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Music News for July 9, 2008
Battle for radio royalties gains momentum (Reuters)
Reuters - Chances appear slim that Congress
will vote this year on legislation requiring terrestrial radio
stations to pay artists and labels performance royalties to
play their recordings.
Indie Acts Gear Up For Festival Season (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Rock festival season is underway, with Coachella and Bonnaroo already over, the Warped and Ozzfest tours traveling from coast to coast, and Chicago's Lollapalooza and New Jersey's All Points West events around the corner in early August.
Conductor James Levine to have kidney removed (AP)
AP - James Levine will have a kidney removed in surgery this week, causing the conductor to miss the remainder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Tanglewood season.
Nate Dogg Charged With Stalking (E! Online)
E! Online - Nate Dogg is in some deep doo-doo.
Growth remains slow for mobile music services (Reuters)
Reuters - Struggling music subscription services have opened a new front in their battle for legitimacy: the mobile phone.
Set Issues Derail Britney's Madonna Shoot (E! Online)
E! Online - Britney Spears and Madonna's latest hookup has been temporarily derailed by a technical glitch.
Jonas Brothers Reveal Not-So-Secret Crushes (E! Online)
E! Online - When you're as famous as the Jonas Brothers, it's to be expected that the ladies (and rumors) flock in your direction.
LA prosecutors charge Nate Dogg with stalking (AP)
AP - Prosecutors have filed felony charges against Nate Dogg, who authorities suspect threatened and stalked his wife.
Reunited rockers Fabulosos Cadillacs in high gear (Reuters)
Reuters - If last year's reunion mania is
any indication, the highly anticipated return of Los Fabulosos
Cadillacs this fall stands to be a major fourth-quarter bright
spot for the music business. The band will also be able to take
advantage of modern tools of promotion not available in its
heyday.
Kidman birth adds to Nashville's image as oasis (AP)
AP - Nicole Kidman has described Nashville as a quiet escape, a nice place to raise a garden or grab coffee without photographers in tow.
