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HITS BUSTS A RECAP

Vivendi & Seagram do the water dance, EC eyes WEMI, Napster sends naughty e-mail and Yahoo looks to make music
A summary of the week's top stories, as brought to you by hitsdailydouble.com:
  1. VIVENDI AND SEAGRAM BEGIN TO DATE: Can this not-so-odd couple turn water into wine and wireless into an entertainment empire? Only their lawyers know for sure. (6/14)
  2. EC TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT WMG/EMI MERGER: Has the WMG-EMI pact become a pawn in a larger picture for the European Commission? (6/14)
  3. NAPSTER FILES REVEAL MASTER PLAN: The RIAA's case against Napster picked up some steam with the introduction of some incriminating shawn fanning',390,400);">shawn fanning',390,400);">Shawn Fanning e-mail. (6/15)
  4. YAHOO KICKS MP3.COM TIRES: Is Yahoo eyeing a portal into the music biz? Is michael robertson',390,400);">michael robertson',390,400);">Michael Robertson looking for some deep pockets? Does the Pope dig Lil' Kim? (6/15)
  5. EMUSIC.COM SPRINGS A LEAK: Pioneering digital music company lays off 20% of staff… Will that stop the bleeding? (6/14)
  6. NAPSTER RESPONDS TO RIAA SUIT: Napster boss Hank Barry shows he's well-versed in copyright law as he takes on the RIAA's request for an injunction. (6/15)
  7. EMINEM STILL LEADS, BUT ROCK SHOWS SOME LIFE: 3 Doors Down crashes the Top Ten and Papa Roach the Top 20 as teenpop buyers mature before our very eyes. (6/13)
  8. MORE MOVES AT VALLEY MEDIA: Keeping track of the comings and goings at one of the country's leading one-stop distributors. (6/9)
  9. THE BOSS VS. THE POLICE: Bruce Springsteen's Madison Square Garden shows feature a face-off between the Boss and the NYPD over his controversial new song about a murdered immigrant. (6/13)
  10. FLOM LEADS TWISTED SISTER REUNION: Atlantic's Jason Flom is feted at a UJA dinner that erupted into a Twisted Sister reunion and a drunken revel. (6/12)
NEAR TRUTHS: SPRING BLOOMS
Here come the big guns. (3/28a)
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
CITY OF HOPE TAPS MARCIANO FOR TOP HONOR
This year's philanthropic model (3/28a)
TRUST IN THE TOP 20
Hip-hop is no longer hibernating. (3/28a)
UMG BROADENS SPOTIFY OFFERINGS
Sir Lucian and Daniel are in harmony. (3/28a)
THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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