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CD Warehouse, Inc. announced today that it has executed a letter of intent with Djangos.com, a private company headquartered in Portland, Oregon for a proposed transaction between the two companies. CD Warehouse, Inc. franchises and operates a total of 295 retail music and entertainment stores in 38 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, England, Thailand, Guatemala and Venezuela under the names “CD Warehouse, Disc Go Round, CD Exchange and Music Trader.” Djangos.com owns 19 stores that offer music and entertainment products and also operates an e-commerce website which offers music and entertainment products. Djangos.com has offered $1.50 per share for… Read more »

Cue ear-splitting shrieks from millions of preteen girls. For Lance Bass, as most adults don’t know, is one-fifth of ‘N Sync, the mega-selling boy-band that has helped keep the music industry afloat in recent years. It’s hard to imagine ‘N Sync winning a Grammy Award for its lightweight pop. So – strange but true – Bass is setting his sights on winning a coveted Academy Award from stuffy Hollywood for his role as a moonlighting movie producer. The 22-year-old Mississippi native set up a movie production company earlier this year, naming it A Happy Place, and is holding meetings like… Read more »

There are only two days left to bid on a one-of-a-kind U2 collectible, an artificial pumpkin signed by all four members of the rock group, which is being auctioned online at metromix.com. The current bid stands at $1125 and has attracted interest from U2 fans as far away as Canada and France. The pumpkin, signed by the band during the Chicago stop of their Elevation tour, is carved and inked with an American flag and the U2 Elevation Tour logo by artist Hugh McMahon. One hundred percent of the winning bid benefits the Chicago Remembers Fund – established to help… Read more »

PanAmSat Corporation (NASDAQ: SPOT – news) today announced it will team up with CMT: Country Music Television and MTVi for the live webcast of “The Country Freedom Concert” on Country.com. The concert, which will take place at 8:00 p.m. EDT Sunday, October 21, will benefit The Salvation Army’s Disaster Relief Fund for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. PanAmSat will donate the satellite-based Internet broadcast services. “We are proud to be in a position to use our webcast services and resources in support of a such a worthwhile cause,” said Tom Eaton, PanAmSat’s executive vice president, global sales… Read more »

Pop / R&B superstar Usher has just announced his plans to headline his own U.S. Tour to kick-off in November 2001 in support of his explosive album, 8701. Usher fans worldwide have been anxiously anticipating a concert tour from the talented superstar. At last, they’ll get a chance to see Usher perform in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC and Miami, among others. The tour will kick-off in Baltimore, MD on November 29. Opening acts and venues will be announced shortly. Usher is set to play theatre-sized venues and will roll-out the second leg of the… Read more »

Robert Jamieson, president and CEO of BMG North America, yesterday announced key appointments to his management team as part of an overall realignment of BMG’s North America businesses. The new leadership will oversee BMG North America’s record labels as the company creates a more responsive and profitable organization with a sharp focus on music and artist development. The appointments are: Neil Foster takes on the post of executive vice president of Operations; Joe DiMuro named senior vice president of Strategic Marketing; Stanley Schneider is now senior vice president of Legal and Business Affairs; Jim Blauvelt takes over as vice president… Read more »

Bally Total Fitness and Columbia Records announced today that they have teamed up on a new national promotional and advertising campaign featuring Columbia Records’ recording artist Jessica Simpson. Starting this weekend, Bally Total Fitness will air its new commercial, titled “A Little Bit Goes A Long Way.” The 30-second spot features footage of Jessica Simpson performing her hit song “A Little Bit” from the latest blockbuster album “Irresistible.” “A Little Bit Goes A Long Way” creatively blends clips from the popular “A Little Bit” video with footage of health conscious individuals as they train and work out. The message of… Read more »

Bolt, a leading communication platform for teens and young adults, today announces the launch of the “Ford Focus Sound Check Tour – Presented with Bolt and Freevibe.com.” The free concert series will tour malls in 18 markets nationwide and feature performances by 2KSounds artist Brooke Allison and Columbia Records group Play. Ford Motor Company is the title sponsor of the tour. Freevibe.com, the youth Web site of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, is a partner in the tour. As the title sponsor of the Ford Focus Sound Check Tour, Ford Motor… Read more »

“Analyse,” the premier video from the Cranberries’ new MCA album, “Wake Up And Smell The Coffee,” has been temporarily pulled from video channels around the world as well as from the band’s web-site in the wake of last week’s tragic events in the United States. The video, which was directed by Australian Keir McFarland, was filmed in London’s Canary Wharf district this past August. The video features scenes of the band’s singer, Dolores O’Riordan, performing the song on the top of a building. In the distance behind her are two skyscrapers with a plane flying over the scene. Additional scenes… Read more »

Britney Spears will release her 3rd album, Britney on November 6 worldwide. The first single, “I’m A Slave 4 U,” will impact CHR and Rhythm Crossover radio on September 24. The song was written and produced by The Neptunes. The video, directed by Frances Lawrence, will debut on MTV’s Making The Video on September 24. Britney Spears co-wrote 5 of the 12 songs on the album. Other producers/writers on Britney include Max Martin, Justin Timberlake, Wade Robson, Rami and Rodney Jerkins. The Britney World Tour kicks off in Miami, Fl. on October 26. The tour sponsored by Pepsi goes through… Read more »