• Just a week after her terrible performance at at the MTV Music Video Awards, Britney Spears has reportedly been dropped by her management company, The Firm. A statement by the company says "current circumstances" have prevented it from properly doing its job. (NBC4.com)

• Digital store 7digital has at least two things iTunes does not have: Radiohead albums and the ability to sell to consumers in any country. (Listening Post)

• Here's a really good, lengthy article on the changing live music industry and how it is robust in an era of label sluggishness. "An expanding audience has allowed promoters to push up ticket prices, tempting more artists out on tour, creating demand for ever more elaborate shows and attracting investment in a new generation of venues to cater to concert-goers." (The Financial Times)

• Citing differences over amounts paid to the label, Epitaph has left eMusic. (Digital Music News)

• Larry Jenkins has been named the EVP of CBS Records. Jenkins is a former SVP of marketing & media for Columbia Records. (Variety)

• MC Hammer is preparing the launch of his new venture, a web site called DanceJam. The site, which has well known investors, is a mix between YouTube and "American Idol." (Don Dodge, via Techmeme)