conditions Are Too Tough, Sirius Won't Merge  5/13/2008
Radio Ink

Music Industry Hopes Upgrades Boost Mobile Sector  5/13/2008
Billboard

Last.fm Sees Sales Spike After Streaming Change   4/11/2008
Billboard

NZ Approves Long-Awaited Copyright Legislation  4/10/2008
Billboard

TV Shows Bring in the Money for the Music Industry  4/10/2008
The Hollywood Reporter

Report: 40% of Music Sales Will be Digital by 2012  4/9/2008
Digital Media Wire

Social Network Imeem Acquires Digital Music Firm Snocap  4/7/2008
Digital Media Wire

2008 Danish Telco Launches Free, Unlimited Music Downloads  4/1/2008
DMW (24-7 Entertainment)

Record labels Demand €1.62 Million in Damages from File-sharing site Pirate Bay  4/1/2008
Herald Tribune International

Tesco puts Squeeze on Music Industry  4/1/2008
This Is Money

Attorneys General Weigh In On XM-Sirius Decision  3/27/2008
Radio Ink

Music Outlaws, There's a New Sheriff in Town  3/27/2008
WIRED

Name That Tune-In: Who Will Emerge as The Future of Radio?  3/27/2008
Washington Post

Amazon takes on Apple with copy-protection-free music  3/27/2008
USA Today

Canadian labels: We get "absolutely zero credit" for not suing fans  1/22/2008
Ats Technica

The Concerns of Copyright Reform  1/22/2008
BBC News

Website Lets Music Fans Invest In Bands  1/20/2008
The Guardian

CRTC Establishes Cross-Ownership Limit  1/16/2008


83 Percent Of Mobile Music Sideloaded  1/16/2008
m:metrics

Bruised Music Majors Back an Effort to Loosen iTunes' Grip  1/16/2008
Financial Times

Off-the-record copying goes legit in UK  1/7/2008
The Times

Sony BMG Plans to Drop DRM  1/5/2008
Business Week

Weak Canadian Digital Sales Does Not Offset Ongoing Decline in CDs  1/4/2008
CRIA

WMG Selling DRM-free Downloads For Amazon   12/28/2007
Radio & records

Ad-Supported AIRTIST Site Goes Live  12/28/2007
Billboard

U.S. Concert Business Slumps Despite Reunion Tours  12/23/2007
Yahoo News

Live Nation Launches Global Ticketing Business  12/20/2007
LIVE NATION

The Telecom Trotskyites  12/20/2007
National Post

Beijing Court Confirms Yahoo China's Music Service Violates Copyright  12/20/2007
IFPI

Germany's Initiative Musik Export Office Appoints Manager  12/19/2007
Billboard

French Labels Gets Tough On Net Music Useage   12/19/2007
Billboard

AFM Hails Legislation To Bring Fairness To Radio  12/19/2007
Mi2N

PRS Foundation and Arts Council fund Brits Abroad  12/18/2007
Music Week

US Performance Rights Act Introduced  12/18/2007
Billboard

Linus Entertainment Aquires True North Records  12/18/2007


Congress Enters Battle Over Music Royalties  12/18/2007
Forbes

Sony BMG Oz Invests in Artist Management and Touring  12/17/2007
Billboard

Madonna, Mellencamp, Cohen Lead 2008 Hall Class  12/13/2007
Billboard

Apple calls the tune in mobile music  12/10/2007
The Times

Live Nation, Costco Team For Shed Ticket Sales  12/10/2007
Billboard

Hands tries a different tune with EMI  12/9/2007
Telegraph

Stars Are Aligning for Subscription Music  12/6/2007
Business Week

Warner sees profits fall as CD sales decline  11/30/2007
Guardian

French Pact Aims to Fight Unauthorized Downloading  11/28/2007
New York Times

3G Handsets Will Dominate Mobile Phone Market in Next 5 years  11/28/2007
In-Stat Forecast

Hands Demands Trade Body Change  11/28/2007


Universal charges into legal P2P  11/27/2007
The Register

Labels Must Disclose Music Download Costs  11/27/2007
PC PRO

EMI to Review Underperforming Singers  11/26/2007
The Times

Opera Singer Hendricks Takes Radiohead Route  11/26/2007
Billboard

Arbitron Delays PPM Rollout In Major Markets  11/26/2007
Radio Ink

Myspace To Move Into Ad Supported Music  11/21/2007
Billboard

Resolution Against Royalties Has More Than 100 Co-Sponsors  11/21/2007
Radio Ink

Sony BMG, Yahoo Video Expand Partnership  11/21/2007
CNet

CMW Helps Put Indie Music in The Spotlight  11/20/2007
Metro Canada

A Good Album is More than Just a Collection of Singles  11/19/2007
Jermaine Dupri

