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Live Nation Chairman Michael Cohl quits in apparent dispute with CEO Michael Rapino
From Bloomberg NewsLive Nation Inc.'s Michael Cohl stepped down as chairman of the world's largest concert promoter after a report of a strategy dispute with Chief Executive Michael Rapino. Cohl, who held the post since February, will become a consultant to the company,...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Jay-Z, Live Nation Incorporated, Beverly Hills, Corporate Officers
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They're doing it Frank Sinatra's way
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAnew era is beginning in the career of Frank Sinatra even if the Chairman of the Board isn't here to participate. The iconic singer died May 14, 1998, and the 10th anniversary is being marked with a flurry of activity, including a new U.S. postage...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, New York, Edgar Bronfman Jr., Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley
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MySpace music venture to take on iTunes
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersNews Corp.'s MySpace, the largest online social networking site, will unveil as early as today a joint venture with the world's top three music labels, according to several people familiar with the matter. The service, to be dubbed MySpace Music, will be...Tags: Music Industry, Apple Inc., Joint Ventures, News Corp., Mariah Carey
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: Donaldson Co.; SkillSoft PLC Tuesday: -- November consumer confidence -- September Case-Shiller home price index -- Earnings: American Eagle Outfitters Inc.; Analog Devices Inc.; Casual Male Retail Group Inc.; Dress Barn Inc.;...Tags: Semtech Corporation, Aeropostale Incorporated, Jo-Ann Stores Incorporated, Analog Devices Incorporated, Big Lots Incorporated
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Album sales fell 9.5 percent in '07, digital track sales soared
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- U.S. album sales plunged 9.5 percent last year from 2006, continuing a downward trend for the recording industry, despite a 45 percent surge in the sale of digital tracks, according to figures released Thursday. A total of 500.5...Tags: Music Industry, Montana, Apple Inc., Popular Music, Alicia Keys
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Big stars challenge record giants
Prince freed himself from record labels years ago. Paul McCartney, Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have followed. Now the Material Girl appears to be kissing her big-name record company goodbye for a cool $120 million. Could U2 be next? Justin Timberlake?...Tags: Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morissette, Music Industry, Paul McCartney, Starbucks Corporation
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YouTube videos to have 'overlay' ads
AP Internet WriterVideo advertising is coming to YouTube, but it won't be the type common at sites elsewhere. Starting Wednesday, the popular video-sharing site plans to feature semitransparent "overlay" ads at the bottom of selected video clips. The ad disappears after...Tags: Marketing, Internet, News Corp., The Simpsons, Microsoft Corp.
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Google snags YouTube in all-stock deal
Bloomberg NewsGoogle Inc., the most-used Internet search engine, agreed to buy YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion, adding the largest video-sharing site on the Web and an audience that watches more than 100 million clips a day. YouTube, with 67 employees, will operate...Tags: Sociology, Music Industry, Computing and Information Technology, Marketing, News Corp.
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YouTube can use Warner Music
Los Angeles TimesLip-synching lawbreakers got a measure of amnesty Monday when Warner Music Group Corp. became the first major record label to let YouTube's legions of amateur filmmakers use its songs -- free and legal -- as soundtracks for their homemade movies. Small...Tags: Music Industry, Litigation, Illnesses, Madonna, Sales
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Philips to sell semiconductor unit to alliance
Royal Philips Electronics NV said Thursday it has agreed to sell an 80.1 percent stake in its semiconductor unit to a private-equity group for $8.2 billion. The consortium -- made up of U.S.-based private-equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and...Tags: Lake Mary, Philips Electronics, Easter, Electronics, Sales
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