CHART BEAT BONUS

Higher Ground

Jazz Notes

Swing Era Bandleader Artie Shaw Dies

Swing Era Bandleader Artie Shaw Dies

Vienna Philarmonic Raises Tsunami Funds

Swing Era Bandleader Artie Shaw Dies

CHART BEAT

U.S. Cities Host Big New Year's Eve Shows

CHART BEAT CHAT

Beats & Rhymes

easyGroup Bows U.K. Download Store

Rhythm & Blues

Robbie, Band Aid Keep Top Euro Posts

Wembley Arena Closing For A Year

Robbie, Band Aid Keep Top Euro Posts

Robbie, Band Aid Keep Top Euro Posts

Wembley Arena Closing For A Year

Francofolies Festival Changes Hands

Clark To Watch His New Year's Show In Bed

Mario's 'Love' Rules Singles Charts Again

Linkin Park Creates Disaster Aid Charity

Wembley Arena Closing For A Year

THE BILLBOARD 200

Scott Welch Sets Up Firm

easyGroup Bows U.K. Download Store

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easyGroup Bows U.K. Download Store

Francofolies Festival Changes Hands

Eminem Makes 'Encore' Appearance At No. 1

Japanese Market Decline Continues In 2004

Oz Acts Post Strong Year-End Showings

Japanese Market Decline Continues In 2004

Eminem Makes 'Encore' Appearance At No. 1

Oz Acts Post Strong Year-End Showings

Rhythm & Blues

Eminem Makes 'Encore' Appearance At No. 1

Belgian Indie Distributors Merge

Sony Ramps Up Development Of Digital Service, Players

Download Sales Smash Records Over Holidays

Download Sales Smash Records Over Holidays

Music To Get Star Treatment At Sundance

Music To Get Star Treatment At Sundance

Presley, Crosby Films Named To Nat'l Registry

Belgian Indie Distributors Merge

Oz Acts Post Strong Year-End Showings

Belgian Indie Distributors Merge

Sony Ramps Up Development Of Digital Service, Players

Beats & Rhymes

Holiday Shoppers Return Eminem To No. 1

BREAKING & ENTERING

B&E: X-mas Balls

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Travolta Sings For 'Bobby Long'

Police Probe Nightclub Shooting

Goldfinger Plots 2005 Return

Billboard Bits: Diffie, 112, 'Sisters In The Spirit'

Blockbuster Steps Up Action To Buy Hollywood

Legendary Guitarist Hank Garland Dies

Beat Box

Studio Monitor

THE TANGLED WEB

Graham Coxon, Gnomoradio

Minnelli Hospitalized After Fall

Man Auctions Water From Cup Elvis Used

Billboard Bits: Belew, Kitaro, Waters

Music In The Sundance Spotlight

Guitarist Hank Garland Dies

Legendary Guitarist Hank Garland Dies

Applebee's To Serve Up Diffie

Blockbuster Steps Up Action To Buy Hollywood

XM, Sirius Reach Subscriber Milestones

White Paper: Soundtracks

XM, Sirius Reach Subscriber Milestones

XM, Sirius Reach Subscriber Milestones

Wal-Mart Gets NASCAR CD/DVD Exclusive

Wal-Mart Gets NASCAR CD/DVD Exclusive

Warner To Celebrate 50 Years Of TV

Warner To Celebrate 50 Years Of TV

Recovered Weir Reschedules Ratdog Run

WMG Issues $700M In Bonds

Recovered Weir Reschedules Ratdog Run

A Closer Look At Music On Television This Week (Dec. 27, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005).

Billboard Bits: Lopez, Disturbed, Wainwright

'Idol' Tops 2004 Yahoo! Search List

Band Aid 20, Williams End Year At No. 1

Nugent Dumps 'Motor City' For Bush Country

Recovered Weir Reschedules Ratdog Run

Rimes, Harwell Lead NASCAR IMAX Soundtrack

WMG Issues $700M In Bonds

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Chambers Follows 'Wayward' Muse

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CHART BEAT

CHART BEAT CHAT

CHART BEAT BONUS

Jazz Notes

Rhythm & Blues

Beats & Rhymes

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Motown Producer Freddie Perren Dies

Warner Links With Mediaport Kiosks

Usher Leads Year-End RIAA Certs

Warner Links With Mediaport Kiosks

Robbie Reclaims Euro Chart Throne

THE BILLBOARD 200

Mario Trumps Snoop For Hot 100 No. 1

Erasure Taking 'Nightbird' On Tour

Doe Inks With Yep Roc For 'Forever'

