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Artist News • 1 min read

Rolling Stones may face US backlash over 'Sweet Neocon'

The Rolling Stones may face a US backlash over the anti-Bush track 'Sweet Neocon', with some conservative bloggers calling for boycotts; Mick Jagger says it is not aimed at Bush personally.…

CMU Editorial • 12 Aug 2005

Industry People

RWD appoint new editor

Hattie Collins has taken over as editor of urban music magazine RWD, which has an ABC of around 29,000 and a website drawing a quarter of a million monthly users.…

CMU Editorial • 29 Jun 2005

Gigs & Festivals • 1 min read

Mogwai cancel Glasgow gig after drummer's tendonitis

Mogwai have cancelled a Glasgow gig and a Russian date after drummer Martin Bulloch developed tendonitis, with tickets valid for a replacement event at the new ABC venue.…

CMU Editorial • 08 Jun 2005

And Finally • 2 min read

Kylie begins cancer treatment

Kylie Minogue has begun treatment for early-stage breast cancer at a Melbourne hospital, while Victoria's premier urged the press to respect her privacy.…

CMU Editorial • 19 May 2005

Data & Reports • 1 min read

Do well in new ABC figures

New ABC figures show Q, Uncut and Mojo gained circulation while NME and Kerrang! both declined, with Kerrang! suffering the largest fall among the music weeklies.…

CMU Editorial • 18 Feb 2005

Music industry legal news coverage • 1 min read

Snoop Dogg sued for $25 million over rape claims

A make-up artist is suing Snoop Dogg for $25 million, alleging he and his entourage drugged and raped her during a Jimmy Kimmel Live recording, which he denies.…

CMU Editorial • 01 Feb 2005

Artist News • 1 min read

Prosecution deny leaking testimonies

The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department denies leaking grand jury testimony in the Michael Jackson child abuse case, which ABC reported, calling the accusations irresponsible and untrue.…

CMU Editorial • 26 Jan 2005

Music industry legal news coverage • 1 min read

Jury testimonies revealed in ABC report

ABC News publishes claimed transcripts of Michael Jackson's accuser's grand jury testimony, which Jackson's lawyer Thomas Mesereau Jr criticises as one-sided.…

CMU Editorial • 18 Jan 2005

Media

AMA's to screen rare Beatles footage

The American Music Awards will broadcast a 1964 Beatles performance from an ABC vault at next year's ceremony, according to producer Dick Clark.…

CMU Editorial • 08 Nov 2004

Artist News • 1 min read

UK artist managers criticise cover mount CDs

The Music Managers Forum has criticised newspapers' free cover-mount CDs, arguing they devalue artists' catalogues, and is asking managers to pull their clients' tracks from them.…

CMU Editorial • 17 Aug 2004

Media • 1 min read

Q magazine relaunches for the download age

EMAP's Q magazine is relaunching next month with more focus on individual tracks, with editor Paul Rees aiming to raise its circulation despite a shrinking market.…

CMU Editorial • 14 Jul 2004

Britney Spears

Spears debuts track, but is tight-lipped on single

Britney Spears performed Me Against the Music on ABC's NFL Kickoff Live, but would not confirm whether it will be the first single, expected to be aired on 6 October.…

CMU Editorial • 09 Sep 2003