Music Business Times People in the Newshttp://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/CH5XESWDEJ.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://feed.informer.com/ Jackson was working on the pop album with songwriter Claude Kelly and R+B star Akon, who says that Jackson was motivated by the ticket sales for his performances. He told Akon, 'My fans are still there. They still love me. They're alive.' Akon said: 'His kids are like his first priority, and they had never seen him perform live. He was trying to create the most incredible show for his kids.' http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5624GH20090703 Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5624GH20090703? Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:55 GMT Everyone knows Simon Cowell is vain: a fellow American Idol judge once joked that his RayBan sunglasses are mirrored on the inside too. He even turned down a recent dinner invitation from Barack Obama because their diaries 'didn't quite match'. All the more reason why he's been chafing at the bit of late, says The Sunday Times. Despite his success as TV's most bankable personality, 'Mr Nasty' is not his own man. http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/simon-cowell-the-restless-ambition-of-tvs-mr-nasty-44237.aspx Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/simon-cowell-the-restless-ambition-of-tvs-mr-nasty-44237.aspx? Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:36 GMT Broadcast Music Inc., which collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers and music publishers, has gradually shifted the bulk of its jobs to Music Row in Nashville from West 57th Street in Manhattan, said Robbin Ahrold, a spokesman for BMI. It now has about 140 jobs in the city, down from a peak of about 500, and plans to move about 110 of them into two floors of 7 World Trade Center in the spring. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/music-rights-group-is-moving-jobs-out-of-new-york/ Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/music-rights-group-is-moving-jobs-out-of-new-york/? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:55 GMT Thomas publicly refused to pay the sizable damages, as each of the 24 copyright infringements carries a price of approximately $80,000. In a separate suit, lead lawyer Kiwi Camara is going after the RIAA for allegedly violating anti-racketeering laws by intimidating defendants into accepting settlements, rather than face legal costs of a lengthy court process. The RIAA allegedly offered to settle the first case for $25,000, although it is unclear... http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/07/02/riaa.defendant.to.appeal/ Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/07/02/riaa.defendant.to.appeal/? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:51 GMT Jackson's solo album sales in the United States skyrocketed from 10,000 copies in the week before his death to 422,000 in the week ended June 28, according to Nielsen SoundScan. During the same period, U.S. track downloads surged from about 48,000 copies to 2.6 million. The week... http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/michael-jackson-music-sales-surge-could-1003990445.story Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/michael-jackson-music-sales-surge-could-1003990445.story? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:49 GMT AEG can still generate revenue from its audio and video footage of the rehearsals, which it owns under its contract with Jackson. 'We own the intellectual property,' AEG's CEO says. 'It is our responsibility and fiduciary duty to the estate to monetize as much of these assets as we can under the original contract, because the majority of the profit would go to the estate.' http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i04299584a9f4430cf5f4c302d16510d9 Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i04299584a9f4430cf5f4c302d16510d9? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:10 GMT His body will be plastinated and placed next to Bubbles, his late pet monkey who was plastinated a number of years ago and is exhibited at The Body Worlds + Mirror Of Time exhibition at the O2 Centre in London (where Jackson was booked for a 50-date concert series). 'One of his final requests to be reunited with Bubbles... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1195750/Michael-Jackson-set-plastinated-missing-deadline-cryogenic-freezing.html Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1195750/Michael-Jackson-set-plastinated-missing-deadline-cryogenic-freezing.html? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:59 GMT The former nanny of Michael Jackson's kids painted a picture of the faded singer as a delusional nomad hopelessly addicted to prescription drugs. 'I had to pump his stomach many times. He always mixed so much of it,' Grace Rwaramba, 42, said. 'There was one period that it was so bad that I... http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/michael_jackson/2009/06/27/2009-06-27_coroner_releases_michael_jacksons_body_shattered_family_gathers_to_plan_king_of_.html Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/michael_jackson/2009/06/27/2009-06-27_coroner_releases_michael_jacksons_body_shattered_family_gathers_to_plan_king_of_.html? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:11 GMT It was clear that he was in no condition to do a single concert, let alone 50. He could no longer sing, for a start. On some days he could barely talk. He could no longer dance. Disaster was looming in London and, in the opinion of his closest confidantes, he was feeling suicidal.To understand why a singer of Jackson... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196009/Im-better-dead-Im-How-Michael-Jackson-predicted-death-months-ago.html Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196009/Im-better-dead-Im-How-Michael-Jackson-predicted-death-months-ago.html? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:03 GMT Michael Jackson's stake in ATV/Sony which owns the copyrights to 251 Beatles songs is facing scrutiny. While his death is still shrouded in mystery, focus is also turning to the star's complicated estate, finances and mounting debts. One of the more lucrative and shrewd investments he made was in ATV Music in 1985... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1195744/Question-mark-Jacksons-stake-500m-company-owns-Beatles-songs.html Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1195744/Question-mark-Jacksons-stake-500m-company-owns-Beatles-songs.html? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:42 GMT Already there is an all-too familiar rumor along the internet that Jackson employed a look-alike to double for him as he was to embark on his world tour, eerily similar to the 1966 urban legend that Paul McCartney died and was replaced by a body double. The legend goes on to speculate that many clues about the switch... http://www.examiner.com/x-14743-San-Antonio-Local-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d27-Michael-Jackson-the-latest-conspiracy-theory Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.examiner.com/x-14743-San-Antonio-Local-Music-Examiner~y2009m6d27-Michael-Jackson-the-latest-conspiracy-theory? