• Warner Music Group has signed a deal with China Unicom Ltd. to sell its music over the mobile phone operator's network. The Chinese digital music market is estimated to grow to $1.6 billion in 2010 (versus $450 million in 2005). (Reuters)

• Sony BMG Nashville has assigned Allen Brown to a newly created role: Director, Syndicated & Satellite Radio. (Music News Nashville)

• Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers have severed its relationship with Atlantic Records. The Eugene, Oregon-based band has been given the ability by Atlantic to release its shelved album on its on RNRS Records imprint. The band is happy just to have its tapes back after repeatedly being sent back into the studio to re-record songs. (The Reigster-Guard)

• A&R exec John Kalodner is set to retire after 35 years in the business. He is given credit with reviving the careers of Aerosmith and Cher, and he worked with artists ranging from Genesis to Bon Jovi. (Billboard.biz)

• A Dutch website that links to MP3s has been shut down after what has been called a landmark decision. Zoekmp3.com was found to be in violation of the law even though it was not hosting any infringing content. The site claims it warned users not to violate copyright laws, to which the court ruled, "Such a warning ignores the reality that the lion's share of visitors are looking for unauthorised MP3 files." (BBC News)

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