• Tapes 'N Tapes, one of the buzz bands of this year's SXSW, has signed with XL Recordings. The band's self-released album The Loon will get a worldwide release this summer. (Pioneer Press)

• Koch has added three labels to its roster: Made Records, REX Recordings and R.N.L.G. (Rob Nonies Label Group). (Hits Rumor Mill)

• A group of prominent Canadian artists, the Canadian Music Creators Coalition, is butting heads with the Canadian Recording Industry Association over copyright, and the media is paying close attention. New members of the group include Avril Lavigne, Broken Social Scene and Barenaked Ladies. (Globe and Mail)

• India.Aria's upcoming album, Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationships, has been bumped to June 27th from May 9th. (Billboard.com)

• There's been another shooting at NYC's Hot 97 radio station. Rappy Gravy was shot, well, he was shot right in the butt. (NY Post)

[music jobs] Director of Content at Dada Entertainment; New York, NY.