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from Fan Fare:
Britney Spears returns to scene of the crime at MTV Awards
Maybe they should change the name of the MTV Video Music Awards to the Britneys.
For the second year in a row, Britney Spears took center stage at Sunday's event, winning all three categories in which she was nominated, including the coveted video of the year.
Unfortunately, her triumph could be overshadowed by the failure of MTV's hype machine.
After weeks of speculation, the cable channel confirmed a few days ago that Spears would open the show. No, she would not sing, but the network promised something fun and unexpected.
What viewers got was a drawn-out prerecorded skit in which the ungainly actor Jonah Hill used mind-control techniques to try to kiss her. Then we were treated to her brief, real-time trek from the dressing room to the stage, surrounded by flustered handlers. Once in the spotlight, she awkwardly held her microphone over much of her face, and delivered four groundbreaking sentences.
from MediaFile:
Heard this before? Music industry isn’t sold on iTunes
Once again, record companies are questioning the wisdom of selling music on iTunes. This time, the griping shows up the Wall Street Journal.
Basically, the argument is that music companies are starting to believe that selling single songs through Apple's iTunes is bad for the industry (an industry, by the way, that is badly depressed and counts heavily on iTunes for sales and promotion).
