Music GroupsMonday Morning Business Notes
• Rapper Juvenile will release his next album with software, UrTone, that will allow the customer to create custom ringtones from any song on the album. (Blogcritics.org) View demo here.
• Did you know that "Laguna Beach" cast member Talan Torriero is signed to a major label? Me neither. (JND Infowire)
• Payola was the big topic at this year's Country Radio Seminar. (Tennessean.com)
• Rick Rubin to produce the next Metallica album. (Billboard.com)
• William Cowsill, lead singer of The Cowsills, died at the age of 58. His brother Barry died during Hurricane Katrina. (BBC News)
• Latin Jazz legend Ray Barretto, died on Friday. (Jazz Police)