Copyright Act Key To Canada's Industrial Strategy  11/16/2007
Ottawa Citizen

Call Goes Out For Canadian Music Talent For Canada Day, London 2008  11/14/2007


Warner Urges Mobile Groups to Get Musical  11/13/2007
Financial Times

Music Labels Bank On Mobile Downloads  11/12/2007
The Guardian

Music World Starts Bankruptcy Protection  11/12/2007
Billboard

EMI Expands DRM-Free Plans With Hip Digital  11/12/2007
Radio Ink

360º - The New Deal: Band as Brand  11/11/2007
New York Times

FACTOR Launches New Emerging Artists Program!  11/10/2007


EMI labels sue online music executive Robertson  11/10/2007
CNET.com

Nokia Launches Music Store Without Warner Music Group  11/9/2007
DRM Watch

'Sirius Will Sue' If Merger Denied  11/9/2007
Radio Ink

DRM-free MP3 downloads are out-sell other digital formats by almost 4 to 1  11/9/2007
Record Of The day

MusicFIRST Proposes Flat Royalties For Some Broadcasters  11/7/2007
Radio Ink

File Sharing Expert Rebuts Canadian Government Study  11/7/2007
Billboard

U.K. To Chart Subscription Services  11/2/2007
Billboard

Avril & Nelly Big Winners at MTV Europe Music Awards  11/2/2007
MTV

Nokia's Online Music Store To Rival iTunes  11/1/2007
Telegraph

Google Takes Aim At Social Networks  11/1/2007
Billboard

Hundreds of jobs at risk amid review at EMI  10/30/2007
The Times

Brick-and-mortar Stores Eye New Music Formats  10/29/2007
Billboard

Silverchair and EMI dominate ARIA Awards  10/29/2007
Record Of The Day

Madonna Leaving Warner to Sign $120 Million Live Nation Deal  10/11/2007
Digital Media Wire

Microsoft Music Store Goes DRM-Free  10/7/2007
mi2m

Edge Group Targets U.S. Live Biz  9/27/2007
Billboard

Sony BMG Reaches Deal With Imeem  9/26/2007
Forbes

Rogue Amoeba Launches Radioshift, PVR for Radio   9/26/2007
APC

Amazon Launches DRM-Free Digital Store with Variable Pricing  9/26/2007
Sound Salm

Fair Use Economy Represents One-Sixth of U.S. GDP  9/15/2007
Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA)

Music Giants Change Their Tune  9/14/2007
BBC

Gracenote Enhances Mobile Offering, Acquires Musicphone  9/13/2007
Digital Music News

Prince Gets Tough on Web Pirates  9/13/2007
BBC

Majors Cheer MUSICSTATION'S UK Xmas Arrival  9/12/2007
Billboard

Conference Examines Opportunities And Challenges To Collective Management Of Copyright   9/12/2007


Microsoft Patents Watermark That May Protect DRM-free Music  9/12/2007
Washington Post

Australian H1 Biz Value Slumps Despite Digital Boost  9/11/2007
Billboard

Dear Rick Rubin (or Somebody): Why Not Surf the "Velocity of Music?"  9/11/2007
The Huffington Post

Vodafone sounds out unlimited music downloads  9/11/2007
vnunet

XM Canada Has Best Quarter Since Launch / Subscriber Base Doubles  9/11/2007
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.

Activision Reports Strong Guitar Hero Song Downloads  9/11/2007
Activision

Updated IPods Confirm Apple's Monopoly, Lawyers Say  9/7/2007
WIRED

Klaxons sound siren for Nu-Rave with Mercury Win  9/5/2007
The Independent

BODOG Battle Of The Bands Crown Winner  9/1/2007


CD Baby, INgrooves Propel Pocket Group To Mobile Music Top Spot  8/31/2007
Record Of The Day

Canada brand boosts CD sales in Japan  8/31/2007
Globe and Mail

SONY To Shutter CONNECT download Music Store   8/30/2007
Billboard

Orange Threatens to Spoil Nokia's online Music Entertainment Party  8/28/2007
The Independent

HMV Canada Drops Prices  8/28/2007
Billboard

MERLIN Appoints Inaugural Board and Formally Incorporates  8/27/2007


The Record Industry Goes out of its Way to be Unloved  8/17/2007
The Times

AllofMP3 Founder cleared of Copyright Violation  8/17/2007
The Independent

Nokia’s mobile social-networking Mosh Allowing Copyright-Infringing Sharing? Nokia Responds  8/17/2007
MOCO

