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		<title>As she heads towards a million on Kickstarter, Amanda Palmer explains where the money will go</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amanda Palmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kickstarter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Normally having someone talk you through a budget wouldn&#8217;t make for especially compelling reading, but when a DIY artist outlines the costs they are incurring releasing records, touring shows and keeping fans happy it&#8217;s usually a pretty interesting read, and the latest blog post from Amanda Palmer very much falls into that category. Palmer, of<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/as-she-heads-towards-a-million-on-kickstarter-amanda-palmer-explains-where-the-money-will-go/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Doobie Brother joins digital royalties litigation party</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[In The Pop Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doobie Brothers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another day, another digital royalties dispute. This time its one of the Doobie Brothers who is suing a major label for a bigger cut of download revenue. As much previously reported, the major labels treat downloads as record sales, and pay artists the same royalty on iTunes revenue as they would on CDs. But many<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/doobie-brother-joins-digital-royalties-litigation-party/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>HMV may keep hold of its festivals business for the time being</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 09:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AEG Live]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MAMA Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to various sources, HMV&#8217;s live division, the MAMA Group, may be split up before sale after all, though it&#8217;s possible the flagging retailer might actually keep hold of some of MAMA&#8217;s operations. As previously reported, HMV let it be known that it was planning on selling MAMA late last year in a latest bid<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/hmv-may-keep-hold-of-its-festivals-business-for-the-time-being/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alliance acquires Audiolife</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/alliance-acquires-audiolife/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 09:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alliance Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audiolife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Topspin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[US-based distribution company Alliance Entertainment has acquired Audiolife, an American direct-to-fan fulfilment company that is utilised by more familiar names like Topspin and Reverbnation to get product sold via D2F websites to fan&#8217;s homes. Both Topspin and Reverbnation have welcomed the acquisition and say they will continue to work with Audiolife, with the former&#8217;s CEO<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/alliance-acquires-audiolife/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>George Clinton settles out of court with Black Eyed Peas</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/george-clinton-settles-out-of-court-with-black-eyed-peas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In The Pop Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Black Eyed Peas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[George Clinton has reached an out of court settlement with The Black Eyed Peas over the use of a sample in one of the group&#8217;s remixes. As previously reported, Clinton sued BEP in December 2010, claiming a remix of their 2003 hit &#8216;Shut Up&#8217; sampled his band Funkadelic&#8217;s classic hit &#8216;(Not Just) Knee Deep&#8217; without<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/george-clinton-settles-out-of-court-with-black-eyed-peas/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>John Butler Trio win yoghurt dispute</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/john-butler-trio-win-yoghurt-dispute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Butler Trio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poptent]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Australian band The John Butler Trio have won a legal battle with a US advertising agency, Poptent. The band sued after the company sampled their 2003 song &#8216;Zebra&#8217; for an advert for Dannon Oikos Greek yoghurt, which first aired on American TV during the Super Bowl in February. Poptent has now been forced to remove<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/john-butler-trio-win-yoghurt-dispute/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Power&#8217;s plc admits festival market is slow this year</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/powers-plc-admits-festival-market-is-slow-this-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/powers-plc-admits-festival-market-is-slow-this-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Festivals plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vince Power]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I think it&#8217;s generally known that, with a few exceptions, the European festivals market is having a bit of a wobbly year, and now that Vince Power&#8217;s festivals company is a PLC we get to have that confirmed in the form of an official statement. As previously reported, Power floated his latest festivals company on<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/powers-plc-admits-festival-market-is-slow-this-year/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bieber manager comments on his new Universal alliance</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/bieber-manager-comments-on-his-new-universal-alliance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Bieber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucian Grainge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scooter Braun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been quite a bit of chatter of late about Universal Music launching a new joint venture with the manager of one of its most successful artists, Justin Bieber overseer Scooter Braun, and now we have some love-in quotes from Braun himself and Universal top man Lucian Grainge confirming the venture. Grainge is backing Braun&#8217;s<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/bieber-manager-comments-on-his-new-universal-alliance/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>AEG favourite to get the MAMA Group</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/aeg-favourite-to-get-the-mama-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AEG