• Colombian star Shakira has signed a ten-year deal with Live Nation that is estimated to be in the $70 million to $100 million range. It's a multi-rights deal, but Shakira still owes Sony BMG three albums (one is a greatest hits). (Los Angeles Times)

• Related: Roger Friedman says, again, that Live Nation is about to sign a multi-rights deal with Nickelback. (Fox News)

• How does the market feel? Live Nation's stock is currently down 6.5% from yesterday's high and down 8.9% from Monday's high of the week. (LYV at Google Finance)

• Country star Kenny Chesney has signed a deal with The Messina Group and AEG Live for touring -- just touring -- from 2009 and through 2013. (Ticket News)

• Coldplay's Viva la Vida dropped a pre-order-influenced 66% in its second week, but it held on to the #1 spot on the album chart. (Billboard.biz)

• AEG-owned Goldenvoice has taken over leases for two San Francisco venues: the Warfield Theater, previously operated by Live Nation, and 1,000-seat Grand. In addition, it is working with Berkeley-based concert producer Another Planet to convert the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium into a smaller, more intimate venue. (San Francisco Examiner)

• Here's a brief article on Best Buy's vinyl test program, a cat that was already out of the bag. (Star Tribune)

• A look at concert T-shirts, their suppliers and current trends. "No longer simply sandwich signs, tour T-shirts finally have fashion appeal." (USA Today)

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