Posted Mon 1 Jun 2009 11:44AM BST
EMI Music top cat Elio Leoni-Sceti issued a memo to his staff on
Friday in response to that previously reported Wall Street Journal
piece on how parent company Terra Firma had injected some extra cash
into the business to help it meet its loan rep 
So, how do people working in music know who's signing who, what those pesky record labels are up to, what the latest download whatnot is, who is moving and shaking, who is spending and saving, who is planning and scheming, or, for that matter, what Pete and Amy and Britney are up to? Simple, they read CMU Daily, the UK music business' biggest and most popular daily news bulletin. Now you to can get the lowdown from Team CMU, here on the CMU-Blog. You'll find even more at www.thecmuwebsite.com
Posted Fri 29 May 2009 11:32AM BST
Phil Spector is due in court in LA later today to be sentenced for
the murder of actress Lana Clarkson at his home in 2003. Technically
speaking he should face fifteen years to life in prison for the crime.
As
previously reported, the pros Posted Fri 29 May 2009 11:29AM BST
Rihanna's lawyer has confirmed that the singer has been subpoenaed
to appear at a prelim court hearing, in relation to her altercation
with Chris Brown earlier this year, on 22 Jun. The hearing will
ascertain whether or not there is enough evidenc Posted Fri 29 May 2009 11:26AM BST
Courtney Love is being sued by American Express over an outstanding credit card bill of over $350,000.
The
company claim that the star has refused to pay them, presumably because
she doesn't believe it was her who spent it. Love has various Posted Fri 29 May 2009 11:22AM BST
The lawyer who represented The Pirate Bay Four in their recent
trial, Per Samuelsson, has discussed the appeal he has submitted, which
is currently being considered by the Swedish courts, and in particular
the claim that a mistrial should be calle Posted Thu 28 May 2009 12:24PM BST
Chris Brown has released a video informing us that he "ain't a
monster" and that he's working on his new album. Which is nice of him.
Chris Brown, of course, if currently facing charges of beating his
ex-girlfriend Rihanna unconscious in the Posted Thu 28 May 2009 12:22PM BST
So, here's an interesting development in the good old secondary
ticketing story coming from Germany, where a court has banned a
secondary ticketing website from selling tickets to the upcoming
Depeche Mode tour in the country.
The
promote Posted Thu 28 May 2009 12:21PM BST
As rapper C-Murder prepares to defend himself in his murder retrial
later this year, yesterday he, erm, pleaded no contest to a totally
separate set of attempted murder charges. Which means that even if he
does successfully defeat the second degre Posted Thu 28 May 2009 12:19PM BST
Music video website MUZU yesterday announced it had secured a
licensing deal with Warner Music, meaning the music-specific video
service now has all four major record companies on board which, with
YouTube still premium-video-less given its ongoin Posted Wed 27 May 2009 12:28PM BST
A cover version of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' by Amy Winehouse
has been dropped from a forthcoming Quincy Jones tribute album, which
will feature covers of songs originally recorded by the legendary
producer.
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