• Have the Dixie Chicks resigned to move on from their old fan base? Hits points out that even though country radio isn't eager to play the single "Not Ready To Make Nice" the song is #1 on the iTunes country chart. The song was co-written by Dan Wilson (Semisonic, Trip Shakespeare) and produced by Rick Rubin -- not household names in country-loving homes. The next single is going to country radio, let's wait and see how that goes over. (Hits Rumor Mill)

• Read the transcript from Sony's fourth quarter earnings conference call held yesterday. (Consumer Electronics Blog)

• DJ Shadow has signed with Universal Records and will have a new album -- with guest vocalists -- out this summer. (Internet DJ)

• Cheap Trick and the Allman Brothers have started class-action procedings against Sony BMG over the royalties formua the company is using for digital music. (Digital Music News)

• Austrailians are complaining about the high prices they pay for digital downloads. Their CDs ain't cheap either. (Sydney Morning Herald, via Slashdot)

• Good news: Rhino is reissuing remastered Jesus and the Mary Chain albums. Finally. Bad news (to the many who are haters): They're DualDisc format. The DVD side of each will contain the album in high-res audio and a paltry three videos. (Pitchfork)