Two online music sources are to be closed presently. GetMusic International and BOL France (Bol.fr). Both are owned by Vivendi Universal, the latter in a joint venture with Bertelsmann. Based in London, GetMusic International is a division of … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO -- Now that it says it can block all but a tiny fraction of unauthorized song-swapping, Napster Inc. can resume its operations on the Internet, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of … » Read

WOODLAND, Calif. – The weakening economy hit close to home earlier this week, when the current editors and contributors of Schwann Inside Classical and Jazz, an 80-page monthly consumer publication, received word that their services would no … » Read

BERLIN -- Tuesday’s announcement that Nike Wagner -- daughter of Richard Wagner's theatrically gifted grandson Wieland Wagner, niece of Wieland's substantially less talented younger brother Wolfgang (think Cain & Abel, almost), cousin … » Read

The Windsor Symphony’s marketing department has been working overtime lately, coming up with such phrases as “One Horny Concert,” to promote a brass quintet concert and “Breaking Wind” to advertise a woodwind quintet. The idea, apparently, is to … » Read

BERLIN -- Nike Wagner has tossed her Valkyrie helmet back into the Nibelung's Bayreuth “Ring,” on the heels of a proclamation from her cousin Eva that she herself wants no more of the currently running family soap opera. In this most recent … » Read

LONDON – Norman Lebrecht’s take on Andre Previn’s appointment as music director of the Oslo Philharmonic is not very kind. He uses the orchestra’s choice of a maestro who will be 73 when he takes over as a jumping-off point to discuss what’s wrong … » Read

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Arts Alliance is urging the White House to consider business leaders as possible candidates for the post of Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. “Initially the Arts Alliance suggested four names,” … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Worried about rampant media consolidation, key Senate Democrats are trying to put the brakes on government efforts that could loosen restrictions on the industry even further. The new Democratic chairman of the Commerce … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Napster has until Aug. 9 to file an emergency federal appeals court brief that would give the song-swapping company the opportunity to come back online. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the schedule for briefings … » Read