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:39 GMT The Wall Street Journal reported that Jackson was earning $19 million a year at the time of his death, of which $7 million came from Sony/ATV. Yet Jackson was notorious for burning through cash, and in 2008 was in danger of losing his Neverland ranch in California... http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25697771-5012748,00.html Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25697771-5012748,00.html? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:37 GMT During his life, Jackson sold hundreds of millions of records, and his musical legacy should easily have led him to amass one of the greatest fortunes in show-business history. But instead, a history of bad management, excessive personal spending, and big legal bills left him, at his death, facing continual rumors... http://www.newsweek.com/id/204011?from=rss Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.newsweek.com/id/204011?from=rss? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:33 GMT The organisers of Michael Jackson's 50 comeback tour dates in London remained guarded on Saturday about refunds for ticket holders following the singer's death. Jackson fans from around the world had rushed to snap up tickets for the 'This Is It' performances at London's O2 Arena which were due to start on July 13. http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/jun/28/aap-jackson-concert-promoters-coy-on-refunds/ Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/jun/28/aap-jackson-concert-promoters-coy-on-refunds/? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:27 GMT Family members told TMZ that Jackson had received his daily shot of Demerol at 11.30am, but the dosage was 'too much'. As thousands of shocked fans gathered outside the UCLA hospital, detectives from the LAPD's Robbery Homicide division conducted an initial search of his house at the behest of city police chief... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6585015.ece Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6585015.ece? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:02 GMT A secret library of over a hundred songs recorded by Michael Jackson could be released following his death. One of the singer's biographers, Ian Halperin, claimed that the unheard songs had been made for his children. Mr Halperin, author of Unmasked, The Michael Jackson Story, said before his death:He wants to... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6584011.ece Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6584011.ece? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:47 GMT The source said investigators conducting the autopsy were surprised at how healthy Jackson was. While he wasn't necessarily normal, he appeared to be stronger than they expected. Investigators were surprised to see significant scarring on his face, this being the first time they had seen Jackson without makeup... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529226,00.html Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529226,00.html? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:45 GMT The finances of Michael Jackson, the pop icon who died this week at age 50, remain largely a mystery after a riches-to-rags story of one of the leading figures in the music world. The music legend may have been a billionaire at the time of his death Thursday but his finances saw a roller-coaster ride that left him... http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Jackson+riches+rags+story+still+mystery/1736661/story.html Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Jackson+riches+rags+story+still+mystery/1736661/story.html? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:13 GMT As news spread about Michael Jackson's death on Thursday, fans and curiosity seekers inundated the Internet for information, slowing several major news sites to a crawl, according to website performance measurement firm Keynote Systems. The firm said that during the early evening hours, sites including ABC, CBS, AOL... http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/06/26/death-michael-jackson-spikes-news-traffic%2C-music-sales Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/06/26/death-michael-jackson-spikes-news-traffic%2C-music-sales? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:04 GMT Aussie pop icons Men At Work face an anxious wait to find out if they will be stripped of thousands of dollars in royalties from their 1980s smash hit Down Under. The band has been accused of stealing the song's famous flute riff from the children's tune Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree, penned more than 75 years... http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/men-at-work-accused-of-music-riff-ripoff-20090626-czpf.html Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/men-at-work-accused-of-music-riff-ripoff-20090626-czpf.html? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:58 GMT Michael Jackson insisted that his concert promoter's payroll include his personal physician, a financially troubled cardiologist who was with the entertainer when he collapsed. Dr. Conrad Murray was hired by AEG Live to accompany the pop star to London for his comeback series of concerts, said AEG Live President... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090627/ap_on_en_mu/us_michael_jackson Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090627/ap_on_en_mu/us_michael_jackson? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:42 GMT Michael Jackson was the greatest solo act in the history of pop, bar Elvis Presley. Millions of people who never otherwise ventured into a record shop in their lives bought Thriller, which remains the biggest selling album. In the 1980s he revolutionised the sound and presentation of pop by importing the values of... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6580541.ece Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6580541.ece? Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:27 GMT A Swedish court ruled today that the judge overseeing The Pirate Bay trial earlier this year was not biased by belonging to various pro-copyright organizations. The unanimous decision means that there will be no retrial; the defendants must hope for a successful appeal instead. Judge Tomas Norstrom is a... http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/pirate-bay-retrial-denied-judge-declared-unbiased.ars Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/pirate-bay-retrial-denied-judge-declared-unbiased.ars? Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:16 GMT Michael Jackson's planned 50-show run at the O2 Arena in London would have been the highest-grossing single concert engagement. Now it's a major problem for the promoter AEG Live. More than $85 million worth of tickets have already been sold for the series of performances, which have the now sadly ironic title 'This Is It.' As much as $30 million has already been spent on production, according to sources close to the situation. So what's at stake for AEG, the world's second-largest concert promoter, can't be overstated... http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i07c5940218c277f489900a30200f6586 Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i07c5940218c277f489900a30200f6586? Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:11 GMT Michael Jackson, the 'King of Pop' who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50. Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_en_mu/us_obit_michael_jackson Delicious/mbtimes/peticker http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_en_mu/us_obit_michael_jackson? Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:02 GMT