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A WEEK OF HARD LABOR

An Even 10 Stories From The Last Week
Before Things Get Serious Again
  1. THE LONG, COLD SUMMER AT MUSIC RETAIL: Over at Musicland, Hastings and Best Buy, they can't wait for fall, cuz this summer totally sucked. (8/31)
  2. lenny beer',390,400);">lenny beer',390,400);">LENNY BEER ON RECORDS: Our esteemed Editor In Chief discovers a pair of albums that break with the contemporary norm by being good from beginning to end. Sounds like a good idea—maybe it'll catch on. (8/31)
  3. DOJ OKAYS CLEAR-CHANNEL-AMFM MERGER: All the radio monolith had to get rid of to get federal for the merger was a few billboards—cool. (8/30)
  4. MP3.COM TRIAL: JUDGE FREES EDGAR: Clever of MP3.com's attorney's to put Seagram chief edgar bronfman',390,400);">edgar bronfman',390,400);">Edgar Bronfman on the stand as a hostile witness…right? (8/30)
  5. GETMEDIA GETS GOING, GOING, GONE: It seemed like a good idea at the time, but the pioneering music netco becomes the latest casualty of an increasingly volatile world for e-business. (8/31)
  6. JAM & LEWIS BOLSTER "NEW" ARISTA: The storied writer/producer duo hook up with their pal L.A. Reid, who continues to reshape Arista in his own image. (8/29)
  7. ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER (YAWN) CHART: Until the guns of 4Q appear, Nelly will continue to be as dominant as Tiger Woods, as the week's sales chart clearly demonstrates. (8/30)
  8. SOUNDBREAK UPLOADS NEW CEO: An unexpected shakeup takes place at the very top of the Net radio powerhouse. (8/31)
  9. NAPSTER COURT DATE SET: Don't miss the next episode of "The Sharing Wars," starring Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, premiering in a San Francisco courtroom the first week in Oct. (8/29)
  10. MTV AWARDS, PARODY SONG PIT CHRISTINA VS. EMINEM: Next Wednesday's VMAs show promises to be a blonde-on-blonde battle royale between the warring superstars. Oh, boy. (8/28)
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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