Island Def Jam Dumps Janet Jackson

Island Def Jam has dropped Janet Jackson after her latest effort Discipline failed to hit sales targets. Janet, Ms. Jackson, if you’re nasty, has spun the decision in her favor by declaring that she will be taking an “independent” route and has decided to dissolve the “working relationship” with her new label after just one album. Jackson, who was once the centerpiece of EMI’s roster, decided to...

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SanDisk, Majors Announce New SD Card Format – slotMusic

SanDisk, EMI, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and Sony BMG have announced a new album format, dubbed slotMusic, which will enable users to purchase complete record albums on a compact memory card. SlotMusic will be officially unveiled in October at several prominent retail outlets including Amazon, Wal-Mart and Best Buy. The new format is a major coup for SanDisk who is providing their technology to the new format. Each card...

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