U2 manager Paul McGuinness accused the world’s Internet providers of victimizing the music industry. He accused the ISP’s of adopting a moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another. ISP’s do not want to work with the creative community and protect artist rights because they claim that they don’t want to […]

Interview: Edgar Bronfman CEO of Warner Music Group talks to Chrystia Freeland, US Managing Editor of Financial Times. Edgar says digital sales are still narrowly focused on ringtones and iTunes but it will eventually grow rapidly and expand beyond those platforms. Edgar doesn’t believe uniform pricing is appropriate for artists. When will the music industry […]

MTV Picks Up Puppet Series: MTV has picked up “Fur TV,” an adult comedy series about a group of foulmouthed, sex-mad puppets, made by Warp Films, the U.K. shingle behind BAFTA-winning feature “This Is England.” This is more or less a spin off of Beavis and Butthead, but this time involving puppets. How exciting! Watch […]

Michael Jackson Dropped From Grammy’s: After his diva demands proved too much for the show’s producers, Michael Jackson was dropped from the Grammy Awards. He requested was that he be referred to as the King of Pop no less than 30 times during the ceremony. He also insisted on receiving a special award that no […]

U2 Remains On Universal: Roger Friedman reported that the band was in talks with the concert industry’s biggest player Live Nation and could walk away from their 28-year relationship with Universal. But in a statement to EW.com, U2 manager Paul McGuinness says, “This is untrue. As I said in my MIDEM speech, U2 has an […]