Former Sony boss up for VH1 show
According to the New York Post, former Sony boss Thomas D Mottola is in talks with VH1 about developing a music reality show called 'Destination Diva'.…
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Noel rerecords Wonderwall
Noel Gallagher has rerecorded 'Wonderwall' on vocals after hearing Ryan Adams cover it, though Sony has confirmed it will not appear on the Songbird single.…
Classic albums to be rereleased on Next Level CD
Major labels plan to release classic albums on Super Audio CD, with EMI remastering Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and Sony planning fifteen Dylan albums.…
Urban music hits back at minister's remarks
Urban music figures including Iyare, Ms Dynamite and Trevor Nelson reject Culture Minister Kim Howells's claim that rap and garage fuel gun crime.…
Doom and gloom in US end of year sales figures
US album sales fell 9% in 2002, with Universal Music maintaining its lead and increasing market share to 31%, helped by Eminem's success.…
AC/DC switch to Sony
AC/DC are leaving Atlantic Records after 25 years and signing with Sony, which will reissue their back catalogue in 2003.…
Universal Music joins Peter Gabriel's OD2 download service
Universal Music has signed up to Peter Gabriel's OD2 digital music service, joining BMG, Warners and EMI, with Sony yet to join its rival Pressplay.…
Australian bands become the fashion as The D4 sign to Sony Asia
Australian rock band The D4, signed to Mushroom, have been signed by Sony Asia after execs flew to Melbourne to see them, with Jet tipped for a major deal.…
Audioslave start with a bang
Audioslave's video for debut track 'Cochise' used pyrotechnics so convincing that locals thought a terrorist attack was under way in LA.…
Oasis shop around for deal
With their Sony deal complete, Oasis are considering shopping around for a new label and possibly going it alone, Noel Gallagher tells the BBC.…
Pressplay signs BMG
Pressplay has licensed BMG's catalogue, adding Elvis Presley and Whitney Houston, leaving Warner as the only major missing from the subscription download service.…
Accusations fly in 3LW
Former 3LW member Naturi Naughton has filed a lawsuit claiming she was ousted for not being ghetto enough and pressured into a relationship with a St Lunatics member.…