• The infrastructure for the 360-degree deal continues to develop. Warner Music U.K. will bring in the B-Unique label and create a management division with the British label. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The B-Unique label includes Primal Scream, Aqualung and the Kaiser Chiefs. (Billboard.biz)

• Singer Kyle Minogue has launched a mobile phone social networking site. KylieKonnect.com was designed by New Visions Mobile and is said to be a first for a pop star. "The whole thing is set up so that Kylie can update her blog and have a closer connection with fans," said a New Visions executive. (Reuters)

• The Nashville Songwriters Association International will buy the legendary Nashville venue Bluebird Cafe to use as a songwriters' venue. (CMT.com)

• News Corp has lifted it ban on using Universal Music Group music in its productions. Thought to be a retaliation for UMG's lawsuit against News Corp-owned MySpace, the eight-month ban prevented UMG music from being heard in shows and movies by Twentieth Century Fox television shows like "My Name Is Earl" and "Bones." (Wall Street Journal)

• A transcript of RealNetworks' Q3 earnings call. (Seeking Alpha)

• CMT will debut in spring 2008 a new music reality series called "Can You Duet?" While the producers are looking for a label to partner with for "Duet"-related releases, the show's producer, FreemantleMedia, is 90% owned by Sony BMG. (Variety)

• In this article about California music chain Amoeba Music, there's info on Amoeba Records' Flying Burrito Brothers album (a two-CD set of two 1969 concerts at which the Flying Burrito Brothers opened for the Grateful Dead) and Amoeba's planned music download store (which co-founder David Prinz says is about a year away from launch). (San Francisco Chronicle)

• The new Zune website is fun. (Zune Journey)

• Kenny Chesney's summer tour attracted over 1.2 million fans at an average ticket price of $61.82. Not too shabby. (Music Row)