Usher Leads Year-End RIAA Certs

Country Writer Mack Vickery Dies

Robbie Reclaims Euro Chart Throne

Robbie Reclaims Euro Chart Throne

Goodrem Delivers Down Under

Canadian Manager Gets Jail For Sexual Assault

Canadian Manager Gets Jail For Sexual Assault

South Africa To Stage Second 46664 Concert

Yamaha Acquires Steinberg

Jazz Saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith Dies

South Africa To Stage Second 46664 Concert

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Daft Punk Reveals Its 'Human' Side

2Pac Still Playing 'The Game'

2Pac Still Playing 'The Game'

BlingTones Inks Producers For Original Ringtones

Loudeye Lands $25.2M In Funding

BlingTones Inks Producers For Original Ringtones

Loudeye Lands $25.2M In Funding

Blockbuster Cuts Web Rental Price

Sony BMG Cuts 40 In Benelux

Sony BMG Cuts 40 In Benelux

Xmas Songs Dominate U.K. Ringtones Chart

HMV, Microsoft To Bow U.K. Download Store

HMV, Microsoft To Bow U.K. Download Store

HMV, Microsoft To Bow U.K. Download Store

HMV, Microsoft To Bow U.K. Download Store

2Pac Still Playing 'The Game'

Canadian Manager Gets Jail For Sexual Assault

South Africa To Stage Second 46664 Concert

Harper, Blind Boys Pairing Spawns Live DVD

B&E: Killswitch Engage

BREAKING & ENTERING

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Snoop Dogg Sues Woman For Extortion

Leftover Salmon Going On Hiatus

Tupac's 'Game' Haunts Album Chart At No. 1

Queen To Reactivate At African AIDS Benefit

Stolen Black Sabbath Discs Retrieved

Merchant Preps DVDs, Machaut Compilation Track

Billboard Bits: Love, Sigur Ros, Crooked Fingers

Motown Producer Freddie Perren Dies

Canadian Court Nixes "iPod" Tax

Czech Amendment Threatens Performance Royalties From Hotels

Dutch Authorities Shut Down eDonkey Servers

French Court Prohibits Exchanging Physical Copies Of Movies

IFPI Loses Russian CD Plant Court Case

U.K. Court Upholds Ruling On Addinsell Copyrights

Bill Targets Retailers Who Sell 'Mature' Games To Minors

Copyright Law Needs Update For Digital Era

Sony BMG Signs Alex Lloyd

Local Acts Top N.Z. Year-End Charts

Lil' Kim To Bow Fashion Line

Mexican Authorities Seize 16m Blank CD-Rs

Mexican Authorities Seize 16m Blank CD-Rs

Further Delays For French Copyright Bill

Uni France Prez Implicated In Tax Evasion Case

Warner Strategic Marketing Names VP

Warner Sells Print Music Division

Time Warner Inks $510M Settlement With Gov't

Court To Reconsider Sampling Case

MPAA Targeting ISPs Worldwide

MGM Deal Sails Through Shareholder Vote

EMI Pub, Sony BMG Forge Digital Licensing Pact

SEC Nabs Disney For Relationships With Directors

XM Radio Names Former McCain Staffer To Key Post

EMI Oz Appoints Sorensen CFO

Rhythm & Blues

Beats & Rhymes

French Concert Promoter Jacques Renault Dies

MGM Ups Jecmen

This Week's Top Stories

Roxio Completes Software Sale

Roxio Completes Software Sale

Billboard Bits: Fountains Of Wayne, 112, Shipping News

THE TANGLED WEB

Brendan Benson, Audio Lunchbox, Fiona Apple

Bid To Delay Jackson Trial Rejected

Roberta Flack Creating Music School

DiFranco Readies One Album, Writing Another

Falkner, Walker Sign On For Cars Tribute

Westerberg Readies West Coast Tour

Bluesman Son Seals Dies

Eve Shows Softer Side In UPN Show

Chingy Hitting The Road With Snoop, Juvenile

Young Larsen Has A Music Biz 'Education'

Bulletin PDF Holiday Schedule

Mexican Authorities Seize 16M Blank CD-Rs

Christopher Joins Agency Group

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Christopher Joins Agency Group

Clear Channel Names Theatrical Execs

Bluesman Son Seals Dies

Bluesman Son Seals Dies

Broken Social Scene, Stars Plan Japan Tour

Court To Reconsider Sampling Case

WMA Revamp Hits Music Dep't

WMA Revamp Hits Music Dep't

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Band Aid Earns Third Christmas U.K. No. 1

'Ray' Spawns Second Soundtrack Album

Jackson's Lawyers Seek Six-Week Delay

HOB Eyes Sale Of Concert Unit

HOB Eyes Sale Of Concert Unit

Court To Reconsider Sampling Case

U.K.'s Wippit To Discount Band Aid Download

Billboard Bits: Out Hud, Mogwai, 'Cursed'

