Billboard White Paper: The Piracy Epidemic

Billboard White Paper: The Piracy Epidemic

Music piracy, both physical and digital, is overwhelming the global industry. In this inaugural Billboard White Paper, we break down the epidemic regionally and by genre, providing a detailed picture of the industry's scourge.
UMG Makes Cuts In Nashville Office

UMG Makes Cuts In Nashville Office

Six employees lost their jobs yesterday in a restructuring of the promotion and marketing departments at Universal Music Group in Nashville.
Billboard Music Awards 2003

Billboard Music Awards 2003

Our Billboard Music Awards mini-site contains wrap-ups and analysis of the awards, held Dec. 10 in Las Vegas. The mini-site also features info on past award winners, a profile of Century Award winner Sting and an exclusive photo gallery.
UMG Makes Cuts In Nashville Office

UMG Makes Cuts In Nashville Office

Six employees lost their jobs yesterday in a restructuring of the promotion and marketing departments at Universal Music Group in Nashville.
MTV To Produce Super Bowl Show

MTV To Produce Super Bowl Show

MTV will produce the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVIII, which sister Viacom company CBS will televise Feb. 1 from Houston's Reliant Stadium. Performing acts have not been announced.
Indictments Handed Down In Great White Club Tragedy

Indictments Handed Down In Great White Club Tragedy

After a nearly 10-month investigation, a Rhode Island grand jury yesterday issued criminal indictments as a result of the Feb. 20 fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., that killed 100 people and injured about 200 others during a performance by Great White.
Taiwanese P2P Service Charged In Copyright Case

Taiwanese P2P Service Charged In Copyright Case

Public prosecutors in Taiwan have filed criminal charges against Kuro, which is understood to be the country's largest peer-to-peer file-trading service. Kuro's managers--chairman Chen Shou-teng, CEO James Chen and his brother, GM Victor Chen--were charged Thursday with copyright violation. A user was also charged.
Artemis Records Buys Triloka/Karuna

Artemis Records Buys Triloka/Karuna

Artemis Records in New York has acquired the assets of L.A.-based Triloka Records/Karuna Music. The relationship kicked off as a distribution deal this summer, with the release of albums by M Path, Krishna Das and Samite.
Clay Racks Up Certs Honors

Clay Racks Up Certs Honors

The RCA debut by Clay Aiken, "Measure of a Man," has earned gold, platinum and double-platinum honors for U.S. shipments of more than 2 million units, according to November certifications by the RIAA. Also, the pop singer's remake of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" has become one of the few singles to be certified platinum this year.
Clay Racks Up Certs Honors

Clay Racks Up Certs Honors

The RCA debut by Clay Aiken, "Measure of a Man," has earned gold, platinum and double-platinum honors for U.S. shipments of more than 2 million units, according to November certifications by the RIAA. Also, the pop singer's remake of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" has become one of the few singles to be certified platinum this year.
Indictments Handed Down In Great White Club Tragedy

Indictments Handed Down In Great White Club Tragedy

After a nearly 10-month investigation, a Rhode Island grand jury yesterday issued criminal indictments as a result of the Feb. 20 fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., that killed 100 people and injured about 200 others during a performance by Great White.
Universal Streamlines In Hong Kong

Universal Streamlines In Hong Kong

Universal Music Southeast Asia is combining the operations of Universal Music Hong Kong and the major's Go East Entertainment subsidiary in the city. "We will streamline the two companies to generate more efficiencies," says Universal Southeast Asia president Harry Hui.
Universal Streamlines In Hong Kong

Universal Streamlines In Hong Kong

Universal Music Southeast Asia is combining the operations of Universal Music Hong Kong and the major's Go East Entertainment subsidiary in the city. "We will streamline the two companies to generate more efficiencies," says Universal Southeast Asia president Harry Hui.

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