addicto | 10.17.07

Madonna Inks Deal with Live Nation
… Deal Includes Stock
… Listen to Conference Call
… ‘Groundbreaking’
… Warner Concedes

CMJ Music Marathon Kicks Off in NYC
… Care Bears on Fire
… The Best and Worst of Day One
… Black Kids Sign Deal Before CMJ Showcase

Rapper C-Murder to be Tried for One

Kid Rock Rolls To No. 1 Album Chart Debut
… Splits with Longtime Manager
… Springsteen Falls to No. 2

Live Earth Heading to CD/DVD In November

Universal Music Group to Sell USB Singles

Rivers Cuomo To Release Solo Material And Book

U2 to Reissue Joshua Tree for 20th Anniversary

Elliott Smith’s Girlfriend Cut Out of Estate

Jimmy Page Hints at New Material for Zep Reunion

Winehouse Records Song with Babyshambles

AC/DC Force Porn Site to Give Up Domain

First MySpace Music Tour Kicks Off in Seattle

Miriam Makeba Files Copyright Suit in South Africa

New Videos: Cam’ron
… Bloc Party

Filesharing Sites Report Radiohead’s Album Top Shared

Tourdates: Ola Podrida
… Elk City

addicto | 10.16.07

Radiohead’s New Album Discussed at White House

Press Secretary: ‘Is That a Band?’

Andy Samberg Talks ‘Iran So Far’ and Aphex Twin

Washington Post‘s Formula for Musician Sell-Outs

Is Rush Heavy Metal?

New Videos: Prefuse 73
… Decemberists

Fela Kuti Would Have Been 69 Today
… Live Video

French Rock Star Set for Early Release from Jail

Italian Orchestra Causes ‘Uproar’ at Carnegie Hall

Sex Pistols Debut on iTunes

Neil Young Adds Fifth and Final NYC Show

Foxy Brown Pleads Innocent to Blackberry Beating, Faces 7 Years
… Brown’s Lawyer Drops Her After Wife Threatened

Def Jam’s L.A. Reid: Nas’ New Album Won’t Be Called N*gga

50 Cent to Connecticut High School Students: Don’t Listen to Me

Thurston Moore Plays NYC Apple Store

Jamie Foxx to Perform Duet with Rascal Flatts at CMAs

Stevie Wonder Joins Q-Tip On Stage in NYC

Death Cab Guitarist’s Tracks Seized by Dept. of Homeland Security

Nickelback’s Reasons Join 6,000,000 Sales Club

OK Computer: The Play?

Apple Drops DRM-Free iTunes Pricing to 99 Cents

Bob Dylan Biopic Soundtrack to be Performed in NYC

addicto | 10.15.07

Nas Selects N-Word as New Album Title

Arcade Fire Makes Surprise Appearance with Springsteen in Ottawa
… Video

Bryan Adams’ Middle East Peace Concert Called Off
… Threats of Palestinian Violence

Ray Davies Giving Away New Album with U.K. Paper

T.I. Arrested Before BET Hip-Hop Awards
… Remains in Atlanta Jail on Weapons Charges
… Girlfriend Charged with Drug Possession

Two Turntables & An Arsenal

Led Zeppelin Goes Digital

was Radiohead’s Move Revolutionary?
… Is This the Future of Music?

Introducing the CD-Vinyl Hybrid

Amy Winehouse Donating $100,000 to Romanian Village After Hair Flap

Hot Chip Finish Dark New Album

John Mayer Plays Unannounced Show at NYC’s Mercury Lounge

Interpol, Liars, Deerhunter Form Supergroup

Sting Still Has Throat Infection; Police Cancel Manchester Shows

Diddy Sought for Questioning in New York Nightclub Incident: Report

Tourdates: Galactic
… Tegan and Sara

Garth Discusses Future

50-Kanye Redux on Nov. 6: Nas vs. Jay-Z

Universal Takes on iTunes

Audio: Wu Tang’s ‘Heart Gently Weeps’

New Videos: Band of Horses
… Great Northern
… New Pornographers
… Jose Gonzalez

White Stripes Begin Selling Cameras

Timberlake Scores Sixth Future Sex Top 40 Hit

addicto | 10.12.07

Radiohead: 1.2 Million In Rainbows Downloads
… Estimate: £4.8 Million
… Radiohead Experiment Divides the Music Industry
… A Movement?
… Management: Tactic to Boost CD Sales
… How Fast Did the Radiohead Album Take to Download?
… Jonny Greenwood Score to be Released in December
… Greenwood: Making In Rainbows Like Making Kid A
… In Rainbows Remixes Hit the Web

Madonna Close to Massive Deal with Live Nation
… ‘For $120 Million, She’s All Yours’
… Madonna Exit Won’t Trouble Warner Music