Pixies Wrap Reunion Tour, Prep DVDs

A Closer Look At Music & Television This Week (Dec. 20-26)

Various Artists

Retail Track

Tuned In: The Tube

Latin Notas

Higher Ground

The Indies

Jazz Notes

The Beat

Soprano Renata Tebaldi Dies

Soprano Renata Tebaldi Dies

Young Buck Charged In Vibe Awards Melee

Retail Track

52 Jobs Axed At Sony BMG Spain

Universal Germany To Close Popfile

Music Choice, Sprint Team For Phone Streams

Virgin Mobile Gets Dibs On Ashanti, Ja Rule Ringtones

Retail Track

Music Choice, Sprint Team For Phone Streams

Music Choice, Sprint Team For Phone Streams

Universal Germany To Close Popfile

Universal Germany To Close Popfile

52 Jobs Axed At Sony BMG Spain

52 Jobs Axed At Sony BMG Spain

U.K.'s Wippit To Discount Band Aid Download

Virgin Mobile Gets 'Dibs' On Ashanti, Ja Rule Ringtones

Chevelle, Crossfade, Helmet Suit Up For SnoCore

T-Boz, Chilli Look For Collaborators

Speak

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Still Smokin' After 20 Years

En Exclusiva

Jazz Memories: The Genius of Lady Day

Concrete Rose

Turning Point

Blue Skies

Poncho at Montreux(DualDisc)

The Red Light District

Nashville Scene

Waits Cast In 'Domino' Film

CHART BEAT CHAT

EMI Pub, Sony BMG Forge Digital Licensing Pact

Mario Faces Career 'Turning Point'

CHART BEAT

EMI Pub, Sony BMG Forge Digital Licensing Pact

Tuned In: Radio

Baur Joins Virgin Records Germany

Motley Crue Singer Accused Of Assault

Jagger To Produce A&E Celebrity Series

Costello Cooking Up New EP, DVDs, Tour

Kirtland Picks Up Bush Albums

Kirtland Picks Up Bush Albums

EMI Pub, Sony BMG Forge Digital Licensing Pact

Billboard Bits: Mercury Rev, Dissociatives, M. Ward

Mother: Damageplan Gunman Had Schizophrenia

Priest Promises 'Retribution,' World Tour

Widespread Panic Returning To The Road

DMX Arrested In N.Y. Speeding Incident

TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS

Cherry Lane Signs Legend

Cherry Lane Signs Legend

MTV Ups Divney, Rohrer

MTV Ups Divney, Rohrer

Adam Phillips Splits As CCE Exec VP

Canadian Court Nixes 'iPod' Tax

Canadian Court Nixes 'iPod' Tax

Canadian Court Nixes 'iPod' Tax

CHART BEAT BONUS

Wal-Mart Sued Over CD Stickering

2004 Year In Music & Touring

Ocasek Links With Sanctuary Management

Warner Sells Print Music Division

Midem Adds Live Music Business Sessions

Midem Adds Live Music Business Sessions

U2's 'Bomb' Radiates European Success

Northern Records Inks Kevin Max

Warner Sells Print Music Division

VH1 Set For India Launch

GMA Awards To Air At Last

U2's 'Bomb' Radiates European Success

U2's 'Bomb' Radiates European Success

Sillerman To Buy 85% Of Elvis Enterprises

Sillerman To Buy 85% Of Elvis Enterprises

California Raids Slam CD Plants

Mercuriadis Upped In Sanctuary Revamp

iTunes Store Reaches 200 Million Downloads

Mercuriadis Upped In Sanctuary Revamp

Mercuriadis Upped In Sanctuary Revamp

California Raids Slam CD Plants

iTunes Store Reaches 200 Million Downloads

VH1 Set For India Launch

VH1 Set For India Launch

Killers Keep Touring, Ready New Tunes

Houston Unharmed After Rear-Ending Bus

Billboard Bits: Mariah Carey, Hoobastank, Bloc Party

Snoop Posts Third 'Hot' Week At No. 1

'Slim Shady' Studio To Be Auctioned on eBay

Holmes Bros. Top Blues Awards Nominees

CMT Turns Cameras On 'Muzik Mafia' Tour

Burke 'Makes Do' With Dylan, Dr. John

Latin Notas

The Indies

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Anselmo Breaks Silence On Dimebag Murder

Artist/Producer Bert Reid Dies

MTV To Launch Four Nordic Channels

Sony Staffers Axed In Germany

Classical Score

French Concert Promoter Jacques Renault Dies

Beats & Rhymes

2005 IFPI Awards Gala Set For Brussels

CMT Show To Spotlight 'Muzik Mafia'