RIAA Sends Seventh Wave of Pre-Litigation Letters  8/17/2007
Billboard

Internet and middle-aged fans fuel live music boom  8/15/2007
Evening Standard

UK Share of French and German Markets Soars  8/14/2007
Music Week

Music Mogul Tony Wilson Dies at 57  8/11/2007
The Guardian

Pop Economics—the rise and fall of the recording industry  8/10/2007
Robert Sandall

Universal To Set Its Music Free  8/10/2007
Forbes

Live Nation Back On Track In Q2   8/9/2007
Billboard

Warner Music Stock Upgraded  8/8/2007
Celebrity Access

NMPA, Journalist Join YouTube Suit   8/7/2007
Billboard

RIAA Spent $658K Lobbying Government In First Half 07  8/7/2007
Celebrity Access

Online Music Piracy Hits Record Levels  8/4/2007
The Times

EMI Catalogue available DRM-free on Puretracks  8/3/2007
Slyck

Television is a turnoff for mobile users  8/2/2007
The Guardian

Terra Firma seals takeover of EMI  8/2/2007
The Independent

Apple Sued Over Eminem Downloads  8/1/2007
Billboard

Larry Leblanc Steps Down From Billboard  8/1/2007


AC/DC Full-Album Digital Downloads Available for First Time  8/1/2007
PRNewswire

House Subcommittee Considers Performers' Right  8/1/2007
Billboard

Madonna Ponders New Music Deal  8/1/2007
Freep

Warner Pulls Out Of The Race To Aquire EMI  7/19/2007
Telegraph

Studionow Services Target Music Clients  7/19/2007
Billboard

H1 Touring Numbers Strong  7/19/2007
Billboard

Mercury Prize Albums of the Year revealed   7/18/2007
Record Of The Day

Why Prince's Free CD Ploy Worked  7/18/2007
Time

Popkomm Conference 2007: Politics And Business Put Pop Culture On The Agenda  7/17/2007
Popkomm

On the Web, EMI to Offer More Choices  7/10/2007
New York Times

Tory Party Backs Copyright Extention On Sound Recordings  7/5/2007
BBC

Britain's Largest Independent Music Retailer Closes  7/4/2007
The Guardian

Belgian court rules ISP responsible for stopping file-sharing.  7/4/2007
IFPI

Industry Committee Report Calling For Federal Government Action On Piracy  7/1/2007
Music Industry News Network

BURNLOUNGE Alters Business Model  6/26/2007
Billboard

FMC: Clear Channel Asking Artists To Sign Away Digital Royalties  6/23/2007
Billboard

Report: Music Biz To Slip Next Five Years  6/22/2007
Billboard

IMEEM/SNOCAP Launch Ad Supported Music Service  6/21/2007
BillBoard

V2 First To Sign With Peter Gabriel's New Download Service  6/21/2007
Record Of The Day

US Appeals Court Upholds Antibootlegging Law  6/15/2007
Billboard

iTunes Presses Button On London  6/13/2007
Billboard

Digital Music: In Search of Biz Model  6/11/2007
Business Week

EMI - The Day The Music Died  5/26/2007
Fool.co.uk (Seriously Good With Money)

No Such Thing as a Free Download  5/24/2007
The Guardian

Canada's Music Sales Fall 35% in First Quarter  4/27/2007


US Bill Would Throw Out New Webcaster Rates  4/26/2007
Billboard magazine

Private Copying Debate Heats Up in UK  4/25/2007


The economics of ticket touting  4/19/2007
BBC News

'Golden age' for Live Music Scene  4/19/2007
BBC News

Pandora And Others Launch Save Internet Radio Campaign  4/18/2007
Wired Blog Network

Labels Taps eListeningPost  4/5/2007
Billboard

A Happier Tune for Napster  4/4/2007
Business Week

Australian Number One Album Dips Below 5000 Units  4/1/2007
Undercover

VID GAME MAKERS TAKE AIM AT MUSIC BIZ  4/1/2007
New York Post

MOG 2.0's YouTube Mash-up: "What MTV Should Have Become"  3/30/2007
Wired Blog Network

The Future of the Mobile Music Industry is Subscriptions  3/27/2007
Cellular News

Music Publishers Sue XM  3/26/2007
Radio Ink

COPYRIGHT LAW AND THE CRB: WHAT WENT WRONG?  3/25/2007
Kurt Hanson – RAIN

NAB, SATCASTERS RATCHET UP MERGER WAR  3/22/2007
Jeffrey Yorke – Radio and Records

