Jars of Clay exits label to launch new imprint
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After 12 years on Essential  Records, Jars of Clay is exiting to launch a new imprint, Gray  Matters, under the Nettwerk Music Group umbrella.
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A major restructuring process has pulled this respected audio company into penny land.
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Sony's decision to drop its ATRAC file format and shutter the Connect music store signals a radical departure for the electronics giant, which has tried for 15 years to market its proprietary file format as a viable competitor to MP3 and other digital music formats.
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Starbucks Corp. said on Monday it  has formed its own record label that will develop music  offerings to be sold both in the chain&#39;s coffee shops and  through traditional music retailers.
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Singer Ali Campbell is leaving the reggae band UB40 after selling tens of millions of records worldwide in a career spanning nearly 30 years, a spokesman for the group said on Friday.
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The DCML Organization has announced a decision to move its technical and marketing activities to OASIS, organized as a new OASIS Member Section.
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Legendary soul label Stax Records,  which gave the world such stars as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes,  and the Staple Singers, has been reactivated after a 30-year  hiatus by its current owner, Concord Music Group.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Reunited British new wave duo  Tears for Fears will release its first album in 15 years Sept.  14 on a new label launched by Universal Music Enterprises, the  catalog arm of the world's largest record company.
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One of the best-known names in camera film, Agfa-Gevaert, is quitting the industry due to the booming popularity of digital cameras.
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The Future of Music Coalition, working to end payola so independent labels get the same radio play as the majors, announce the FCC and broadcasters agree to its rules. In Listening Post.
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Jim Press, who became the first non-Japanese on Toyota's board earlier this year, is stepping down to run Chrysler LLC's sales and marketing operations.
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Wednesday was the first day in the life of a new Central License Agreement for music copyright holders throughout Europe. Now, license authorities and music publishers have agreed to dismantle their "home territories" and recognize each other's copyrights. Is this the prototype for the EU's new single software patent authority?
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A new-music group spreads its roots while keeping its indie-band identity.
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Xerox is saying goodbye to an old slogan as it moves beyond "The Document Company," to include technology and consulting.
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Technology is taking the middleman out of the music business, giving artists a bigger array of tools to get their songs in the MP3 players of potential fans around the world.
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Sony is the last of the four big record labels that have abandoned digital rights management software that limits how many times copies can be made of digital music.
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The Lazarus nameplate, a fixture on the retail landscape for 153 years, is coming off department store signs, joining Shillito&#39;s as a defunct brand.