Live]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MAMA Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Live music giant AEG Live has preferred bidder status to buy HMV&#8217;s live music business the MAMA Group, according to the Daily Mail. Although final details of the deal are to be confirmed, the paper says the global venue owner and tour promoter is now favourite to acquire the MAA business, generating HMV in the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/aeg-favourite-to-get-the-mama-group/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>UK Music research attempts to put value on private copies of CD tracks</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/uk-music-research-attempts-to-put-value-on-private-copies-of-cd-tracks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 11:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copyright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hargreaves Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oliver & Ohlbaum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cross-industry trade body UK Music last week published research conducted on its behalf by Oliver &#38; Ohlbaum, which attempted to identify how much value was added to an MP3 player, smartphone, tablet computer or cloud locker service by the fact it is possible to transfer music that originates on CD onto these devices or platforms.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/uk-music-research-attempts-to-put-value-on-private-copies-of-cd-tracks/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Julio Bashmore launches own label</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/julio-bashmore-launches-own-label/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 11:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Release News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadwalk Records]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julio Bashmore]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bristolian house producer/primetime radio DJ Julio Bashmore has established his own specialist dance label, naming it Broadwalk Records. His own new single &#8216;Au Seve&#8217; will mark the label&#8217;s first release on 2 Jul. Julio introduces his Broadwalk empire thus: &#8220;Fast cars, money, but no record label to truly call my own? This ends today&#8230; Hi,<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/julio-bashmore-launches-own-label/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The music business week in five &#8211; 18 May 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Business Week In Five]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Cooke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Week In Five]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hello one and all, and I trust you&#8217;ve all recovered from last week&#8217;s Great Escape festivities? We nearly have &#8211; but what a brilliant three days. Of course, you might now be in the middle of all those Liverpool Sound City shenanigans, in which case, give yourself a day off on Monday. But make sure<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-music-business-week-in-five-18-may-2012/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>OfCom anti-piracy code expected next month</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ofcom-anti-piracy-code-expected-next-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OfCom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Piracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TalkTalk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Media regulator OfCom should publish its long awaited anti-piracy code next month, according to a statement from the Department For Culture, Media And Sport earlier this week. This is the long awaited guide to how the government will expect internet service providers to assist copyright owners in the fight against piracy, and will bring into<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ofcom-anti-piracy-code-expected-next-month/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Live Nation and AEG both interested in Olympics stadium</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/live-nation-and-aeg-both-interested-in-olympics-stadium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AEG Live]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Live Nation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London Olympics 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Rapino]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Live entertainment giants Live Nation and AEG Live are both expected to bid to operate London&#8217;s Olympic Stadium after this year&#8217;s Games, according to Bloomberg. The Olympics venue will be third biggest stadium in the UK, behind Wembley and Twickenham. Live Nation chief Michael Rapino told the news service that his company was interested in<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/live-nation-and-aeg-both-interested-in-olympics-stadium/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Air Studios for sale</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/air-studios-for-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[George Martin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Air Studios, the studio complex originally established by producer George Martin, is up for sale. Originally based in Central London, Air moved to its current home in Hampstead in 1992. The studio base was acquired by Richard Boote, founder of the Strongroom studios, in 2006, and since then both the Air and Strongroom complexes have<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/air-studios-for-sale/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vertigo man goes Global</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/vertigo-man-goes-global/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ashley Tabor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Radio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global Radio has appointed Paul Adam, a long-time Universal Music exec who was most recently MD of the Vertigo imprint, to head up its artist management and music publishing businesses. Adam will become Director of both Global Talent and Global Publishing on 1 Jun. The Global music companies currently work with the likes of Cover<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/vertigo-man-goes-global/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pharrell Williams launches media venture</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/pharrell-williams-launches-media-venture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pharrell Williams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pharrell Williams, he of NERD and entrepreneurial solo renown, has established a &#8220;content-driven property&#8221; called i am OTHER. Part record label, part social media enterprise, part symbiotic partnership with