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HITS FEELS WEEK IN THE KNEES

Suge Speaks, CDNow Finds a Suitor, L.A. Reid Gathers the Troops and Scour is Scoured
A summary of the week's top stories, as brought to you by hitsdailydouble.com:
  1. 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).
  2. CD NOW FINDS A BUYER IN BERTELSMANN: Online retailer gets a last-minute reprieve from the Governor… of Munich. (7/20)
  3. 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)
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. BMG HAS A VERY GOOD YEAR: Things are bullish in Germany with some record-breaking fiscal year results. (7/20)
  7. MUSICLAND IS UP FROM THE MAT: Once-beleaguered retailer comes up smelling like a rose. (7/20)
  8. 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)
  9. EMI GETS DIGITAL WITH IT: EMI Recorded Music is the first on the block to offer full album downloads. (7/19)
  10. 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)
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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