• Target to partner with upstart label 180 Music to release exclusive, adult-centric CDs with a $9.99 price tag. (Reuters)

• Primary Wave Music Publishing is expected to announce the acquisition of a "significant interest" in the catalog of Hall & Oates. (New York Post)

• KCRW to release "Sounds Electic: The Covers Project" exclusively in select Starbucks locations. (Billboard.com)

• Capitol Music Group promotes Lee Trink to president and Jeff Kempler to COO. (FMBQ)

• Live Nation concocts MySpace of concert websites. (Digital Music News)

• Bill Gates talks about micropayments; speculation that the Zune Marketplace, which uses Microsoft Points for purchases, will be part of a grander scheme to make another bid at online payments. (The Globe and Mail)