Manilow To Get $60M For Vegas Shows

2005 IFPI Awards Gala Set For Brussels

Bad Boy Names Vid Promo VP

Autopsy: ODB Died Of Overdose

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Warner Inks Mobile-Phone Music Deal

Warner Inks Mobile-Phone Music Deal

Ludacris Lights Up No. 1 With 'Red Light'

Kravitz In Fashion With Clothing Line

Ludacris Lights Up No. 1 With 'Red Light'

2005 IFPI Awards Gala Set For Brussels

Atlanta's Creaxion Names VP

Atlanta's Creaxion Names VP

Ludacris Lights Up No. 1 With 'Red Light'

Autopsy: ODB Died Of Overdose

Sony Staffers Axed In Germany

EMI Oz Appoints Sorensen CFO

Lindsay Lohan

French Concert Promoter Jacques Renault Dies

Artist/Producer Bert Reid Dies

Crown Heights Affair's Bert Reid Dies

Ludacris 'Lights' Up Album Chart

Fans Mourn Slain Damageplan Guitarist

Erasure's Bell Reveals HIV-Positive Status

Jackson Prosecutors Eye Old Allegations

BREAKING & ENTERING

B&E: Keni Thomas

Loon Splits Bad Boy, Wraps Sophomore Album

Incubus Rocks 'Roxanne' With Police Duo

Laura Cantrell Signs With Matador

Billboard Bits: Usher, LCD Soundsystem, Sonic Youth

Autopsy: ODB Died Of Accidental Overdose

Brown's Cancer Surgery A Success

Pols Press For Digital TV Switch

Leahy: GOP Stalled Entertainment Biz Bills

Greenberg Eyed For Columbia Group Prez

Behind the Deal: Federal Judges Debate P2Ps and Copyright Infringement

THE TANGLED WEB

Morrissey, Lou Reed, The Offspring

'Dimebag' Darrell Memorial Set For Tonight

Warwick Taps High-Profile Friends For Duets

Jackson Lawyers Move To Dismiss Charges

Artemis Switches Canadian Distribution

GEMA Supported In IFPI Royalty Dispute

German Promoter Ordered To Pay Over Hearing Loss

Ludacris

Behind the Deal: An Interview with Attorney General John Ashcroft

N.A. Touring Biz Flat In 2004

N.A. Touring Biz Flat In 2004

Supreme Court To Review Grokster Decision

Wal-Mart Sued Over Evanescence Lyrics

Compendia Acquisition In The Works

Los Angeles, Paramount Spar Over Biz Taxes

Feds Raid D.C. Videogame Stores

Darrell Abbott Dies In Club Shooting

Midem To Fete Lundvall

IFPI Austria Appoints Lappe Pres

Loud Music Deafens Brit Bar, Club Workers

Midem To Target "Parasites"

Earle, Moorer Teaming For 2005 Tour

Ex-Jane's Members Working On Debut Album

MPAA Suing P2P Server Operators

Sheridan Square Completes Compendia Buy

MPAA Suing P2P Server Operators

In The Spirit

MPAA Suing P2P Server Operators

Greenberg Eyed For Columbia Group Prez

Adelstein Gets New FCC Term

Blockbuster Eliminates Late Fees

Blockbuster Eliminates Late Fees

MTV To Bow Channels For U.S. Asians

Mazwai, Werrason Win Big At African Kora Awards

Mazwai, Werrason Win Big At African Kora Awards

Sony BMG Denmark Recruits Frederiksen

The Beat

This Week's Top Stories

Sirius Names Promotions VP

Sony Nashville Revamps Promo Team

Sony Nashville Revamps Promo Team

EMI Refurbishes Bowie's 'Live,' 'Stage'

Merge Unearths Dinosaur Jr. Reissues

Manilow Books Vegas Engagement

Sheridan Square Completes Compendia Buy

Billboard Bits: 'Hotel Rwanda,' SXSW, Pearl Jam

CCE CFO Stacey Resigns

Uni Strikes Deal With Rust Records

Crue Reunion Selling Well Early

Uni Strikes Deal With Rust Records

CCE CFO Stacey Resigns

Madonna Heads List Of Year's Top Tours

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Ashanti

IFPI Loses Russian CD Plant Court Case

Koch Solidifies Two Deals

Uni France Prez Implicated In Tax Evasion Case

Uni France Prez Implicated In Tax Evasion Case

Midem To Target 'Parasites'

