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Friday, June 23, 2000

WANNA KNOW WUSSUP?

Seagram and Vivendi Take Their Vows, Napster Seeks The Peace, Koppelman Gets Gutkowski, Springsteen Gets Scalped and Launch Gets Warped
A summary of the week's top stories, as brought to you by hitsdailydouble.com:
  1. SEAGRAM & VIVENDI'S FRENCH KISS: A multi-media, global entertainment company that can sell you water and manage your waste. For those who think Jerry Lewis is a cultural icon. (6/20)
  2. HILARY ROSEN LOOKS AT WORK FOR HIRE GROUND: The RIAA boss succumbs to public pressure… and talks to our own "puff daddy," Marc Pollack. (6/20)
  3. LAST-MINUTE BUYER EMERGING FOR EMI: Could the Warner Music Group/EMI merger be derailed by not one, but three, last-minute suitors? (6/23)
  4. NAPSTER/LABELS MAKING NICE?: Can there be peace in our time? Only if the industry gets a large piece, that's for sure. (6/23)
  5. ET TU VORBIS?: Could it be the successor to the MP3? Is www.Vorbis.com available? Guess not. (6/21)
  6. KOPPELMAN, GUTKOWSKI GO WORLDWIDE: Music mogul Charles Koppelman and former Madison Square Garden boss Bob Gutkowski get together at Worldwide Entertainment & Sports (6/20)
  7. ROCK LIVES: ERIC CLAPTON/B.B. KING & BON JOVI DEBUT IN TOP TEN: Eminem and Britney Spears remain the chart's favorite couple, but Eric Clapton/B.B. King, Three 6 Mafia and Bon Jovi bow. (6/20)
  8. THE BOSS HAMMERS SCALPERS: Bruce Springsteen took matters into his own hands at his sold-out MSG shows in N.Y.C., going undercover to bust ticket brokers selling seats for up to $500 (6/22)
  9. SURVEY SAYS: DOWNLOADS NOT HARMFUL TO INDUSTRY HEALTH: Of course, the research was conducted by the "Downloading Anti-Defamation Society." (6/21)
  10. LAUNCH GETS WARPED: Launch.com does the skate-punk thing with the leading lifestyle tour. (6/19)
 
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