United Entertainment Group, the new venture will sign up arty types from various genres (aka &#8220;multifaceted, pro-active people who live outside the box and aren&#8217;t confined<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/pharrell-williams-launches-media-venture/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jackson v AEG lawsuit unlikely to reach court until next spring</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[In The Pop Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AEG Live]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conrad Murray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katherine Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Jackson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Jackson&#8217;s lawsuit against AEG Live regards its employment of Conrad Murray as her son&#8217;s personal doctor will now not reach court until next April, after lawyers for the live firm said they needed more time to prepare. As previously reported, AEG&#8217;s attorneys had already said they were struggling to get all the information they<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/jackson-v-aeg-lawsuit-unlikely-to-reach-court-until-next-spring/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Def Jam game maker says EMI lawsuit may put him out of business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4mm Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Def Jam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamie King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terminal Reality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While MP3 resale service Redigi insists it has the resources required to fight EMI in court after the major sued the digital start-up claiming its business model infringes copyright, another company facing litigation from the record company reckons EMI&#8217;s legal action could push it out of business. As previously reported, EMI is suing gaming companies<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/def-jam-game-maker-says-emi-lawsuit-may-put-him-out-of-business/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Latest financials: Universal, Warner, Sony</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/latest-financials-universal-warner-sony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sony Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warner Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Universal Music saw its revenues increase by 9.1% to 961 million euros in the first quarter of the year, according to its parent company Vivendi. The major said a strong release schedule had helped with growth, and that a &#8220;continued focus on cost management&#8221; and booming digital sales also played their part. Revenues for the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/latest-financials-universal-warner-sony/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>HMV announces alliance with Ticketmaster for hmvtickets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[HMV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ticketmaster]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[HMV has announced that Ticketmaster UK will take over the running of hmvtickets, which sounds a bit like the high street retailer getting out of ticketing, though the official line is that this is a move to &#8220;extend the scope&#8221; of the hmvtickets service. Certainly there will remain a separately badged HMV tickets platform within<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/hmv-announces-alliance-with-ticketmaster-for-hmvtickets/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Greener Festival plants Festival Wood in Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/a-greener-festival-plants-festival-wood-in-scotland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Festival News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Greener Festival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The musical eco-champions at A Greener Festival have planted 300 trees to create Festival Wood in a corner of the Dundreggan Estate near Loch Ness in Scotland as part of an initiative to &#8220;give something back to the great outdoors that we love to enjoy&#8221;. Festivals like T In The Park, Belladrum Tartan Heart, Bestival,<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/a-greener-festival-plants-festival-wood-in-scotland/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Free social media tips from CMU Training ahead of new course</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talks, Debates & Conventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMU Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week the CMU Tips library &#8211; the free online resource for music people from the CMU Training team &#8211; will again expand ahead of the launch next week of a new training course focused on social media. As previously reported, the new one-day course will focus on social and digital networks, and how they<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/free-social-media-tips-from-cmu-training-ahead-of-new-course/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Escape 2012: Band brand partnerships</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talks, Debates & Conventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jasmine Skee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jemma Downey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Live Nation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love Live]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[O2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resilient Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Kirstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Great Escape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Dellow]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While Saturday&#8217;s sessions at The Great Escape convention last week were more laid back, there was still time to discuss a couple of important topics for bands and rights owners, perhaps most prominently the whole brands thing. Richard Kirstein from Resilient Music, Tim Dellow from Love Live, Jemma Downey from Live Nation and Jasmine Skee<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-great-escape-2012-band-brand-partnerships/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>MP3tunes files for bankruptcy, EMI vows to fight on</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI Music Publishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Robertson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MP3tunes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sideload.com]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the early music-focused digital locker services, MP3tunes.com, has filed for bankruptcy, its founder, Michael Robertson, has confirmed. The announcement brings to an end the latest