Psychic TV Member Dies Suddenly

Beyonce Unveils B’Phone

Amy Winehouse, Spank Rock to Headline MTVU Awards

Coldplay Close to Finishing New Album

Shitdisco Cancel U.S., U.K. Gigs Due to ‘Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome’

Electronic Frontier Foundation Jumps Into RIAA Appeal

Study: Filesharing Decreasing Among Teens

New York Philharmonic Considers Invitation to Play North Korea

NPR: Sigur Ros Give ‘Possibly the Worst Interview in History of Electronic Media’

Lil Wayne Appears in Court After Arrest

Daft Punk Scores Louis Vuitton Runway Show

Portishead Close to Finishing Third LP

Kim Deal is Against New Pixies Album

Live: PJ Harvey’s One-Woman Show

New Videos: Jay-Z
… Fiery Furnaces

Tourdates: Datarock
… Nada Surf
… Jesu
… Deerhunter

addicto | 10.11.07

How the Hell Did Diddy Get Involved With the Spice Girls Reunion?

New Goldfrapp Album Due Next Year

‘Punk Singer Attacked in Street’

Is Britney a Prisoner of Her Own Fame?

Perez Hilton Sued Over Britney Leak

Usher’s Wife Rumored to Be Behind Album Holdup

Rapper JT Money Suspected in Shooting at Trey Songz Concert

Bobby Brown Denies Heart Attack
… MC Hammer Denies Death

Bob Mould Inks Deal With Anti

Drummer Leaves !!! to Focus on Free Blood

Lily Allen Warned About Becoming New Amy Winehouse

Lupe Says He’ll Sue Vibe
… Lupe vs. Tribe Called Quest: Timeline

Return of the Rasberries

The Demise of Rilo Kiley, Charted by Miniskirt Length

Tourdates: Ghostface Killah
… Manchester Orchestra
… Ween
… Debbie Harry

New Order, Ladytron, Faint On NIN Remix Album

Terminal 5: First Major Music Venue to Open in Manhattan in More Than Decade
… How Healthy is the New York Club Scene?

addicto | 10.10.07

It’s Here …
… Thousands Start Day With Radiohead’s In Rainbows
… Band Refuses to Release Sales Figures
… Track by Track
… Fans Complain About Bit Rate
… Jonny Greenwood: We’re Not Trying to Change the Industry
… Reviews: Telegraph
… NME
… Stereogum
… Rolling Stone
… No Artwork

Prodigy Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges, Sentenced to 3 1/2 Years Behind Bars

Jeff Healey Battling Cancer

George Harrison Catalog Goes Digital

Leaks Force Britney to Move Up Album Release

Springsteen Boss of U.S., U.K. Album Charts
… Bruce Clobbers Soulja Boy

Lupe Fiasco Flubs ‘Electric Relaxation’ Lyrics During Tribe Trib

Langerado Fest Moves to Big Cypress

Diddy Hit With $4M Lawsuit for Allegedly Ordering Nightclub Beatdown

B.I.G. Turnout for Notorious Casting Call

Justice Dress Up Like Michael, Stevie, Prince, Rod, Rick James for Jimmy Kimmel Performance

Big Screen Embraces Rocks Stars

Christina Aguilera and Aretha Franklin Plan Duet

Sting Has Throat Infection; Police Cancel Gigs

Flaming Lips to Host Halloween Parade

New Videos: Chromeo
… Modest Mouse

Despite Ticket Pricing Controversy, Neil Young Adds Fourth NYC Show

Tourdates: Cafe Tacuba
… Caetano Veloso
… Sondre Lerche
… Robert Pollard
… The Cribs

Music of Elton John & Bernie Taupin @ Carnegie Hall

addicto | 10.09.07

The Police to Record New Album?
… Sting Voted Worst Lyricist Of All-Time

Lil Wayne Lawyer: Arrest ‘Mostly A Paperwork Mix-Up’

N.W.A. Reissue, Eazy-E Compilation Due In December

R.E.M. to Debut New Song on Anderson Cooper 360

Underworld: Digital Releases ‘Poor Cousins to Real Albums’

‘Racier’ Cut of Britney’s Gimme More Video
… Banned From YouTube

DMX’s Animal Cruelty Report Released, Still No Charges Filed

Defeated RIAA Defendant Stirs Appeal, Solicits Contributions

Beyonce, Justin, Stripes Among AMA Nominations

Radiohead Sends Rainbows Buyers Downloading Details
… Oasis, Jamiroquai May Follow Radiohead in Releasing Free Albums Online

