The Master is in Debt: Ticketmaster who is famous for their subcharges have been let go by their parent company, LAC/InterActiveCorp. Ticketmaster must now operate independently with 750 million debt.

Kid Rock’s Message To The Youth: This is a must watch video. Kid Rock suggests it’s ok to illegally download songs, but it shouldn’t stop there. Go ahead and steal a MAC and an iPod as well…

The Crue Back On The Charts: Motley Crue is expected to land on the top 5 of the Billboard album charts. The new record titled ‘Saints of Los Angeles is independently released and is distributed by Red. Nikki Sixx’s successful project SIXX A.M . and the best selling autobiography, The Dirt, has put the band on the map again. Check out the new track ‘Animal in Me‘.

This Week Sales:

Disturbed (Indestructible) – TW 59k Total 414,000
Kid Rock (Rock n Roll Jesus) – 28,595 Total 1,021,00
Flyleaf – TW 9,263 Total 1,068,000
Three Days Grace (One-X) TW 6,636 Total 1,254,000

Death Row Off The Block: Suge Knigh’s Death Row Records was auctioned and sold for 24 million. Susan Berg who is the president of Global Music Group laid down the big bucks and is now in control of all the the recordings by Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre during their stay at the label.

New Stream: The new Shinedown record titled ‘The Sound of Madness’ can be streamed here. The record was produced by Rob Cavallo who has worked with Green Day, My Chemical Romance, and Goo Goo Dolls.

Rob Cavallo asked Shinedown frontman Brent Smith about his goals for the band’s new album. “I said, ‘You know what — when I’m dead and gone, when everybody in this band has passed or what have you, I want the world to remember this as a record that needed to be made, and that there was a reason for it,’ ” Smith says.

This is the attitude that every artist must have when making a record….

The Future of 360 Deals: Check out the article ‘Stumbling Towards 360: An Industry Licks Its Early Wounds‘ that discusses the complexities and the future of 360 deals.

Kings of A&R: We want to hear new music, email tips@kingosfar.com. Don’t forgot to tell us your favorite track.