GNR Leaker Will Spend A Year In Prison: Kevin Cogill confessed to uploading nine songs that came off Guns N’ Roses Chinese Democracy to his site. “Cogill became the first Californian charged under a 3-year-old federal antipiracy law that makes it a felony to distribute unreleased copyright works online.” Cogill will spend a year in prison.
The Timeless Power Ballad: Journey’s classic power ballad “Don’t Stop Believin’ has become the first catalog track in history to garner online digital sales of more than 2 million units, according to SoundScan. Are their new songs written today that can transcend culture and time?
Circuit City has officially filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday. Will Circuit City will go out of business altogether? If so, this will be another blow for CD sales.
New Music: These Green Eyes are set to release their sophomore album, Relapse To Recovery, on March 24, 2009 on Blackledge Music (with distribution by Atlantic/ADA).
The End of The Firm: Jeff Kwatinetz resigned from The Firm the management/production company he founded in 1997. Kwatinetz will split off and form his own entertainment company. Michael Papale also left the Firm after 10 Years. He will start a new management consultant agency.