http://www.billboard.biz The latest news and information from Billboard.biz en-us 2007 Billboard.biz Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:39:522 EDT Global Industry News Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i7d21992b375a28c6a966c84e944bacc9 Global Industry News By Lars Brandle, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i7d21992b375a28c6a966c84e944bacc9 Tixdaq, the British-based independent ticketing consultancy and online price comparison service, has recruited former EMI executive Will Waddington to the role as chief operations and financial officer. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i3a2b5d0d04f5fd1c858596a81ef584c3 Global Industry News By Roger Pearson, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i3a2b5d0d04f5fd1c858596a81ef584c3 Yusuf Islam, the singer and songwriter formerly known as Cat Stevens, today accepted "substantial" but undisclosed libel damages and a public apology at London's High Court over an entertainment news agency slur. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i3a2b5d0d04f5fd1c00d0b966ec75de9b Global Industry News By Hazel Davis, Manchester http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i3a2b5d0d04f5fd1c00d0b966ec75de9b Twenty-year-old British violin sensation Chloe Hanslip needs a new violin and is appealing to rich benefactors to help her get it. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i57765b16dbd8c2aedc851ebccaa624bb Global Industry News By Paul Sexton, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i57765b16dbd8c2aedc851ebccaa624bb "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" (Parlophone/EMI) gives Coldplay a fourth week atop European Top 100 Albums. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ic89034626f7645c34f638636d3fbdc57 Global Industry News By Mitchell Peters, L.A. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ic89034626f7645c34f638636d3fbdc57 London-based fan-to-fan ticket exchange Seatwave has partnered with Grand Union Management to become the official concert ticket re-seller for all current and future artists represented by the U.K.-based music management company. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i57765b16dbd8c2aea4eab452c2b351c6 Global Industry News By Lars Brandle, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i57765b16dbd8c2aea4eab452c2b351c6 Take That's comeback album, "Beautiful World" (Polydor), sailed past the triple IFPI Platinum Europe sales mark in the second quarter, having shifted more than three million units across Europe. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i50336777802bc2999e501ee7b3fd8640 Global Industry News By Lars Brandle, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i50336777802bc2999e501ee7b3fd8640 Imagem Music, the music publishing fund launched earlier this year by Dutch firms CP Masters and pension fund Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, has signed Australian artist, writer and producer Jarrad Rogers to a global publishing deal. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i878f85566c2dda761a3e6a6bd0a702a4 Global Industry News By Lars Brandle, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i878f85566c2dda761a3e6a6bd0a702a4 The Ministry of Sound Group, one of the foremost names in the global dance music scene, is rebranding itself to MSHK Group. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i57765b16dbd8c2ae8a9216042e4b394a Global Industry News By John Ferguson, Auckland http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i57765b16dbd8c2ae8a9216042e4b394a Iconic New Zealand music retailer Real Groovy has confirmed it is seeking an injection of capital. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i57765b16dbd8c2ae37d1de9ad014bdf8 Global Industry News By Andre Paine, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i57765b16dbd8c2ae37d1de9ad014bdf8 Independent ticketing research consultancy Tixdaq.com has extended it service to the U.K. theater market, listing primary and secondary ticketing data for shows in London's West Ends and around the country. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3idc8a1fe56256201ede6de462fa763f89 Global Industry News By Lars Brandle, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3idc8a1fe56256201ede6de462fa763f89 EMI Music has taken the step of outsourcing its distribution facilities in the U.K. to European logistics firm CEVA, which has struck a deal to take over the U.K. distribution of EMI's CDs and DVDs, with effect from the spring of 2009. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3idc8a1fe56256201e7488bede03c6ab4c Global Industry News By Lars Brandle, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3idc8a1fe56256201e7488bede03c6ab4c The European Commission today formally proposed an extension in the term of copyright for recorded performances from 50 to 95 years, rewarding the tens of thousands of British artists and the trade bodies which have lobbied intensively for new measures. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3idc8a1fe56256201e8ef341cb2cc2b74b Global Industry News By Lars Brandle, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3idc8a1fe56256201e8ef341cb2cc2b74b Apple Computer will not go ahead with plans to cut the price of downloads on its market leading iTunes Music Store in the U.K., explaining that exchange rate changes meant there is no longer any discrepancy between prices in the U.K. and the European Union. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3idc8a1fe56256201e671ea18a451c2085 Global Industry News By Lars Brandle, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3idc8a1fe56256201e671ea18a451c2085 CISAC, the umbrella trade groups for performing right societies, must reform its royalty collection practises and has been told to remove all obstacles impeding the pan-European licensing system after losing its long-running battle with European regulators. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3icd8c9a47d3159378696238e413d2bb77 Global Industry News By Steve McClure, Tokyo http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3icd8c9a47d3159378696238e413d2bb77 The Japanese music market -- the world's second-biggest - continued heading south in the first half of 2008, at least in terms of shipments of physical product. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i2fc67cb358fbecf77abde3489f5cbe3c Global Industry News By Juliana Koranteng, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i2fc67cb358fbecf77abde3489f5cbe3c Sony BMG U.K. has become the first major music company to strike a video content agreement with Muzu TV, an ad-funded online multimedia music service launching in Beta format today. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3idc8a1fe56256201e789edf1283ebf361 Global Industry News By Andre Paine, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3idc8a1fe56256201e789edf1283ebf361 Primal Scream launched their new album "Beautiful Future" (B-Unique) with an invite-only set in London last night. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3idc8a1fe56256201e7b683b67bd9d6b06 Global Industry News By Robert Thompson, Toronto http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3idc8a1fe56256201e7b683b67bd9d6b06 Steven Page, 37, lead singer of Toronto's Barenaked Ladies, has been arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance after New York State police allegedly found him with cocaine and marijuana. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i61c259cfd29beb41841640fe875f368a Global Industry News By Lars Brandle, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i61c259cfd29beb41841640fe875f368a British music services organization PPL has struck a reciprocal deal with the Belgian performer society URADEX, covering collections in the U.K. and Belgium from public performance, broadcast and private copying of sound recordings. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ie74041aeb86526bb86fffced71c9aeee Global Industry News By Lars Brandle, London http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ie74041aeb86526bb86fffced71c9aeee Hugh Mendl, the influential British producer and A&R man who signed the likes of Genesis and David Bowie to Decca Records, passed away on July 7 at the age of 88.