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16 December 16:30:54	Bookies have slashed the odds of Rage Against The Machine (www.ratm.com) being the Christmas #1 "following a surge of bets." More at The Standard.   Evening Standard
16 December 15:58:55	HMV has announced a new festival for London. The Next Big Thing Festival will run Feb 5-14 2010 across a number of venues, offering a platform for a new generation of breakthrough artists. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
9 December 16:12:39	EMI has signed with new venture VEVO (www.vevo.com) which will "feature music videos, lyrics and merchandise from some of the world’s biggest acts, including U2, Bruce Springsteen, Kylie." The "new MTV" launches in the UK next year. More at TimesOnline.  TimesOnline
6 December 15:55:55	'Jerking' is the new Hip-Hop. The dance style has emerged from inner-city LA and "Warner Brothers/Asylum and Interscope were among those that quickly signed jerking crews..." Plenty of 'Jerking' action on YouTube. More at the New York Times.   New York Times
4 December 16:29:06	Them Crooked Vultures (www.themcrookedvultures.com), aka TCV, the supergroup made up of drummer Dave Grohl, vocalist / guitarist Josh Homme and bassist / keyboardist John Paul Jones "is redefining heavy rock music for the 2010s." More at The Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
4 December 15:57:39	MySpace Music (http://music.myspace.com), an ad-supported streaming service, has launched in the UK. MySpace is "actively repositioning itself as a site which provides entertainment content – around which people can socialise..." More at The Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
2 December 16:39:57	Lily Allen (www.lilyallenmusic.com), who quit Twitter recently, has now announced that she is quitting music for "one or two years." More at NME.   NME
27 November 12:22:43	Apple (www.thebeatles.com) and EMI are releasing a limited-edition (30,000 worldwide) apple-shaped Beatles Stereo USB on Dec 7. Price is £200. More at TimesOnline.   TimesOnline
23 November 14:43:09	The rock behemoth that is U2 will play Glastonbury in 2010, the 40th anniversary of the iconic music festival. More at BBC News.   BBC News
22 November 16:02:55	MySpace Music, offering free music streaming funded by advertising, is coming to the UK soon now that deals with the indies as well as the major labels have been sorted out. More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
21 November 16:22:15	Indie record-label 4AD (www.4ad.com) has launched The 4AD Sessions on its website. Watch high-quality video of exclusive live sessions from artists on the label.   4AD Sessions
20 November 16:35:13	EMI says it's the "first major label group to make concerts, music videos available on Hulu" (www.hulu.com), the US video site which contains only professionally-produced content.   EMI press release
20 November 12:05:40	Free Blur (www.blur.co.uk) 10-track live CD in the Sunday Times on Nov 22. The band has just "been named the best headline performance of 2009 at this year's UK Festival awards." More at BBC News.   BBC News
17 November 16:15:12	'The Performance' from Shirley Bassey entered the album charts at number 20. "Labels are realising that chasing the grey pound makes sense when a generation of younger music fans are used to getting their tunes for free..." More at The Guardian.   The Guardian
10 November 11:48:32	Following the success of the YouTube broadcast (10,000,000 streams), U2 manager Paul McGuinness said the band "would consider charging viewers to watch live online when the band comes round to touring again in about four years." More at TimesOnline.  TimesOnline
6 November 10:36:46	SkySongs (www.skysongs.com), the digital music service from BSkyB which is meant to "challenge the domination of iTunes and Spotify", has a promo - "10 free music downloads" - starting in The Sun on Nov 7. More at The Telegraph.   The Telegraph
6 November 06:07:32	Nokia is making moves to "reinvigorate its struggling digital download service" Comes With Music (www.comeswithmusic.com). "Rihanna will launch her new album in November at a live concert in London, to be streamed online to Nokia phones." More at the FT.  FT.com
4 November 05:08:40	EMI is sueing BlueBeat (www.bluebeat.com), a US music site, for copyright infringement. BlueBeat is selling Beatles songs without permission. More at Wired.   Wired