Uni France Prez Implicated In Tax Evasion Case

Movies & Music

Retail Track

WMG Posts 10-Month Uptick

Band Aid 20, U2 Hold Down U.K. Charts

U2, Pretenders, Guy Lead Rock Hall Inductees

Queen Regrouping For 2005 Tour

Report: Jackson Prints Found On Porn Mags

A Closer Look At Music On Television This Week (Dec. 13-19)

Three Days Grace To Hit Studio In February

Philbin To Sub For Clark On New Year's

New Ivy Album 'Clear' For Takeoff

Billboard Bits: Country Thunder, Tibet House, Noise Pop

Retail Track

Foxx, Spacey Earn Musical Globe Nominations

WMG Posts 10-Month Uptick

Retail Track

WSM Names Business VP

IFPI Loses Russian CD Plant Court Case

IFPI Loses Russian CD Plant Court Case

Koch Solidifies Two Deals

Words & Music

On The Road

Avril Wins Big At Japanese Awards

Avril Wins Big At Japanese Awards

Compendia Acquisition In The Works

Compendia Acquisition In The Works

Madonna Heads List Of Year's Top Tours

Madonna Heads List Of Year's Top Tours

Global Pulse

IDN Picks Up Three

U2, Pretenders, Guy Among Rock Hall Inductees

OD2 Opens For Business In South Africa

OD2 Opens For Business In South Africa

Universal Brazil Names Prez

Universal Brazil Names Prez

Universal Brazil Names Prez

U.K.'s Borders Refocuses On Music

IDN Picks Up Three

U2, Pretenders, Guy Among Rock Hall Inductees

Blades To Be Honored At ASCAP Latin Awards

White Paper: Touring

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Carly Goodwin

Transient

Breakaway

99¢

At Last . . . The Duets Album

The Futurist

Made It After All

Forma Nueva

New J. Lo Album Pegged For March

Wal-Mart Sued Over Evanescence Lyrics

Family Style

Alive at Red Rocks

Street's Disciple

You Gotta Move

Lonely Runs Both Ways

Old Friends: Live on Stage

Pafuera Telarañas

Collision Course

Artemis Switches Canadian Distribution

Clear Channel TV, Simmons Team For Series

Berliant Extends Motor Ace Management

Berliant Extends Motor Ace Management

Higher Ground

Jazz Notes

Movie Tunes, NARAS Partner For Grammys

Clear Channel TV, Simmons Team For Series

IFPI Austria Appoints Lappe Pres

Lohr Starts New Frontier Touring

AMA Names 10 New Board Members

Lohr Starts New Frontier Touring

GEMA Supported In IFPI Royalty Dispute

Artemis Switches Canadian Distribution

Artemis Switches Canadian Distribution

Nas

Police Search For Motive In Damageplan Shooting

Midem To Target 'Parasites'

GEMA Supported In IFPI Royalty Dispute

Producer Ezrin To Speak At Symposium

Supreme Court To Review Grokster Decision

Supreme Court To Review Grokster Decision

Universal Motown Taps Baach For VP Post

Billboard Music Awards

Latin Distributors Named in Copyright Lawsuits

Bermúdez, Montenegro Sign On For BK Promo

Singer Jerry Scoggins Dead At 93

Latin Distributors Named in Copyright Lawsuits

Latin Distributors Named in Copyright Lawsuits

Midem To Target 'Parasites'

All-Star Concert To Herald Marley's 60th

CHART BEAT

Cash Documentary Reissued On DVD

Billboard Bits: Doves, Gruff Rhys, Early Day Miners

Flavor Flav Brewing Solo, Public Enemy Discs

OutKast Keeps Busy With Debut Film, Two Albums

'We Are The World' Turns 20 On DVD

Music Community Mourns For Abbott

James Brown Battling Prostate Cancer

Fights Cut Short Ludacris Appearance

CHART BEAT CHAT

Fox Wins Battle For 'Coach Snoop'

