• Universal Music Group is beefing up its digital initiatives. Dan Kruchkow and Ezra Doty were both promoted to SVP of Global Digital Initiatives. The two will oversee the growth of UMG's direct-to-consumer platform. (Press release)

• In an Elle magazine interview, Kelly Clarkson said she rejected $10 million from Clive Davis to walk away from five of the songs on her upcoming album My December for more radio-friendly songs. (Kings of A&R)

• According to figures released by the British Phonographic Industry yesterday, U.K. consumers are Europe's biggest mobile downloaders. MusicAlly estimates that U.K. consumers download 1.3 million mobile tracks per month. (BPI)

• In late July, BitTorrent will launch a self-publishing platform that will allows artists to upload their content to the BitTorrent ecommerce platform. Major labels will not be involved in the rollout because the company wants to wait until DRM issues are resolved. (Digital Music News)

• Attendance at this year's CMA Music Festival totaled a record 191,154 people. (MusicRow.com)

• Bad business model gets more money: Blog payola company PayPerPost got another $7 million in funding. (paidContent)

[music jobs] Director of Content at Dada Entertainment; New York, NY.