MTV Set To Announce Rock Band Deal With The Beatles?

MTV Networks has scheduled a big press conference today that will reportedly announce a licensing arrangement with the Beatles to incorporate the Fab Four’s catalog into the company’s popular Rock Band video game. In their invitation MTV revealed that they had reached an “exclusive agreement” with Apple Corps (executor of all things Beatles) to develop an “unprecedented global music project.” No...

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Wal-Mart Flexes Music Muscle – AC/DC Deal Moves 780,000 – Popular Downloads Now 74 Cents

Just in time for the silly season, Wal-Mart is flexing some serious music muscle in an industry that is basically knocked out on its feet. This past week, AC/DC sold more than 780,000 copies its first new album in over 10 years Black Ice. The exclusive retailer deal, with a substantial marketing rollout by both Wal-Mart and Columbia Records, demonstrated the retailers clout with consumers. In addition, Wal-mart relaunched their...

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