Music News

  • "Guitar Hero" brings higher revenue for Activision

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc reported a quarterly profit that matched analysts' estimates and revenue that was higher than expected, led by sales of the company's latest "Guitar Hero" offering.

    November 6, 2009, 9:08 am
  • Scripps lands deal for the Travel Channel

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Scripps Networks Interactive Inc plans to buy a controlling stake in the Travel Channel under a deal with Cox Communications Inc that values the cable network at nearly $1 billion.

    November 6, 2009, 8:30 am
  • U2, Jay-Z, Beyonce among early winners at MTV awards

    BERLIN (Reuters) - U2 were among the early winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, picking up the best live act award hours after treating 10,000 fans to a free concert in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

    November 6, 2009, 8:26 am
  • Live Nation-Ticketmaster UK merger review extended

    LONDON (Reuters) - The Competition Commission extended on Thursday its inquiry into the proposed merger between Live Nation Inc and Ticketmaster Inc, the two most powerful companies in the live music business.

    November 6, 2009, 8:15 am
  • Live Nation and Ticketmaster UK merger review extended

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Competition Commission extended on Thursday its inquiry into the proposed merger between Live Nation Inc and Ticketmaster Inc, the two most powerful companies in the live music business.

    November 6, 2009, 8:13 am
  • Bette Midler to end Las Vegas shows in January

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Bette Midler will end a nearly two-year concert run in Las Vegas this coming January, her representatives said on Thursday.

    November 6, 2009, 7:58 am
  • Beckham says leaving family for months "kills" him

    MIAMI (Reuters) - Soccer star David Beckham's loan to the AC Milan team means he faces six months away from the family home, an absence that he says "kills" him.

    November 6, 2009, 7:46 am
  • U2 opens MTV awards night, marks fall of Berlin wall

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Irish rockers U2 kicked off the MTV Europe Music Awards night on Thursday with a free concert for thousands of fans in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

    November 6, 2009, 7:24 am
  • Beatles remasters heading to USB

    LONDON (Billboard) - The Beatles remasters are coming out on a limited-edition apple-shaped USB drive in time for Christmas, marking the first time the Fab Four's catalogue has officially been sold as digital files separate from the CDs.

    November 6, 2009, 7:00 am