Suge Speaks, CDNow Finds a Suitor, L.A. Reid Gathers the Troops and Scour is Scoured
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- SUGE KNIGHT SPEAKS!: Death Row's infamous rap entrepreneur opens up to HITS' Roy Trakin, who brings him an M.O.T. CD and a nail file. (7/19).
- CD NOW FINDS A BUYER IN BERTELSMANN: Online retailer gets a last-minute reprieve from the Governor… of Munich. (7/20)NELLY'S FO REEL, AS "NUTTY PROFESSOR" AND EVERCLEAR BOW: It's the last significant chart race before the industry leaves for a month in East Hampton. (7/18)SCOUR GRAPES—MPAA, RIAA FILE… A SUIT: Looks like Mike Ovitz's search engine needs a new lube job after the netco gets hit with a pair of suits from the movie and music industries. (7/20)
- THEY LOVE L.A.: New Arista ruler L.A. Reid rolls out his new staff, which includes industry vets Larry Mestel and Jerry Blair. (7/17)
- BMG HAS A VERY GOOD YEAR: Things are bullish in Germany with some record-breaking fiscal year results. (7/20)
- MUSICLAND IS UP FROM THE MAT: Once-beleaguered retailer comes up smelling like a rose. (7/20)
- RIAA PICKS APART THE NAPSTER DEFENSE: The recording industry gets set for the July 26 court decision with a refutation of the file-sharer's strategy. (7/17)
- EMI GETS DIGITAL WITH IT: EMI Recorded Music is the first on the block to offer full album downloads. (7/19)
- DANISH GOVERNMENT COMES DOWN ON PEARL JAM: There's something rotten in Denmark as rockers get blamed for in-concert tragedy leaving nine dead. (7/20)