THE DEATH OF PRINT JOURNALISM:
PRETTY IS AS PRETTY DOES EDITION

Country diva supreme Carrie Underwood , who graces the cover of our latest print edition, just scored a giant #1 chart bow with her first Capitol Nashville release, Cry Pretty. Contrast that to the bitter tears that result from seeing oneself on the cover of our not very pretty mag.

Contents Page VIP Marty Bandier, who will step down as Sony/ATV chief next March, will do so as the undisputed king of the publishing game, and his myriad triumphs at the pubco are capped by the massive EMI Music Publishing acquisition, which will afford him a richly deserved elephant-bucks bonus. That’s called going out with a bang, though Marty doubtless wishes we hadn’t lit this exploding cigar of a Contents Shout-Out.