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A new study by Université de Rennes found the number of people accessing music illegally outside of P2P networks in France has increased 27 percent despite the implementation of the three-strikes Creation and Internet Law this past September.
Facebook.com accounted for 7.07 percent of all Web traffic in the United States from March 7–13, while Google.com accounted for 7.04 percent of all traffic, according to a report from global information services company Experian Hitwise.
Warner Music Group is in discussions with a joint venture between German media group Bertelsmann and private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. regarding making a potential bid for EMI Group.
Royalties earned by British songwriters, composers and music publishers increased 2.1 percent to $937.5 million in 2009, according to PRS for Music.
GRAMMY-winning artist Phil Collins will be honored with the Johnny Mercer Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, at the 2010 Songwriter Hall dinner June 17 at the Marriot Marquis Hotel in New York.
Harmonix and MTV Games have announced "Green Day: Rock Band," the follow-up to the Sept. 9 release of "The Beatles: Rock Band," will be released June 8 and compatible with Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.
EMI Music announced CEO Elio Leoni-Sceti will leave the company on March 31.
The Jamaica Music Museum will open in Kingston in 2010 featuring rare pieces from the island's music history including Martha Velez's Escape From Babylon, produced by GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductee Bob Marley.
"The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)," co-written by Ryan Bingham and 10-time GRAMMY winner T Bone Burnett, won the Oscar for Music (Original Song) at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.
Napster Japan has reported that it will end its service May 31, closing what was the country's first digital music subscription service.