US Copyright board to reconsider higher royalties for Net music  3/22/2007
The Boston Globe

Can Filesharers Be Made to Pay?  3/22/2007
The Guardian

McCartney Signs With Starbucks for His Next Album  3/22/2007
New York Times

Balance sheet fears send HMV shares plunging  3/20/2007
The Financial Times

Copyright Royalty Board Sets Webcast Royalty Rates for 2006-2010  3/6/2007
Digital Media Wire

Euro Societies Pressure YouTube, MySpace Over Royalties  3/5/2007
Billboard

Video Killed the Distributor  2/28/2007


Record Labels Lose Out   2/26/2007
The Guardian

Internet Radio Listening Jumps 26%  2/22/2007
Radio Ink

The Recording Industry's Off-key Strategy  2/19/2007
Michael Geist _ Toronto Star

COPYRIGHT GROUP SEEKS DIGITAL MUSIC LEVY  2/18/2007
Christopher Maughan – Canadian Press

PIRACY COSTING L.A. BILLIONS  2/16/2007
Billboard

Warner Music Profit Falls 74% as Fewer Albums Are Released  2/9/2007
New York Times

Digital Music Rights Furore Deepens  2/8/2007
Financial Times

Apple Sparks Battle Over Copyright  2/7/2007
Financial Times

Thoughts On Music  2/6/2007
Steve Jobs

US Teen in Music Piracy Lawsuit Accuses Record Companies of Collusion  1/31/2007
International Herald Tribune

Labels Hope To Avoid The Cliff  1/31/2007
mp3.com

Dutch Agency Joins Rebellion vs. iTunes  1/26/2007
Business Week

Mobile Phone Firms Send Shock Waves Through Music Giants  1/24/2007
The Times

Indie Labels Pool Music Catalog In Digital Challenge To Majors  1/22/2007
Celebrity Access

Independents' day  1/9/2007
Guardian

DVD Market Faces Decline As Downloading Takes Hold  1/5/2007
The Times

Digital Music Sales Soar In ‘06  1/5/2007
Billboard Magazine

Rock Stars Send Profits Soaring  1/4/2007
The Times

UK's Third Largest CD Chain Go Under  1/4/2007
BBC

Digital Sales Hit New All-Time Highs  1/4/2007
Billboard

DIMA Survey: Internet Expanding Musical Tastes, Boosting Industry  1/4/2007
The Digital Media Assn.

TRADE GROUPS APPLAUD BRUSSELS' COPYRIGHT LEVY DECISION   12/20/2006
Billboard Magazine

Warner buys Roadrunner for $73m  12/19/2006
The Independent

EU RATIFIES UNESCO CULTURAL TREATY  12/19/2006
Billboard Magazine

Spiralfrog, CSI Strike Licensing Pact  12/18/2006
Larry LeBlanc, Billboard

North American Touring Business On A Roll In 2006  12/14/2006
Celebrity Access

EMusic Sells 100 Million MP3 Downloads  12/14/2006
eMusic

Rage Against The Corporate Radio Machine  12/13/2006
Radio Ink

China vets foreign music in internet crackdown  12/13/2006
Financial Times

EMI Records partners with Last.fm to encourage music exploration  12/12/2006
EMI

Will Zune’s Indie Partners Take A Back Seat To Universal?  12/11/2006
Todd Martens, L.A.

SNOCAP to Strengthen Company’s Role in Growing Digital Music Industry  12/10/2006
Snocap press

Yahoo Shakeup Highlights Web Video Shift  12/9/2006
Times

Musicrypt Reports 52% Increase in Revenues  12/1/2006
CNW

Children Of Mother Accused Of Pirating Music Are Sued Themselves  11/30/2006
celebrityaccess.com

NICKELBACK GRABS BEST ALBUM AT AMAS  11/23/2006
Canadian Press

Canadian College Stations: We'll Shut Net Streams If SOCAN Tariff Passes  11/11/2006
All Access

CORUS Launches On-Line Youth Radio Station  11/10/2006
Broadcaster

Host Timberlake in MTV double win  11/3/2006


Spanish court rules free music downloads are legal for own use  11/3/2006
The Guardian

