Labels bid for Big Brother boy band celeb
Universal, EMI and Telstar are reportedly bidding to sign Mark Owen after his Celebrity Big Brother appearance, with manager Jonathan Wild saying he has 400 songs written.…
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Papa Roach change label name
Papa Roach have renamed their label from New Noize to El Tonal after losing a copyright battle, and are running a contest to find a support band.…
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.…
Legal wranglings part three: Courtney versus Universal, Universal versus everyone
Courtney Love is likely to settle her contract dispute with Geffen, while the label has warned stations to stop playing the unreleased Nirvana track 'You Know You're Right'.…
INXS to release best-of and rarities, tour UK with Blondie
INXS will release a compilation spanning their three labels with two previously unreleased tracks, and will tour the UK with Blondie in December.…
Hives in label fall out
Burning Heart Records claims it holds rights to The Hives' next album, a claim the band denies after signing with Universal.…
Nirvana rarities may get released
Krist Novoselic says a rarities album of unreleased Nirvana material is likely this year, with Universal pencilling in November.…
Major labels sue over download site
Major US labels have sued four internet service providers to block access to listen4ever.com, which they say offers illegal downloads of copyrighted music.…