June 15, 2006

• EMI is setting up "commercial relationships" with YouTube and other video sites that will help police the sites for infringing content. (News.com)

• Virgin Records has an exclusive deal with USA Networks to provide music across the network's marketing platforms. So we'll hear a lot of Red Jump Suit Apparatus during the U.S. Open? (Hollywood Reporter)

• Rapper Chamillionaire has signed a deal with Universal Music Publishing Group. His song "Ridin'" is current #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. (All Hip Hop)

• Hits is pushing Virgin's Corrine Baily Rae, a chart-topper from England who is setting up very nicely here in the States. Coolfer saw her debut U.S. show and thought her label should skip the urban market, but it turns out BET, Vibe and Essence are on board. (I stand corrected. Maybe urban consumers will get into a Brit after all.) Visibility will be high from promotions at AOL, Yahoo!, MSN, Starbucks and iTunes. (Hits)

• The New Music Tipsheet has been redesigned. Check the "blog buzz" section that captures the feeds of numerous music blogs. (New Music Tipsheet)

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