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The Future of Music Coalition (FMC) has set its third annual policy summit for Jan. 5-7, 2003, at Gaston Hall on the campus of Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown University. The FMC has designated the summit as a forum to bring together independent musicians, music-biz executives, lawyers, teachers, and politicians to discuss and debate some of today’s most pressing music-related issues, including digital technology, artists’ rights, and Webcasting. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) and Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) will give keynote speeches during the event, which will also feature as panelists Fugazi principal/Dischord Records co-founder Ian MacKaye, musician Patti Smith, California State Senator… Read more »

Sugar Ray is back in the studio working on what will become the band’s fifth album for Atlantic Records. Frontman Mark McGrath is pleased with the progress and the prospects of some potential developments, from working with the group’s original producer to hooking up with one of the hottest production teams in music right now: McGrath said, “It’s coming along, man. A lot of creative turmoil involved, you know, which is great, because if we don’t find, punch each other, then it’s not going to be a great record. So there’s plenty of brawls happening, so it should be a… Read more »

Eminem says that many Hollywood producers have wanted to hitch their wagons to his star by casting him in a feature film ever since he exploded onto the music charts with 1999’s The Slim Shady LP. However, the rapper-turned-actor was determined to make his big-screen debut in a film that he thought he should make, and not just appear in a film because he could. Enter 8 Mile. When Eminem read screenwriter Scott Silver’s script for the movie, which is loosely based on Eminem’s life, the recording artist knew he’d found the perfect script and the perfect film for him,… Read more »

Dashboard Confessional’s MTV Unplugged 2.0 DVD and CD have been pushed back another few weeks to Dec. 17. The release, originally due Dec. 3 on Vagrant Records, includes 15 tracks recorded at MTV’s Times Square studio in New York for an MTV Unplugged segment, while the DVD is the complete taping of the show, including two songs that did not air on the MTV show. Dashboard Confessional is currently on the road with Ash, Rhett Miller, and Hot Rod Circuit. Dashboard Confessional: MTV Unplugged 2.0 Track Listing: Swiss Army Romance The Best Deceptions Remember to Breathe The Good Fight The… Read more »

Audible Magic Corporation announced today it has entered into an agreement with EMI Recorded Music as its preferred vendor for audio fingerprinting technology. The agreement, the first between a major label and a provider of content-based identification (CBID) technology services, indicates a strong endorsement of Audible Magic and its range of solutions for identifying, monitoring and tracking multimedia content. The two companies anticipate implementing an initial project in Q4 utilizing Audible Magic systems, which can monitor and identify the delivery of digital audio content in all formats, including compressed audio such as MP3 files. Audible Magic will also provide EMI… Read more »

In an industry that obsesses over first-week album sales, heavy MTV rotation and radio airplay, the Shortlist Music Prize is trying to help offbeat or niche recording artists find a wider audience. Now in its second year, the contest taps successful musicians to champion the work of peers who have yet to make an impact on the charts. Among this year’s “listmakers” are India.Arie, Alanis Morissette (news), U2’s Larry Mullen Jr., and filmmakers Baz Luhrmann (news) and Spike Jonze (news). “Most of the attention that records get as far as awards and all that stuff is based on record sales,… Read more »

A man traveling aboard Kid Rock’s tour bus was charged with drug possession after a concert in West Palm Beach. Kevin Joseph McMahon, 36, who identified himself as the rap-rocker’s personal assistant, was arrested and released Sunday from St. Lucie County Jail after posting $16,000 bond. Kid Rock and members of his band weren’t on the bus, police said. McMahon and the bus driver were the only people aboard the vehicle, which was headed to Nashville. Kid Rock and his band, which opened a concert for Aerosmith on Saturday, were flying to Nashville, police said. McMahon could not be reached… Read more »

The upcoming Nirvana collection, much-hyped due to the inclusion of the previously unreleased “You Know You’re Right,” will feature 14 songs overall, according to the Universal Music sales catalog. The album arrives October 29. Tracks include the song responsible for the former Seattle band’s breakout success, “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” and three others from the album Nevermind. Five songs from the In Utero era are also featured while three others date back to the band’s pre-Geffen Sub Pop days. A cover of David Bowie (news)’s “The Man Who Sold The World” is also featured. The Complete Track Listing Is: You… Read more »

Smaller Internet music broadcasters are getting an extension on copyright royalty payments that would have been due Sunday, which means they can avoid shutting down. The webcasters will still have to pay up to $2,500 each in fees by Monday. But that is far less than the tens of thousands of dollars that many of them would have owed. The extension, granted by the recording industry and performance artists Friday, came a day after the Senate recessed for the elections without approving copyright rate revisions negotiated between webcasters and the copyright holders. The changes, unanimously approved by the House earlier… Read more »

Universal Music Group, the world’s biggest music company, has increased the royalties it pays artists on downloaded music, sources close to the company said on Thursday. Universal, home to Sheryl Crow (news), Sting and Limp Bizkit, has increased its online royalty rate and stripped out some charges, a move that could effectively double payments to artists for songs downloaded on the Internet, the sources and experts said. Officials for Universal, a unit a unit of Vivendi Universal, declined comment. The higher payments reflect an effort by the music conglomerate to meet artists’ demands for greater transparency in accounting while enlisting… Read more »