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Loud Records extends its reach into wireless networks through a groundbreaking new partnership with mobile entertainment portal Zingy (www.zingy.com). Fans of the digitally progressive Wu-Tang Clan and Mobb Deep may now customize their cell phones with free ringtones and logos from their new albums. This marks the first time in the U.S. that music has premiered for mobile phones before an album release. “Technology is advancing so fast in this day and age, there’s no better way to get involved than through the wireless networks. Cell phones are so widely used that ringtones are one of the best ways to… Read more »

In the first of a series of significant hires to build up the Urban Promotion department, Greg Powell has been named Vice President, Urban Promotion for ARTISTdirect Records, it was announced today by Marc Benesch, Executive Vice President, Promotion for the label. Powell will be based in the Company’s Los Angeles offices, and assumes his new position immediately. “I worked with Greg at Priority,” commented Benesch, “and his ability to develop new artists at the street level, in the clubs, and moving on to the mix shows, combined with his knowledge of timing as to when to impact radio, is… Read more »

What do “Pretty Woman” Julia Roberts and “The Material Girl” Madonna have in common besides wealth, fame and beauty? They are the two lone superstars to grace this year’s Hollywood Reporter list of the 50 most influential women in show business, a ranking started 10 years ago to shine the spotlight on the women doing great work behind the scenes. Roberts and Madonna, who ranked No. 3 and 42 respectively on the list, however, were just too powerful to ignore, said officials at the Hollywood Reporter. “We try to make room for the women who have superseded the celebrity aspect… Read more »

Sean ” P. Diddy” Combs and Black Rob were on hand to help G. Dep, Bay Boy Entertainment’s latest sensation, celebrate the release of his debut set, Child Of The Ghetto, at New York nightclub Saci on Wednesday night (November 28). The album release party was hosted by Frank Jigga, with DJ Goldfinger providing the music backdrop. Combs and Black Rob joined G. Dep on stage to perform several songs, including “Let’s Get It,” “Everyday,” “Child Of The Ghetto,” and “Special Delivery.” G. Dep’s Child Of The Ghetto debuted at Number 105 on the Billboard 200 albums chart after selling… Read more »

Sirius Satellite Radio, the satellite radio broadcaster, today announced it hired consumer electronics and telecommunications veteran Joseph P. Clayton, 52, as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Clayton joins Sirius from Global Crossing, the global internet and long distance services provider, where he was vice chairman. Mr. Clayton previously served as chief executive officer of Frontier Corporation, a Rochester-based national provider of local telephone, long distance, data, conferencing and wireless communications services, until its acquisition by Global Crossing in October 1999. Mr. Clayton succeeds David Margolese, Sirius’ founder and chairman, who stepped down as Chief Executive Officer in October. In… Read more »

If you’re not able to catch one of the airings of the 60-minute Incubus studio concert, “Morning View Sessions,” on MTV or MTV2, you’ll still be able to pick it up in stores come February. The concert will be part of a DVD that will also include band interviews, backstage footage and the original version of the video “Wish You Were Here” from the band’s new album, Morning View. The original video depicts vocalist Brandon Boyd running across a bridge being chased by a crowd of fans, and escaping them by climbing over the railing and jumping into the water,… Read more »

Creed has always sought to take its audiences higher with deeper lyrics than the average hard rock band has, so it’s no surprise that the songs on the trio’s new album, Weathered, due out Tuesday (November 20), also resonate with meaning. In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, however, those meanings might seem even more profound, and Creed frontman Scott Stapp said it’s something he and guitarist Mark Tremonti are ambivalent about. “I definitely think after the fact that people are gonna perceive some of these songs a lot different because of the events that happened on September… Read more »

Van Morrison has won libel damages because of an Irish newspaper report that alleged he had an affair with singer Linda Gail Lewis. A lawyer for the Sunday Independent apologized for the report to Morrison and his long-term partner Michelle Rocca in Belfast’s High Court Wednesday (November 14). The allegations had been taken from extracts of an interview Lewis did last month on an Irish television talk show. Following Lewis’s appearance on the show, Morrison issued a statement denying her claims that they had a sexual relationship, saying, “These outrageous allegations are a complete and utter fabrication.” The newspaper’s publishers… Read more »

Throughout their two-decade career, the Cure have always made music for lonely hearts, so it’s only fitting that frontman Robert Smith be alone for once. Smith hopes to begin recording his first solo album in January or February, once he’s through promoting the Cure’s Greatest Hits, which includes two new songs and acoustic renditions of fan favorites. The pale-faced misanthrope said he started fostering ideas for the LP after finishing the Cure’s last studio album, 2000’s Bloodflowers, and it’s been an on-and-off endeavor ever since. “I was just at the point of coordinating it all earlier this year when the… Read more »

British band Depeche Mode said on Thursday the September 11 suicide hijack attacks in the United States had hardly affected European musicians and concert-goers. He contrasted this to the U.S. situation, where the music industry had slowed down. Andy Fletcher, keyboardist in the technopop band that is still going after 22 years, said Europeans had had more experience of “terrorist attacks” than Americans and as a result were able to get on with their lives more quickly. “A lot of American bands and acts have canceled because they are not really used to terrorism in their own country,” Fletcher said… Read more »