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A summary of the week's top stories, as brought to you by hitsdailydouble.com:
  1. AMES PURSUES WHALLEY FOR WARNER POST: WMG boss roger ames',390,400);">roger ames',390,400);">Roger Ames makes a stunning big -bucks offer to Interscope Geffen A&M President Tom Whalley with 20 months left on his contract. (5/23)
  2. WB VET THYRET DECIDES TO GO FISHING: Long-time Warner Bros. Inc. exec russ thyret',390,400);">russ thyret',390,400);">Russ Thyret ponders his future after finding out about Ames' offer to Whalley. (5/24)
  3. BRITNEY SPEARS THE COMPETITION AS FIRST-WEEK MILLIONAIRE: Britney Spears' "Oops… I Did It Again" tops 1.3 million copies over the counter in first-week sales, making her the best-selling female artist ever in that category. (5/23)
  4. EM-AZING: "THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP" STARTS RETAIL FRENZY: Aftermath/ Interscope rapper rides "The Real Slim Shady" and saturation MTV play into first-week sales that look to top 1.7 million. (5/25)
  5. MICHAELS & O'KEEFE ARE CLEAR SAILING AT CLEAR CHANNEL: Radio vets Randy Michaels and Kenneth J. O'Keefe will head Clear Channel after their merger with AMFM is finalized. (5/22)
  6. CONROY GOES HIGH TECH AT BMG ENTERTAINMENT: BMG's lead technology expert kevin conroy',390,400);">kevin conroy',390,400);">Kevin Conroy gets a boost… He now gets to answer all of Christina Aguilera's e-mail. (5/23)
  7. EDEL STARTS SPREADING THE NEWS CORP: Global entertainment company edel continues its wheeling and dealing by striking a licensing deal with rupert murdoch',390,400);">rupert murdoch',390,400);">Rupert Murdoch. (5/23)
  8. EMI'S CUP IS HALF FULL: Profits up, marketshare down for U.K. conglom as it heads into WMG merger. (5/23)
  9. MS. ROSEN GOES TO WASHINGTON: Artists and execs descend on Capitol Hill to debate "Work For Hire" provisions before Congress and pick up on President Clinton's interns. (5/25)
  10. NAPSTER GETS A HUMMER: Venture capitalist firm Hummer Winblad invests $15 million in Napster and places Hank Barry as its new CEO. The company is also a major investor in Liquid Audio. (5/22)
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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