Gottlieb: what goes round
Cash Money is suing TVT's Steve Gottlieb over the Cash Money Click name, after Gottlieb won $132m from Universal's Island Def Jam earlier this year.…
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Jean-Marie Messier wins £14.25m severance pay claim against Vivendi Universal
Former Vivendi Universal boss Jean-Marie Messier has won an arbitration ruling ordering £14.25m in severance pay, though Vivendi plans to appeal.…
Sony catalogue finally online
Sony has signed up to legitimate digital music service OD2, giving it access to over 200,000 songs for a fixed monthly subscription fee.…
TaTu update
Japanese duo Juemilia have released a cover of TaTu's 'All The Things She Said', while Russia's Channel One has protested the Eurovision result.…
Drugs claim another star
Mars Volta keyboardist Jeremy Michael Ward has died, apparently of a drug overdose, days after the band returned from supporting the Red Hot Chili Peppers.…
MusicNet gets extra investment burst
MusicNet has secured around $10 million in additional funding from its original shareholders, the three majors and RealNetworks, after rumours about its future.…
Ryan Adams blames album delays on his label
Ryan Adams says his album 'Love Is Hell' is complete but Lost Highway is holding it back, while A&R head Frank Callari says it was never scheduled for March and is not yet finished.…
Scottish station unearths classic live recordings
Clyde FM has unearthed around 600 live recordings from the 1970s and 1980s, and parent Scottish Radio Holdings has agreed a deal with Universal to release a selection.…
Former popstar signs to Universal Classics
Former Hear'Say member Myleene Klass has signed a reported £1 million deal with Universal Classics for up to six albums aimed at a younger audience, with the first due autumn 2003.…
Jackson sues Motown
Michael Jackson is suing Motown and parent Universal over unpaid royalties on previously unreleased recordings from the 1970s that appeared on best-of compilations.…
Kiss sign to Sanctuary
Sanctuary Records will launch a Kiss Records imprint for Kiss's future releases, starting with a live album and ending their Mercury relationship.…
Labels take on download backers
Universal and EMI have sued investment firm Hummer Winblad for backing Napster, seeking $150,000 per violation, in a case that may deter investors from funding file-sharing services.…