venture from Robertson who, as the creator of the original MP3.com, has been innovating in digital music for years, though usually in a way that aggravates the big<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/mp3tunes-files-for-bankruptcy-emi-vows-to-fight-on/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Universal&#8217;s EMI bid to be considered in US Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Federation Of America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Knowledge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More EMI, and a committee in the US Senate will consider Universal Music&#8217;s proposed acquisition of the EMI record companies, according to the Wall Street Journal. As previously reported, two lobby groups, Public Knowledge and the Consumer Federation Of America, recently called on the Senate judiciary committee&#8217;s antitrust panel to give time to considering the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/universals-emi-bid-to-be-considered-in-us-senate/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thriller girl settles with Jackson estate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ola Ray]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The estate of Michael Jackson have settled with the former Playboy model who appeared in the iconic video for &#8216;Thriller&#8217;. Ola Ray sued Jackson shortly before his untimely death in 2009 claiming she was owed royalties from the monies generated by the pop promo. It&#8217;s not clear what kind of pay off Ray has now<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/thriller-girl-settles-with-jackson-estate/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Escape 2012: Yearly Music Conference Awards presented</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Great Escape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YMCAs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 Yearly Music Conference Awards, or YMCAs to its friends, were presented at a late morning gathering at The Great Escape on Saturday morning. With the showcase festival and music conference season reaching its conclusion for another year, before heading to the fields for the big summer events the YMCAs is a chance to<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-great-escape-2012-yearly-music-conference-awards-presented/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Escape 2012: Getting started in the music business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talks, Debates & Conventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brownswood Recordings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Kingslake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Booth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morna Cook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simon Goffe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During Thursday&#8217;s Spotlight On DIY strand at last week&#8217;s Great Escape convention, Bristol-based organisation Teenage Rampage &#8211; which offers mentoring and hands-on training to those who aspire to perform or work behind the scenes in music &#8211; presented a session looking at how young people wanting to work in music should go about it; what<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-great-escape-2012-getting-started-in-the-music-business/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>British music accounts for one in eight artist albums sold worldwide</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Record label trade body the BPI has released new data for 2011 showing that British music accounted for 12.6% of global music sales in 2011, up from 11.8% in 2010. That&#8217;s £1.9 billion in retail value, and means that one in eight of all artist albums sold around the world come from the UK industry.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/british-music-accounts-for-one-in-eight-artist-albums-sold-worldwide/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>UK Music appoints new government relations man</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/uk-music-appoints-new-government-relations-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tom Kiehl]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cross-industry trade group UK Music announced the appointment of a new Director Of Government Relations &#38; Public Affairs last week in the form of Tom Kiehl, who has most recently worked in the Liberal Democrat&#8217;s Whips Office in the House Of Lords and was very involved in the crafting of the Live Music Act. He<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/uk-music-appoints-new-government-relations-man/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Escape 2012: How to get noticed as a DIY artist</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talks, Debates & Conventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris T-T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Create Spark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Lizard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Glue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Great Escape]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the main strands of the first day of the CMU-programmed Great Escape convention, which kicked off in Brighton yesterday, was a series of panels looking at the DIY approach and offering advice to artists looking to manage their careers themselves, both creatively and commercially. The second session of the day saw PR company<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-great-escape-2012-how-to-get-noticed-as-a-diy-artist/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Escape 2012: Record labels v self-releasing</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-great-escape-2012-record-labels-v-self-releasing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talks, Debates & Conventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holy Roar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memphis Industries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Song By Toad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Great Escape]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the stand of sessions giving advice for artists considering going the DIY route on the first day of the CMU-programmed Great Escape convention, which kicked off in Brighton yesterday, the founders of four independent labels gave an insight into what goes into running an independent record label, and what they can offer<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-great-escape-2012-record-labels-v-self-releasing/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Live Nation buys a slice of Cream</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cream]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cream