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The September 11th terrorist attacks pulled dozens of high-profile musicians into spirited rounds of fundraising and flag waving. But Groundwork 2001, a benefit to alleviate hunger, began Sunday night, showing that such charity existed before the attacks and will presumably continue after the furor dies down. The opening show was suitably eclectic, featuring Daniel Lanois, Philip Glass, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Emmylou Harris and Dave Matthews. After four smaller shows during the week – featuring Joe Strummer, the Wallflowers, Heart and others – next Monday’s grand finale boasts R.E.M., Pearl Jam and Alanis Morissette, with Gwyneth Paltrow as the… Read more »

As the nation asks “What more can we give?,” many of the world’s greatest performers are teaming with Clear Channel Entertainment for a star-studded music spectacular, “United We Stand,” to raise money in support of the recovery efforts from the September 11th attack on America. The eight-hour music festival will be held Sunday, October 21, at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC, beginning at 1:00 pm EST. Confirmed artists include Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, James Brown, Al Green, Ricky Martin, Kiss, Rod Stewart, P. Diddy, Goo Goo Dolls, Train, Destiny’s Child, Usher and many more. Additional artists will be… Read more »

Bestbuy.com has chosen Epic/Immortal Recording artist Incubus and their anxiously awaited release “Morning View” for their premiere foray into advance album previewing with online pre-order. Available now exclusively through Bestbuy.com, fans who purchase “Morning View” are sent an e-mail with an account number which lets them immediately access the album online, on demand and in its entirety, prior to the album’s arrival in stores on October 23. The album will be streamed in the Windows Media format. “Bestbuy.com is extremely excited about this first-ever online presale offer with Incubus’ ‘Morning View,”‘ said Scott Young, head of Bestbuy.com. “The band has… Read more »

Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, James Brown, Ricky Martin, Kiss and ‘N Sync will come together for the “United We Stand” benefit concert in Washington as the music community continues its efforts to aid the victims of last month’s terrorist attacks on in New York and Washington. Aerosmith, Al Green and Backstreet Boys also have been confirmed as part of the eclectic lineup. The Clear Channel Entertainment event will be held Oct. 21 at RFK Stadium in Washington. All proceeds from “United We Stand” will benefit the American Red Cross Relief Fund, the Pentagon Relief Fund and the Salvation Army Relief… Read more »

For the past several years, No Limit Records has established itself as one of the biggest independent record labels ever, selling more than 50 million albums, several of which debuted at number one on Billboard’s Top Album Charts. The six-year distribution deal it has had with Priority records has been extremely successful for both companies. With the pending merger of EMI’s Capitol and Priority Records, and the departure of Priority’s CEO and founder, Bryan Turner, Master P decided it would be best for No Limit Records to move on to a new distribution deal. “I have always had a good… Read more »

American songwriters and music publishers have reached preliminary agreement with the on-line file sharing service Napster to settle the class-action lawsuit currently pending in federal court in California. The agreement includes terms under which the songwriters and music publishers will license their music to Napster’s new membership-based service. The announcement of the proposed settlement was made jointly by Edward P. Murphy, president and CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association, Inc., Gary L. Churgin, president and CEO of The Harry Fox Agency, Inc., George David Weiss, president of The Songwriters’ Guild of America, Inc., and Napster president and CEO Konrad… Read more »

KOCH International, a leading distributor of music, video and DVD, announced today an exclusive distribution agreement with the independent punk-rock label Epitaph Records. Epitaph Records was founded in 1981 by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz and has become one of the world’s leading independent labels specializing in punk and punk-influenced music. Since its formation, the label has developed an eclectic repertoire of imprints which include Hellcat (street punk), Anti (all styles) and Fat Possum (blues). Epitaph is located on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Fourth quarter releases will include new titles from the (International) Noise Conspiracy ‘New Morning, Changing Weather’,… Read more »

Napster has named Claire Hough vice president of engineering. In the newly created position, Hough will manage the ongoing development of Napster’s membership service and future projects. She will report directly to Napster’s newly named chief executive officer Konrad Hilbers. “We’re all very excited about the upcoming launch of Napster’s membership service and Claire’s leadership and wide-ranging technology experience will be extremely valuable as we enter the home stretch,” Hilbers said. “She’s a seasoned engineer and manager who will be a great asset to our team.” “Napster continues to be a pioneer in peer-to-peer file-sharing applications,” said Ms. Hough. “The… Read more »

Having just reached its one-year anniversary, J Records has many reasons to celebrate. Three platinum albums have already been born – Alicia Keys, Luther Vandross and O-Town – and J artists literally govern the tops of multiple Billboard charts. And adding to this massive success, last night Alicia Keys’ #1 hit “Fallin”‘ won Best New Artist video at the MTV VMA Awards. Hence, it is with great excitement that J Records proudly unveils their long awaited online hub located at www.Jrecords.com. The site, designed by kpe, focuses on presenting the large scope of the J Records roster – now 30… Read more »

Vivendi Universal (Paris Bourse: EX FP; NYSE:V) announced that it successfully completed the acquisition of San Diego-based MP3.com, Inc. in a combined cash and stock transaction on August 28, 2001. MP3.com stockholders voted in favor of the merger transaction at a special meeting of stockholders held Monday, August 27, 2001. MP3.com was delisted from Nasdaq effective prior to opening for trading Tuesday, August 28. Of the more than 69 million shares outstanding, over 68 percent were voted. Of those voting, more than 99 percent voted in favor of the merger. The corporate offices of MP3.com will continue to be based… Read more »