RUMOR MILL
Friday, June 16, 2000
HITS BUSTS A RECAP
Vivendi & Seagram do the water dance, EC eyes WEMI, Napster sends naughty e-mail and Yahoo looks to make music
A summary of the week's top stories, as brought to you by hitsdailydouble.com:
- VIVENDI AND SEAGRAM BEGIN TO DATE: Can this not-so-odd couple turn water into wine and wireless into an entertainment empire? Only their lawyers know for sure. (6/14)
- EC TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT WMG/EMI MERGER: Has the WMG-EMI pact become a pawn in a larger picture for the European Commission? (6/14)NAPSTER FILES REVEAL MASTER PLAN: The RIAA's case against Napster picked up some steam with the introduction of some incriminating shawn fanning',390,400);">shawn fanning',390,400);">Shawn Fanning e-mail. (6/15)
- YAHOO KICKS MP3.COM TIRES: Is Yahoo eyeing a portal into the music biz? Is michael robertson',390,400);">michael robertson',390,400);">Michael Robertson looking for some deep pockets? Does the Pope dig Lil' Kim? (6/15)
- EMUSIC.COM SPRINGS A LEAK: Pioneering digital music company lays off 20% of staff… Will that stop the bleeding? (6/14)
- NAPSTER RESPONDS TO RIAA SUIT: Napster boss Hank Barry shows he's well-versed in copyright law as he takes on the RIAA's request for an injunction. (6/15)
- EMINEM STILL LEADS, BUT ROCK SHOWS SOME LIFE: 3 Doors Down crashes the Top Ten and Papa Roach the Top 20 as teenpop buyers mature before our very eyes. (6/13)
- MORE MOVES AT VALLEY MEDIA: Keeping track of the comings and goings at one of the country's leading one-stop distributors. (6/9)
- THE BOSS VS. THE POLICE: Bruce Springsteen's Madison Square Garden shows feature a face-off between the Boss and the NYPD over his controversial new song about a murdered immigrant. (6/13)
- FLOM LEADS TWISTED SISTER REUNION: Atlantic's Jason Flom is feted at a UJA dinner that erupted into a Twisted Sister reunion and a drunken revel. (6/12)