Holdings Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creamfields]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Live music major Live Nation has acquired a slice of Cream Holdings Limited, the company behind the Creamfields festivals and other Cream-branded clubbing and dance music ventures. Live Nation has bought the stake in the clubbing firm previously owned by entertainment investment outfit Ingenious, which recently announced that its involvement in growing the profitable company<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/live-nation-buys-a-slice-of-cream/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Escape 2012: Winning hearts and minds in copyright debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copyright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[File-Sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helienne Lindvall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PRS For Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Great Escape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Velocity Communications]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The CMU-programmed Great Escape convention kicked off in Brighton this morning, with two sessions on copyright issues getting the proceedings going. One will look at the government&#8217;s current consultation on fair use type issues, while a session presented by PRS For Music is tackling the ongoing debate over piracy, and efforts to crack down on<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-great-escape-2012-winning-hearts-and-minds-in-copyright-debate/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Escape 2012: Top tips for new artists</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talks, Debates & Conventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACUMEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MJ Hibbett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republic Of Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sentric Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Great Escape]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As well as PRS For Music&#8217;s sessions, the other big strand taking place at the CMU-programmed Great Escape today focuses on the DIY approach, ie artists going it alone, either in a bid to keep more creative and commercial control over their careers, or simply to make themselves more attractive to future label partners down<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-great-escape-2012-top-tips-for-new-artists/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Orchard acquires IRIS</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-orchard-acquires-iris/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IODA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRIS Distribution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Laszuk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Orchard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Distribution firm The Orchard is again expanding through acquisition, according to Billboard, with the purchase of rival digital distributor IRIS Distribution. The new deal, seeming confirmed by IRIS co-founder Matt Laszuk in an email to his firm&#8217;s clients, follows the recent merger of The Orchard with IODA. According to Billboard, Laszuk&#8217;s email reads: &#8220;Today we<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-orchard-acquires-iris/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Queen manager supports Universal&#8217;s EMI bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Robkin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Mills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Borchetta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warner Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While plenty of music industry players have hit out at Universal&#8217;s plans to buy the EMI record companies &#8211; Beggars chief Martin Mills and legendary producer George Martin perhaps most notably &#8211; some others have expressed indifference to the acquisition, while others still have given their backing to the proposal that the EMI labels be<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/queen-manager-supports-universals-emi-bid/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great Escape updates: Copyright debates, Digital Pitch Party, Noisey Talks, playlists and competitions</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/great-escape-updates-copyright-debates-digital-pitch-party-noisey-talks-playlists-and-competitions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Great Escape]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, The Great Escape showcase festival and music business convention kicks off in Brighton bright and early tomorrow morning, and we&#8217;ve just put the full printed-programme for the CMU-curated convention strand online for you to view in a digital fashion. Meanwhile, here&#8217;s some updates on things to look out for that we&#8217;ve not previously featured<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/great-escape-updates-copyright-debates-digital-pitch-party-noisey-talks-playlists-and-competitions/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Universal announces shop window vinyl promotion with Pretty Green</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/universal-announces-shop-window-vinyl-promotion-with-pretty-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Liam Gallagher]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Simply Tap]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This could work, I suppose. Though the use of the word &#8216;instant&#8217; in the press release is interesting. Universal Music has teamed up with Liam Gallagher&#8217;s Pretty Green retail chain to flog vinyl albums to music fans in the street. Artwork from twelve classic albums will be displayed in the windows of ten Pretty Green<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/universal-announces-shop-window-vinyl-promotion-with-pretty-green/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>[PIAS] announces new digital PR</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/pias-announces-new-digital-pr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucius Yeo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[PIAS] UK has announced the appointment of a new Head Of Digital PR, in the form of Lucius Yeo, who has worked in digital and PR roles at various agencies over the years, most recently as Senior Account Manager at Authority Communications. Yeo&#8217;s past digital PR projects have included Chapel Club, XOYO, Metronomy, The Mighty<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/pias-announces-new-digital-pr/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>CMU to launch new training course on social media</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/cmu-to-launch-new-training-course-on-social-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talks, Debates & Conventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Cooke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMU Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The CMU Training team today announce a brand new course due to launch later this month, which has been developed based on input provided in a recent readers&#8217; survey. The new one-day course will focus on social media, and how it can be used to engage and grow a fanbase for both established and new<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/cmu-to-launch-new-training-course-on-social-media/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>HMV losses set to be higher than predicted</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/hmv-losses-set-to-be-higher-than-predicted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 09:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MAMA Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simon Fox]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[HMV has warned investors that it is likely to record a pre-tax loss of £16 million for the last financial year, which ended on 28 Apr. That&#8217;s a higher loss than previously expected, with previous predictions pegging the flagging retailer&#8217;s losses at closer to £10 million. Year end net debt, however, is slightly lower than<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/hmv-losses-set-to-be-higher-than-predicted/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Universal appoints new GM for Verve in US</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/universal-appoints-new-gm-for-verve-in-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 09:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Robert Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Music]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Universal&#8217;s Verve Music Group in the US appointed a new GM last week, in the form of Robert Smith, who was most recently Senior Vice President of A&#38;R for Concord Music Group, and previously had a marketing role at another Universal division, Geffen. Smith will be involved in expanding out the musical remit of the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/universal-appoints-new-gm-for-verve-in-us/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The music business week in five &#8211; 4 May 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 12:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, here we are, less than a week away from The Great Escape! As you will no doubt have seen, a whole load more announcements have been made this week about the CMU-programmed convention. Click here for an overview of this year&#8217;s programme, here for details about networking opportunities, and here to have your say<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-music-business-week-in-five-4-may-2012/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cobain&#8217;s daughter controls image rights, not Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Courtney Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frances Bean Cobain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a website called The Fix, control of the name and likeness of Kurt Cobain now sits with his daughter Frances Bean Cobain, and not his widow and her estranged mother Courtney Love. This is seemingly actually quite old news, though is only surfacing now because The Fix has seen relevant documents. According to<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/cobains-daughter-controls-image-rights-not-love/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Indies increased market share in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 11:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Charts, Stats & Polls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music & Copyright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony Music]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Universal Music]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three of the major music companies saw their global market share slip slightly in 2011, according to stats from Music &#38; Copyright. According to the survey, Universal Music, Sony Music and EMI all saw their share of the music rights markets decline in 2011 compared to 2010, while Warner Music and the independents saw increases.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/indies-increased-market-share-in-2011/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great Escape networking sessions confirmed, plus vote in YMCAs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 11:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Awards & Contests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Great Escape Convention]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More details about the networking sessions at this year&#8217;s CMU-programmed Great Escape Convention have been announced. As well as the packed schedule of panels, debates and interviews that take place during the UK&#8217;s premiere music business conference, there are also numerous opportunities to meet, network and do business with other delegates from all over the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/great-escape-networking-sessions-confirmed-plus-vote-in-ymcas/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Former SuperVision managers to launch Red Light London</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 11:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MAMA Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Light London]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Light Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two former SuperVision managers will set up a London office for Red Light Management, it has been confirmed. As previously reported, all the key staff at SuperVision, the management division of the HMV-owned MAMA Group, recently announced their intent to leave the live and artist firm, seemingly frustrated with the way HMV has gone about<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/former-supervision-managers-to-launch-red-light-london/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gallows to issue LP via their own label</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 11:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gallows are about to release their first new album since 2009&#8242;s &#8216;Grey Britain&#8217;, and have even established their own label, Venn Records, to do so. Though so far untitled, the LP is set for a September release in partnership with [PIAS] Recordings. Appreciative of their independence, the one-time Warner Bros signings have all simultaneously said<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/gallows-to-issue-lp-via-their-own-label/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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