2 November 05:47:22	The marketing of Cheryl Cole's new album '3 Words' demonstrates the techniques needed to reach the modern "fractured audience" for music. More at The Guardian.   The Guardian
29 October 11:52:51	New Year, new band - Liam Gallagher is planning to form a new group in 2010. More at The guardian.   The Guardian
22 October 06:57:39	U2 (www.u2.com) have confirmed that their sell-out concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California "will be streamed free, in full and live on YouTube. It's the first time a show of this size will be streamed live." More at Reuters.   Reuters
21 October 06:39:53	The A-Z UK tour by Ash (www.ash-official.com) "ties in with the release of the first of 26 individual songs that will be available one every two weeks for the next 12 months." More at The Guardian.   The Guardian
20 October 12:25:44	Hannah (www.hannahsite.com), aka Hannah Ild, a big star in Estonia, is launching herself in Britain with a unique marketing strategy involving a newspaper called "The Daily Hannah", a one-off giveaway of 50,000 copies. More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
17 October 06:34:41	Online video - Californian trio WHY? (www.myspace.com/whyanticon) promoted new album Eskimo Snow with a 10-part spoof about "new manager" Blake Maxwell.   Blake Maxwell
17 October 06:33:46	Online video - highly rated Music Go Music (www.myspace.com/musicgomusic) use the device of a fake TV show called Face Time to promote their songs.   Face Time
16 October 06:52:29	Bob Dylan (www.bobdylan.com) is donating royalties from 'Christmas In The Heart' to charity. The album is expected to be a "massive success." More at TimesOnline.   TimesOnline
10 October 11:13:18	Celebrity gossip Perez Hilton (www.perezhilton.com) is the brains behind Perez Hilton Presents (www.perezhiltonpresents.com), a package of up-and-coming acts which tours the USA. Unfortunately for Perez, it has bombed. More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
8 October 11:27:44	'Svengali'(www.youtube.com/user/orangeriver), a YouTube mini-series about the music business, is going to be turned into a TV show. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
23 September 06:21:03	Lily Allen (www.lilyallenmusic.com) has set up a blog called 'It's Not Alright' where other artists are posting their views on file-sharing.   It's Not Alright
22 September 07:24:56	"Some songs linger on and can be worth millions" - Katie Allen explains the increasing value of the back catalogue. Check out The Observer.   The Observer
16 September 06:10:33	Aussie twins The Veronicas (www.theveronicas.com) could be the next big thing. Check out their story at TimesOnline.   TimesOnline
9 September 10:29:39	9/09/09 - The Beatles are on Rock Band (www.thebeatlesrockband.com) with 45 tracks "directly from the Abbey Road master tapes." More info at Mail Online.   Mail Online
8 September 06:13:22	John Lydon (www.johnlydon.com) is re-forming Public Image Limited and has announced a UK tour for December. More Rotten/Pil info at The Guardian.   The Guardian
5 September 10:35:33	The 'supergroup' is alive an well. Josh Homme + Dave Grohl + John Paul Jones = 'Them Crooked Vultures' (www.themcrookedvultures.com). A tour has been announced.   Them Crooked Vultures
3 September 10:27:03	UK viewers will be able to watch music videos on YouTube again after parent company Google reached an agreement with the PRS. More at ComputerWeekly.   ComputerWeekly
1 September 06:16:30	Apple has announced a "media event" for Sept 9 in San Francisco, "where the company is expected to make a number of music-themed announcements..." Rumoured tag line for the do is "It's only rock and roll, but we like it." More in the FT.   FT.com
1 September 04:59:56	'Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel', the new album from Mariah Carey (www.mariahcarey.com), will feature "product integration" deals with the Bahamas Board of Tourism and a number of lifestyle products. More on the new music business model at TimesOnline.   TimesOnline
30 August 11:09:36	"Wonderbrawl" - the war between Noel and Liam Gallagher makes The Sunday Times. Noel blames "violent and verbal intimidation towards me, my family, friends and comrades."   Sunday Times
30 August 10:35:57	Liam Gallagher has 70,000+ followers on Twitter. No mention of the bust-up but he is plugging his clothing firm Pretty Green (www.prettygreen.com) - "Free hat with any t-shirt purchase..."   Twitter - Liam Gallagher