Reuters - In its fourth week on the Billboard 200, the "Hannah Montana: The Movie" soundtrack reached No. 1 for the first time on Wednesday, becoming the third album from the Disney franchise to accomplish this feat. -- read full article
Reuters - Reggae legend Bob Marley's "One Love" topped a list of Jamaica's 100 best songs over 50 years that was unveiled on Tuesday by a panel of musicians and cultural officials associated with the University of the West Indies.
AP - British singer Billy Bragg blasted Wednesday a proposed European Union law to nearly double music copyright to 95 years, saying it would give a huge windfall to major recording labels.
AP - LeAnn Rimes' new book, "What I Cannot Change," offers her take on the serenity prayer. And these days, she's practicing what she's been preaching.
Reuters - MUZU.TV, an Irish-based video website which has won plaudits from the music industry for the way it pays artists when their music is played online, has signed a deal with the world's largest label Universal. -- read full article
Reuters - Green Day has announced a slate of 38 summer dates that begins July 3 in Seattle and marks the chart-topping rock band's first full North American tour in more than three years. -- read full article
Reuters - Global recorded music sales fell by more than 8 percent in 2008 to $18.42 billion led by a sharp drop-off in sales in the United States, according to the world music trade body IFPI. -- read full article
Reuters - The 2009 Lollapalooza Festival's 100-plus acts will be led by headliners Depeche Mode, Tool, the Killers, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys, and Kings of Leon, the event's promoters announced Tuesday. -- read full article
Reuters - A little-known musician working in a warehouse for a living and without a record deal was nominated for a coveted Ivor Novello Award on Tuesday, joining some of the giants of British pop including Coldplay and Duffy. -- read full article
