• Based on information for industry sources, this article at The Register predicts the UK may have legal broadband music subscriptions by the end of the year. (The Register)

• Some specifics on Starbucks' change in music sales: four titles will be available near cash registers, and iTunes gift and promotional cards will still be sold. (Seattle Times)

• Gas prices and the economy are having some negative effects on the summer's concert industry. Said Randy Phillips, president of AEG Live, ""Anything that went on sale prior to [mid-June] is probably in good shape. My concern is going forward." (Rolling Stone)

• Global Music Group acquired Death Row records in an auction for $24 million. (Hip Hop DX)

• A Los Angeles Times op-ed calls for fair performance royalties record labels along with provisions "that promote public access to music." "Intellectual property law is supposed to balance public and private interests -- a feature that Congress often forgets when responding to copyright holders." (Los Angeles Times)

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[music jobs] New York University is seeking a Department Chair for The Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music.