Caribou Plays ‘Psychedelic’ Church>

The ’80s Music Video Tribute You Must See

TRL Apologizes for Showing Video in its Entirety

U.K. Artists Group Sues Mechanics for Playing Unauthorized Music at Repair Shops

Death Cab, Shins, Spoon, Cure on Darfur Benefit Comp

Trio of Sun City Girls Records Reissued

Reggae Label Greensleaves Drops One Drop Comp

‘Disney is the New MTV’

The 10 Most Overpraised Records Ever

Yahoo! Music Chief Rails Against Content Protection

Van Halen Play Connecticut Casino

Fiona Apple Interrogated at Festival

Bjork Returns to the U.S. in December

Serj Tankian Releases Videos for All 12 Songs on New Album

addicto | 10.08.07

Lil Wayne Arrested After Idaho Concert
… On Outstanding Drug Possession Charge in Georgia
… Released on Bail
… Update: Rapper No-Show in Oregon

Arctic Monkeys Take Top Q Award
… Winehouse Wins, Too
… McCartney Pays Tribute to First Wife

Radiohead Generation Believes Music is Free

… Putting Radiohead in Perspective
… EMI: ‘Embrace Digital or Die’
… The First In Rainbows Review

Springsteen A Lock For Another No. 1 Album
… Boss of U.K. Chart, Too
… Scorn in the USA: Springsteen Claims Critics Call Him Unpatriotic

iPod Causes Man’s Pants to Catch Fire

Diddy Sued for $19M Over Notorious B.I.G. Songs

Thom Yorke Turns 39

Ice T: ‘N*gga’s Not a Bad Word’

Hip Hop Honors Tribe

Mysterious Arcade Fire Site Unveiled
… Video

Hanson Brother Recuperates After Surgery

Panic! At the Disco Scrap New Album

Documentary Returns Cult of Joy Division

Video Can’t Save Britney

New Videos: Hives
… Joy Division
… Kelly Clarkson
… Architecture in Helsinki

Hannah Montana’s Tour Battles the Bots

Does a Merged Sony BMG Hurt The Indies?

‘The Biggest and Best Independent Record Store in the Entire Country’

Band of Horses Allows Wal-Mart to License Song
… Sell-Out?

Diplo Rocks New Yorker Dance Party

Mark Ronson: ‘Amy Winehouse Eager to Start New Album’

NIN Breaks Free From Record Label

New Kid Rock: ‘White Trash Replacement Bono’

Thrill Jockey Bands Cover Each Other

Tourdates: Thurston Moore

… Debbie Harry
… Man Man
… Saturday Looks Good to Me

addicto | 10.05.07

Britney’s New Video: ‘Fun with Stripper Poles’

RIAA Victory: Why Major Labels Won
… Why Major Labels Lost
… Godsmack Fan
… $220,000 Playlist

… $220,000 for 24 Songs

Foxy Brown Connects With Fans Online From Jail

Marilyn Manson Gig Halted Due to Fire Scare
… Problems with Dry Ice Machine

Beyonce to Escape Muslim Dress Code in Indonesia

New York Philharmonic Might Play in North Korea

Judge Realizes Case Involves Snoop Dogg

Ginuwine Alledges Contract Was A Fraud

She Wants Revenge Embrace Their Inner Depeche Mode

Anthrax Looking for a New Label, singer Before Recording Next LP

Pitchfork to Curate U.K.’s All Tomorrow’s Parties

Tourdates: Ween
… The Hold Steady
… Pipettes Resched After Visa Problems

Paul McCartney’s Embarrassing New Video

Kid Rock Debuts New Album at Two-Hour Detroit Show

Another New Springsteen Album Already Done?

addicto | 10.04.07

RIAA Wins File-Sharing Lawsuit
… Single Mom Owes $222,000

Radiohead Closing in on Deal For In Rainbows CD
… Armchair Economists Come Out for Radiohead Analysis
… Major Labels Lukewarm on Radiohead Stunt

Eldest Hanson Hospitalized With Pulmonary Embolism

CMJ Music Marathon’s Initial Schedule

Snoop Dogg, De La Soul, Q-Tip for JAM Awards

Billy Corgan Joins Push to Create Moog Museum

As Recording Revenues Shrink, Artists Shift Accordingly

Cleveland Indians At-Bat Music Picks

The 10 Most Incomprehensible Bob Dylan Interviews of All-Time

A Talk with Mick Jagger

Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero

Soul Star Accuses Amy Winehouse Of Hijacking Her Sound

Spiritualized Finish New Album, Line Up Apollo Date

How to Be Cool at Concerts

Tourdates: Ghostland Observatory and Spankrock
… Bloc Party
… Feist

Gun, Drug Charges Dropped Against Jadakiss

Nirvana’s Unplugged Finally Heading To DVD

‘Wish Upon A Star’ Publisher Sues Family Guy

The Joy of the Dave Matthews Band