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   Hip-Hop Duo New Boyz Sued By Christian Rockers Newsboys Over Name

   4:38 pm 7/9/2012

   • by Sarah Lindstedt

   Australian band contends its fans are "confused," can be duped into hearing "sexually-explicit lyrics" of New Boyz hits "Backseat," "Tie Me Down."Read more

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   Warner Music Group Logs Smaller Loss on Falling Revenue

   5:44 pm 5/15/2012

   • by Paul Bond

   Big sellers during the quarter include Bruno Mars, Skrillex, Ed Sheeran, The Black Keys and fun.Read more

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   Alanis Morissette's New Album Set for Release on August 28

   2:23 pm 5/2/2012

   • by Phil Gallo, Billboard

   The singer's "Havoc and Bright Lights" will be her first album in four years.Read more

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   SAG-AFTRA Moves Toward Halting Music Video Work

   2:20 pm 4/25/2012

   • by Jonathan Handel

   The new union says it may issue a "Do Not Work" order next month, days before talks with the labels resume. The decision on an order will send a signal to studios, commercial producers and even talent agents.Read more

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   Madonna's 'MDNA' is No. 1: Guy Oseary, Jimmy Iovine on the Art of the Album Roll-Out

   2:30 am 4/4/2012

   • by Shirley Halperin

   The pop queen's longtime manager and brand new label head reflect on the road taken straight to the top of the charts and answer a nagging question: three decades in, is Madonna still selling scandal? Read more

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   Hollywood Docket: Tower of Power vs. Warner Music; Sirius XM vs. SoundExchange; CBS vs. Trekkies

   8:27 am 3/30/2012

   • by Eriq Gardner

   Digital downloads, monopoly conspiracies and the battle over a lost "Star Trek" script top the legal issues facing the entertainment industry this past week.Read more

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   S-Curve Records Partners With Warner Music U.K. on International Licensing Deal

   10:05 pm 3/22/2012

   • by Richard Smirke, Billboard

   The label's roster also includes Joss Stone, We The Kings, Nikki Jean and Andy Grammer.Read more

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8. 

   Turntable.FM Signs Licensing Deals With All Four Major Labels

   1:13 pm 3/13/2012

   • by Andrew Hampp, Billboard

   The social DJing site can now legally stream music by Warner, Universal, EMI and Sony artists. Founders Billy Chasen and Seth Goldstein made the announcement at South By Southwest.Read more

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   Warner Music Loss Widens in Latest Quarter

   5:19 am 2/9/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   Revenue was unchanged as digital revenue rose 17 percent.Read more

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    Warner Music Group CEO: Steve Jobs Got the Best of Us

    5:58 pm 1/31/2012

    • by Paul Bond

    "Look at the market cap of Apple since it created the iPod versus what's happened to the music industry," says Edgar Bronfman, Jr.Read more

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