CHART BEAT BONUS

Leahy: GOP Stalled Entertainment Biz Bills

Leahy: GOP Stalled Entertainment Biz Bills

Ethiopia To Host Marley's 60th Birthday Festivities

Ethiopia To Host Marley's 60th Birthday Festivities

U2 Dismantles Rivals On European Albums Chart

Five Die In Club Shooting

U2 Dismantles Rivals On European Albums Chart

U2 Dismantles Rivals On European Albums Chart

Napster To Go Wireless With Dwango

Five Die In Club Shooting

Five Die In Club Shooting

Usher Wins Big At Billboard Music Awards

Garageband Acts Score From MSN, Live365

Naftaly Joins Sony As Senior VP

Cracker Barrel To Sponsor Krauss Tour

Cracker Barrel To Sponsor Krauss Tour

Napster To Go Wireless With Dwango

BMA Ratings Down

Nashville Scene

Rhythm & Blues

German Promoter Ordered To Pay Over Hearing Loss

German Promoter Ordered To Pay Over Hearing Loss

Stones Working On Album With Don Was

Disney Has Blu-ray Vision

Stones Working On Album With Don Was

Naftaly Joins Sony As Senior VP

Corsi Named Pres Of Italy's FEM

German Promoter Ordered To Pay Over Hearing Loss

Maroon 5 'Antsy' To Hit The Studio

Usher Nabs 11 Billboard Music Awards

2Pac

Update: Damageplan Guitarist Killed In Shooting

Snoop's 'Hot' For A Second Week

Backstage In Vegas: Notes & Quotes From The Billboard Music Awards

Rolling Stones Recording With Don Was

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Billboard Bits: Kylie, Chamberlin, STS9

Sugarcult, Hawthorne Heights Take Action

Jay-Z, Linkin Park Rule Chart With Mash-Up Album

Musicrypt Enters U.S. With Radio Monitor Pact

Musicrypt Enters U.S. With Radio Monitor Pact

Jay-Z, Linkin Park Rule Chart With Mash-Up Album

Wippit Signs Up Universal, Warner

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Jay-Z, Linkin Park Rule Chart With Mash-Up Album

Slipknot Sets Subliminal Verses Tour

VU, Messier Each Fined €1M

Oz Artist Pete Murray Splits With Manager

VU, Messier Each Fined €1M

VU, Messier Each Fined €1M

Virgin Digital Unveils Prepaid Cards

Virgin Digital Unveils Prepaid Cards

Virgin Digital Unveils Prepaid Cards

Wippit Signs Up Universal, Warner

T-Mobile Bows 'Caller Tunes' Ringbacks In U.S.

T-Mobile Bows 'Caller Tunes' Ringbacks

Usher Wins Big At Billboard Music Awards

Tichenor To Exit As Univision Radio Prez

Tichenor To Exit As Univision Radio Prez

Feds Raid D.C. Videogame Stores

Chely Wright Signs With Dualtone

Chely Wright Signs With Dualtone

Dick Clark Hospitalized After Stroke

Sony BMG Names Strategic Marketing Team

Sony BMG Names Strategic Marketing Team

Sony BMG Names Strategic Marketing Team

Loud Music Deafens Brit Bar, Club Workers

Loud Music Deafens Brit Bar, Club Workers

IDJ Buys Roc-A-Fella; Jay-Z Named Def Jam Chief

IDJ Buys Roc-A-Fella; Jay-Z Named Def Jam Chief

Alison Krauss & Union Station

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Dick Clark Recovering From Mild Stroke

Slipknot Tour To Be Anything But 'Subliminal'

