• FCC Commissioner Michael Copps has voted against approving the XM-Sirius merger. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and Commissioner Robert McDowell. Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein has said he will vote for the merger if stricter conditions are met. Commissioner Deborah Tate has not issued a statement yet. (Radio Ink)

• Bobby Valentino, who was recently dropped by Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam, will take his own imprint, Blu Kolla Dreams, to EMI. (Baller Status)

• Joe Carvello, former TVT SVP of promotion, has launched Upstream Music Group. The label, to be distributed by Asylum Records, will provide for other labels in-house marketing, promotion and publicity services. (Billboard.biz)

• Morninglory Music in Santa Barbara is closing its final store. The Isla Vista location, located next to UC Santa Barbara, closed six years ago after being open for 38 years, and the Lompoc store shut down in December. (The Daily Sound)

• U2 fans are feeling some anxiety over the band's deal with Live Nation and whether or not Live Nation's ticketing system will be up to snuff next year. "While it is still too early for any speculation, fans are already showing concern in many online forums about how ticketing will go, hoping that what happened in 2005 will not happen again." (@U2)

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