Cingular Unveils Mobile Music Strategy  11/2/2006
Billboard

New digital radios will allow instant downloads  10/4/2006
London Telegraph

Napster Japan Goes Live   10/3/2006
Billboard

CAA To Open U.K. Music Office  9/29/2006
Billboard

Impala Objects to Vivendi, BMG Publishing Deal  9/15/2006
FMQB

Death From Above 1979 Officially Split  8/4/2006
Chart Attack

Major Labels Sue LimeWire  8/4/2006


CIRPA Opposes Satellite Radio on Bell  7/26/2006


Mixed Reactions to Mercury Shortlist  7/19/2006


Industry Welcomes G8 Crackdown on Piracy  7/18/2006
Record Of The Day

Mobile phone comeback for the Walkman   7/17/2006
The Sunday Times

Post CHUM Deal, Astral Ready to Snap Up Next Prime Opportunity  7/14/2006
Globe & Mail

TELUS and XM Canada Launch Canada's First Streaming Mobile Radio Service  7/14/2006
CNW

Euro Court Demands Re-examination Of Sony BMG Merger  7/13/2006
Billboard

Microsoft and Apple race to launch wireless downloads  7/11/2006
The Independent

Live Nation To Acquire House Of Blues   7/5/2006
Billboard Radio Monitor

POLARIS Music Prize Announces Shortlist  7/4/2006


Belgian court rules ISP responsible for stopping file-sharing.  7/4/2006


France drops iTunes bombshell  7/3/2006
The Register

Branson Bringing Virgin Festival To Toronto  6/30/2006
Virgin Mobile

Record label chiefs' threat to quit over violent lyrics  6/28/2006
Guardian

How Upstart Record Labels Score Big-Name Acts  6/28/2006
Business Week

Ticketmaster Launches MobileTicket Service   6/27/2006
Billboard

Mobile phone users will be able to buy songs from radio   6/27/2006
The Guardian

Billy Bragg Forces Myspace Rule Change  6/25/2006
gigwise.com

HMV Gets Closer To Digital Future   6/24/2006


Kardinal Offishall was the big winner at the MMVA's  6/18/2006
MuchMusic

Artists Go Gold, Platinum With Ringtones  6/16/2006
ABC News from AP

EMI Settles Payola Probe For $3.75M  6/15/2006
Celebrity Access

Indie-rock Revolution, Fueled by Net Neutrality   6/14/2006
Jenny Toomey and Michael Bracy

Crunch time for Apple’s music icon  6/13/2006
Financial Times

Canadian Musicrypt Sues Destiny Media, Promo Only  6/12/2006
Billboard

Canadian Star Nelly Furtado Takes the Number One Spot in the UK Singles Chart  6/12/2006
BBC

Canadian Copyright Legislation Draws Lobbying   6/12/2006
By Michael Geist, The Hill Times

CD Makers Hike Price of Music Downloads  6/11/2006
Sunday Times

Saskatchewan Government To Examine Music Industry  6/11/2006
SRIA

Ticket Auctions: Letting the Net Do Their Bidding  6/9/2006
Washington Post

Canada Launches Mercury Equivalent  6/8/2006
Karen Bliss - JAM! Music

EMI Music To Make Its Catalog Available To Legitimate P2p Service 
  6/5/2006
Record Of The Day

XM Hits 80,000 In Canada/Signs Deal With Toyota & Lexus
  6/5/2006
XM Satellite Radio

UK Podcasters Push For Better Licensing  6/5/2006
The Register

IMPALA To Oppose Proposed Warner EMI Merger  6/1/2006
Record Of The Day

INXS, StubHub put California concert on auction block  5/29/2006
Ray Waddell - Billboard

Record Labels Break Compacts With Consumers, Congress And Courts  5/21/2006
Music Industry News Network

New Study Reveals The Real Impact Of Copyright Levies On Consumers, Artists And Industry In Europe  5/21/2006
Music Industry News Network

U.S. Recording Industry Sues XM Satellite  5/18/2006
Earth Times

Power to the people: Nettwerk's mission to change the music industry  5/8/2006
The Independent

Legalise Personal Music Copying, Says BPI  5/7/2006
Telegraph

Canadian Indies Fear Loss of FACTOR Funding  5/6/2006
Billboard

Warner Music Faces Lawsuits  5/5/2006
Wall Street Journal

Apple sets tune for pricing of song downloads  5/1/2006
Los Angeles Times

ARTISTS REVOLT AGAINST CRIA POLICIES   5/1/2006
Globe & Mail

Canada's Leading Independent Labels Depart CRIA  4/29/2006
Billboard

Artists Sue Sony BMG Over Download Royalties  4/28/2006


SKYPE MAKES UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL DEALS  4/25/2006
New York Post

Robbie Dials Up Deal On Exclusive Cell Phones  4/12/2006
Billboard London

Music companies demand extended period of copyright  4/12/2006
The Independent

Has file sharing cost the music industry £1.1bn over 3 years?   4/12/2006
The Guardian