Sony Music Entertainment (SME) posted a 50.3% increase in operating income to ¥30.3 billion ($285 million) in the fiscal third quarter, which ended Dec. 31, despite a 3.1% drop in sales to ¥181.1 billion ($1.7 billion).
Pepsi says the ad for its download giveaway promotion with Apple Computer's iTunes -- set to debut at the Super Bowl this Sunday (Feb. 1) -- will feature 16 real-life teenagers who were sued by the recording industry for illegally distributing music through peer-to-peer networks.
OutKast's two-CD set "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" holds at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 for the second week in a row. U.S. sales of the album are down 11% from last week to 86,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Yes will begin a North American arena tour April 15 in Seattle, featuring the lineup of Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, Jon Anderson, Alan White and Chris Squire, and a specially designed set by artist Roger Dean.
OutKast's two-CD set "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" holds at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 for the second week in a row. U.S. sales of the album are down 11% from last week to 86,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
