• Sony is teaming up with Proctor & Gamble to put some of its artists at the website Beinggirl.com, a site that helps girls cope with puberty. Alongside articles on bodily changes are currently audio streams by The Fray, Teddy Geiger, Miranda Lambert and Natasha Beddingfield. Branding of major consumer products is just another reason the majors aren't going to die out. This is a high-exposure area that is virtually off limits to indies. (NY Times)

• Tower Records is selling exclusive Blue Note Records compilations priced at $8.99. Titles are themed, such as Blue Bossa Nova and Great Jazz Organ. Eight of the ten titles have tracks previously unavailable on CD. (Jazz Times)

• Lari White, who produced Toby Keith's White Trash With Money, is the first woman to produce a hit album for a contemporary country star. (The Tennessean)

• Master P has sued Sony BMG for refusing to get airplay for his son Lil' Romeo's new single. Seems there's a lil' beef between Lil' Romeo and another Sony BMG young rapper, Bow Wow. That, allegedly, is the root of the problem. (PR-Inside.com)

• Last.fm, an online music recommendation and radio service, just got its first round of financing. (Digital Music News)

• A Robbie Williams-less Take That has signed a £3 million deal with Polydor Records. (BBC News)