Unwritten Law Cancels U.S. Tour

Oz Artist Pete Murray Splits With Manager

Daz Dillinger Preps 2 New Albums, Snoop Tour

Jay-Z Named Def Jam President/CEO

Jay-Z, Linkin Park 'Mash-Up' Tops Album Chart

Divas Descend On BMA Rehearsals

Benson Readies 'Love,' Records With White

Billboard Bits: Opry, Miles/Berg, LaMontagne

Dick Clark Hospitalized After Stroke

Frusciante Spins Solo Six Pack Suite

2004 Billboard Music Awards Winners

B&E: Linkin Park & Ruben Studdard

BREAKING & ENTERING

Adelstein Gets New FCC Term

Motley Crue Returning To The Road

Kanye West Tops Grammy Noms

Diana DeGarmo

Twain's 'Come On Over' Nets RIAA Double Diamond

Ayeroff Splits Warner

Seven Set For Canadian Song Hall Induction

Lumberjack Buying Mordam

MercyMe Mates Keep It Simple

BMG Songs Signs Xzibit

Ayeroff Splits Warner

BMG Songs Signs Xzibit

BMG Songs Signs Xzibit

2005 Bonnaroo Falling Into Place

Kanye West Tops Grammy Noms

2005 Bonnaroo Falling Into Place

RIAA Ups Three Legal, Communications Execs

RIAA Ups Three Legal, Communications Execs

RIAA Ups Three Legal, Communications Execs

Nadine Renee Dead At 32

Nadine Renee Dead At 32

MTV EMAs 2005 Head To Portugal

MTV EMAs 2005 Head To Portugal

Twain's 'Come On Over' Goes 20X Platinum

Lumberjack Buying Mordam

This Week's Top Stories

Ashlee Takes Tunes On The Road

Supremes Say Amen To FCC Regs

Univision Drops Lawsuit Against Nielsen

Hollywood Lost $718 Mil From Asian Piracy

Impala Contests Sony BMG Merger

L.A. Man Sentenced For DVD Piracy

HFA Streamlines Live-CD Licensing

Hollywood Steps Into DVD Format Fight

U.K.'s MMF Elects Summers Chairman

HFA Taps EMI Vet As Senior Counsel

U.K.'s "Mr. Bean" Attacks Religious Hatred Bill

EC To Take On Complaint Over iTunes Pricing

Scots Piracy Raids Net $19 Million In CDs, DVDs

Fox TV Seeks to Void Indecency Fines

Behind the Deal: Fighting For File Swapping On Capitol Hill

THE TANGLED WEB

Kanye West Leads Grammy Nominees

Mary Travers Battling Leukemia

Twain's 'Come On Over' Nets Double Diamond

Evanescence, Green Day Rock BMA Rehearsals

Montgomery Gentry, Adkins Team For 2005 Tour

Green Day's 'Idiot' Fueling Banner Year

Ailing Faithfull Cancels European Tour

Billboard Bits: Bonnaroo, Ozomatli, Nadine Renee

ODB Lives On With 'Osirus'

Keys, Destiny's Child Join BMA Performers

The Digital Rights Bundle: Real Progress For Copyright Owners?

Citadel Links With Promo Only

Di Stefano Hospitalized Following Attack

Artists' Groups Sound Off Vs. Pew Survey

Downey Steals Show As John, Beatty Honored

Band Aid 20's 'Christmas' Tops U.K. Chart

Gorillaz, soundseclectic.com, Hungrypod

Artists' Groups Sound Off Vs. Pew Survey

Slint Confirms Reunion Tour Plans

Rapper David Banner Studies Acting

Billboard Bits: Gloria Estefan, Blues Legends, Liz Story

Motley Crue Returning To The Road

Apple Stock Up On Low-End iPod Talk

Emma Puts 'Baby Spice' Behind Her

A Closer Look At Music On Television This Week (Dec. 6-12)

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Backstreet's Littrell Signs To Christian Label

Idol Plans 'Devilish' 2005 Return

Deana Carter Album Tells Life Story

HOT PRODUCT

Motorola Bows Music Players

HOT COUNTRY SINGLES & TRACKS

Crue To Confirm Reunion World Tour

On The Road

Retail Track

Legal Matters

Tuned In: The Tube

Retail Track

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Jazz Notes

German Publisher Peter Kirsten Dies

German Publisher Peter Kirsten Dies

German Publisher Kirsten Dies Aged 69

OD2 Opens For Biz In Eastern Europe

OD2 Opens For Biz In Eastern Europe

Löhe To Exit Sony BMG Germany

Virgin Digital To Pick Up Students' Music Subs

Apple Stock Up On Low-End iPod Talk

HFA Streamlines Live-CD Licensing

Crue To Confirm Reunion World Tour

Global Pulse

Midem To Fete Lundvall

Motorola Bows Music Players

Citadel Links With Promo Only

Higher Ground

Weed Owner Scores Funds

Weed Owner Scores Funds

Sony BMG Names Communications VPs

HFA Streamlines Live-CD Licensing

Lundvall To Receive Midem Award

Midem To Fete Lundvall

Kelly Clarkson

Sony BMG Names Communications VPs

Deputies Get Michael Jackson DNA Sample

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Holiday Single, New Album On Pearl Jam's Radar

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Anywhere but Home

The Ultimate Collection

With the Lights Out

Restored

Iaiá

Begin

Crunk Juice

Free Yourself

Want Two

Reise, Reise

Powerballin'

Love, Angel, Music, Baby

MODERN ROCK TRACKS

R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

Sirius Names Senior VP/CIO

UMPG Ups Renzer To Chairman/CEO

UMPG Ups Renzer To Chairman/CEO

Manager Partners Titley, Spalding Split

Manager Partners Titley, Spalding Split

Century Award Winner: Stevie Wonder

Avril Lavigne

Reunion Grabs Backstreet Boy

EC To Take On Complaint Over iTunes Pricing

The Beat

Tuned In: Radio

UMG Names Royalty Head

J.Lo Gets Fruity With New Scent

PPL U.K., India Forge Reciprocal Deals

Update: Impala Contests Sony BMG

Update: Impala Contests Sony BMG

Jay-Z, 50 Cent, OutKast Vie For BMA Ringtone Honor

Jay-Z, 50 Cent, OutKast Vie For BMA Ringtone Honor

Jay-Z, 50 Cent, OutKast Vie For BMA Ringtone Honor

Hyman Splits The Mark

EC To Take On Complaint Over iTunes Pricing

EC To Take On Complaint Over iTunes Pricing

Snocap Unveils Operations

U.K.'s MMF Elects Summers Chairman

U.K.'s MMF Elects Summers Chairman

U.K.'s MMF Elects Summers Chairman

UMG Names Royalty Head

Snocap Unveils Operations

Dylan Sits Down With '60 Minutes'

