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Business, Homepage, Music, News - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 14:45 - 0 Comments
Jay-Z brings ROCNation to Sony
Superstar rapper/mogul Jay-Z has officially signed a new distribution deal with Sony for his new label Roc Nation.
According to Billboard, the rapper’s new solo album The Blueprint 3 will be distributed by Atlantic, although that deal is only for the third installment of the rapper’s Blueprint series of releases.
Jay-Z offered to have the Roc Nation imprint be distributed through his longtime home Def Jam over four years ago.
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Business, Homepage, News - Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:06 - 3 Comments
Nike and NBA Hall Of Fame face Lawsuits
Boston, MA, June 24, 2009 – SportsFuzion, Inc., a sportswear company and the exclusive licensee of the Basketball Hall of Fame’s sportswear has filed a lawsuit in Norfolk Superior Court in Massachusetts against NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) and the NBA Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame alleging breach of contract, tortious interference with contract, fraud, and other counts for general and punitive damages. The lawsuit comes after NIKE and the Hall of Fame conspired to eliminate SportsFuzion by manufacturing, marketing, and selling sportswear related to Michael Jordan’s upcoming Hall of Fame induction.
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Business, Homepage, Music - Friday, June 19, 2009 13:54 - 4 Comments
UPlaya Shows Your Hit Potential
Music Intelligence Solutions, Inc. (MIS), a global digital media company, today announced the launch of uPlaya.com (www.uPlaya.com) introducing the next generation of music analysis and digital promotion for artists and labels globally so that no great song goes unheard again. uPlaya democratizes the music industry by providing instant feedback on the hit potential of music for artists of all genres as well as enabling digital promotion services to increase marketing exposure across online communities such as Facebook and MySpace.
Business, Homepage, Music - Wednesday, June 17, 2009 17:51 - 0 Comments
Watch Out For This Diva
Beyoncé has apparently filed a lawsuit against bootleggers who have been selling counterfeit items bearing her name near her concert venues.
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Business, Homepage, Music - Wednesday, June 17, 2009 17:48 - 0 Comments
Stealing Beats? Don’t ‘Do It’
A lawsuit has been filed against Timbaland and Nelly Furtado by Kernel Records, a music label based in Finland. The label claims that the chart-topping duo stole elements from a song previously recorded by Finnish artists in order to create the song “Do It”. The label alleges that production from “Do It” was taken from “Acidjazzed Evening,” a song originally recorded in 2000 by composer Janne Suni. According to Kernel Records, Timbaland “knowingly and willfully stole” the song.
Business, Homepage, Technology - Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:45 - 0 Comments
Blackberry Manners 101
Z-Com Wireless Stores is announcing today a new advertising campaign along with free phone etiquette lessons aimed at keeping political and business relationships alive.The Ad will be placed in newspapers across the State of New York. The focus will spotlight how the blackberry is one of the most powerful political tools used today. The blackberry if not used correctly in public could change the power of State Governments.
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