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Rock Band and reissues aside, the Beatles are notoriously reluctant when it comes to licensing their recorded content. Saunter onto the iTunes Store, and the biggest band in history leaves the most gaping co... Read More...

The lawsuit-riddled Project Playlist has now settled with EMI Music, according to a formal disclosure issued Wednesday morning. As its name suggests, Project Playlist allows users to create dynamic playlists... Read More...

Artists have plenty of options when it comes to partnerships, a reality strongly reaffirmed at Midem this year. The reason?  Everyone wants a piece of the energy that surrounds music, often through relations... Read More...

Anyone can now strike an artist deal, including a major consumer brand. In that spirit, Bacardi is now enveloping Groove Armada into a post-label partnership, according to details bubbling Thursday.  The dea... Read More...

Is a Beatles-branded Guitar Hero in the works? Sony/ATV Music Publishing chairman and chief executive Marty Bandier apparently likes the idea, and is pursuing the possibilities with Guitar Hero creator Activ... Read More...

Talent-scouting has always been an imperfect science, and a source of frustration for aspiring artists and managers. But hard feelings aside, major labels have traditionally played a critical filtering role,... Read More...

Aretha Franklin is now leaving the house that Clive Davis built, the latest superstar defection for major labels. Franklin enjoyed her greatest successes in the 60s and 70s, though the artist clearly carries... Read More...

Bands are typically cash-strapped and starving, and that makes it difficult to produce high-quality releases and tour. Labels - independent or major - have traditionally offered early-stage financing, though... Read More...

MySpace celebrity Tila Tequila is now branching into music with a do-it-yourself game plan. Tequila, who has over 1.7 million MySpace friends, is releasing her first single, "I Love U," exclusively on iTunes... Read More...