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Speculation has been rife for at least a year, but yesterday Sony and BMG agreed to merge music units. Warner Music Group and EMI are talking. And then there were three?: Sony Music and BMG on Thursday said they plan to combine their music units in a move that could …

Jessica Lynch has been lionized as a hero by the military, vilified as a fake by the rabid anti-war crowd – she has been bandied back and forth like a tennis ball. She is not a symbol, she is a person, she did not fight like Rambo when she was …

Following the day-to-day news from Iraq is very disturbing and can be terribly confusing. I HATE the fact that Americans are dying almost every day – I feel powerless and frustrated. That’s why a story like this is so important: things are different, there are tangible gains, a society that …

As always the subject of the Dixie Chicks generates more heat and gas than a cattle drive. Very interesting that the CMA chose a Clintonian triangulation for this year’s awards show: not inviting the double-nominated Dixie Chicks to appear, handing Chicks-nemesis Toby Keith the spotlight, but then totally shutting him …

Certainly the copyright owners should be compensated, but how is ANYONE served by booting to the curb a 16-hour Elvis Presley bio video? A U.S. appeals court brought down the curtain Thursday on a film documentary about singer Elvis Presley, saying it made improper use of copyrighted film, photo and …

Justin continues to build his case: Pop music’s biggest stars have been in Edinburgh for the 10th annual MTV Europe Music Awards. A massive big top in the Leith area of the city was the centre of the music universe for the night with a galaxy of top stars attracted …

I think I must be on the verge of pussing out on life. Back in the day I would have been all over this controversy with lots of vitriol to back up my uneducated opinion. Now what I am left with is confusion. I am about to embark on a …

Poor, poor Kellea. I feel sorry for her. Not for the fact that she was handed some mostly mild assaults for her hasty judgment of Blogcritics, but for her arriving so late into this world of nastiness to not know that the Internet is an ugly place. I am pretty …

Despite their status as country music’s biggest stars, the Dixie Chicks will not be appearing on tonights CMA awards show as presenters or performers. Odd you say? Not really – the country music establishment has made its choice and his name is Toby Keith. My MSNBC.com commentary: No room for …

The third part of the Matrix trilogy opens simultaneously in revolutionary manner: The Matrix Revolutions hit screens at 1400 GMT in London – which equates to 0600 in Los Angeles, 0900 in New York, 1700 in Moscow and 2300 in Tokyo. It will be shown simultaneously in 65 countries in …