Fire Theft Parts Ways With Rykodisc

Krauss + Union Station A Hit 'Both Ways'

50 Cent, Jay-Z, OutKast Vie For Ringtone Honor

Wonder To Spread 'Love' Next Spring

Springsteen Plans Holiday Benefit Show

Lynn Anderson Charged With DWI

CHART BEAT

Rice Reveling In 'Closer' Inclusion

Police Raid Jackson's Neverland Ranch

CHART BEAT BONUS

CHART BEAT CHAT

Billboard Bits: 'Rose & Briar,' Manics, Davie Allan

Hitting The Right Note In Pitch For Auto-Tune

3 Doors Down Look Ahead To 'Seventeen Days'

Sources: Impala To Lodge Sony BMG Appeal Friday

Sources: Impala To Lodge Sony BMG Appeal Friday

SMG Adds Texas Venue

Much Ado About Crue

Much Ado About Crue

Keith, Nugent Team For Q1 Tour

Sources: Impala To Lodge Sony BMG Appeal Friday

L.A. Man Sentenced For DVD Piracy

L.A. Man Sentenced For DVD Piracy

Beat Box

Rhythm & Blues

U2's 'Bomb' Detonates Across Europe

U2's 'Bomb' Detonates Across Europe

U2's 'Bomb' Detonates Across Europe

Report: Internet Music Sales To Reach $6B By 2010

UMVD's Fontana Continues To Grow

Witness: Kazaa Can Detect Infringers

Apple Bows iTunes In Canada

Apple Bows iTunes In Canada

Witness: Kazaa Can Detect Infringers

UMVD's Fontana Continues To Grow

Apple Bows iTunes In Canada

Fantasia

Music Stars Land MTV Reality Shows

Music Stars Land MTV Reality Shows

Grand National Sets Sights On North America

THE BILLBOARD 200

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Pavarotti Plotting Farewell Tour

Stars Sign On For Holiday TV Specials

Daltrey Sings For A New Generation

Snoop's 'Drop' Rises To No. 1

Lachey, Barker Get Real With MTV

Motley Crue Gearing Up For Reunion Tour

McLachlan Returning To The Road Next Spring

Evanescence, Urban, Crow Plan BMA Performances

Evanescence, Urban, Crow Plan BMA Performances

Fox Home Ups Three VPs

Evanescence, Urban, Crow Plan BMA Performances

Billboard Bits: Nugent/Keith, Langerado, Rob Da Bank

Busy Ingram Readies Albums, Radio Show

Oxford Exits Aussie Blues Fest

Oxford Exits Aussie Blues Fest

HOB's Wojas Joins Viejas

U2's 'Bomb' Lands Atop Billboard 200

U2's 'Bomb' Lands Atop Billboard 200

Ericsson To Distribute Warner Music Tones

Wilson Named MusiCares 'Person Of The Year'

U2's 'Bomb' Lands Atop Billboard 200

U2's 'Bomb' Explodes At No. 1

Man Acquitted Of Stalking Sheryl Crow

Ericsson To Distribute Warner Music Tones

Gwen Stefani

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BREAKING & ENTERING

B&E: MF Doom

Hot Hot Heat's 'Elevator' Due In April

Latin Notas

The Indies

Juanes Sets U.S. Tour

Scot Cops Arrest 28 In Anti-Piracy Crackdown

Scot Cops Arrest 28 In Anti-Piracy Crackdown

Sources: Warner Rock Incubator Inks Label

Sources: Warner Rock Incubator Inks Label

Report: 'Suge' Knight Eyed In Vibe Brawl

R.E.M. Catalog Set For Refurbishing

Paisley Grabs Evans, Griggs For 'Mud' Tour

Juanes Confirms 2005 U.S. Touring Plans

Billboard Bits: Coachella, Move Against AIDS, Partridge

Arjona Innovates On CD/DVD Set

Sony Takes On iPod With New Hard Disk Walkman

Sony Takes On iPod With New Hard Disk Walkman

Kazaa Trial Reveals Web-User Tracking Methods

Germany's Echo Awards Set For April 2

EMusic Reports Sales Growth

Ericsson To Distribute Warner Music Tones

MusiCares To Honor Brian Wilson

MusiCares To Honor Brian Wilson

Fuse Bows Artist Feature '100%'

Fuse Bows Artist Feature '100%'

'Woman' Is King On New Iron & Wine EP