• If Terry McBride was involved this news would be everywhere: Jazz legend Sonny Rollins has struck a deal with Universal Classics and Jazz International to distribute his next album, Sonny Please (which will get a digital release this November and a CD release in January 2007). His label, Doxy, will use the partnership to release items from Rollins' archive of live recordings. Sonny, Please is already available at Rollins' website. (Read article at All About Jazz)

• Music group Mama has given up its attempt to acquire inancially troubled Sanctuary Group. (Read article at The Guardian)

• U2 moves labels -- to Mercury from Island -- but stays in the Universal Music Group family. (Read article at Reuters)

• The real reason Tower went under? The post at The Velvet Rope suggests its because the Northridge, CA store has in stock 13 copies of Mariah Carey's Glitter. (Read threat at The Velvet Rope)

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