WDYL (Y101)/Richmond, VA morning show The Morning Sludge addressed the tragedy at nearby Virginia Tech by taking calls for nearly six hours this morning. Among the callers were the editor of Virginia Tech's newspaper Collegiate Times, friends and family members of victims, local law enforcement and military personnel, and students listening online from the campus. Sludge and co-host Special Ed provided the latest info, aired the press conference live and encouraged listeners to give blood and attend various memorials scheduled for today in Richmond.
Sludge said, "It was cathartic for the listeners, and myself. Many of the callers, including Virginia Tech students, are angry at the national media's coverage, playing a "blame game" and using the tragedy as a platform for agendas."
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has acquired the catalogue of legendary, award-winning songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
The Leiber Stoller song catalogue includes such hits as "Stand By Me," Poison Ivy," "Is That All There Is?," "Love Potion #9," and some of Elvis Presley's greatest hits including "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock."
XM Canada parent Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings cuts its losses by almost 40 percent in its fiscal second quarter.
Losses diminished to $22.7 million (in Canadian dollars) for the quarter, compared to $44 million the year before. Meanwhile, subscriber numbers climbed to 237,500 from 44,000 at this time last year.
An all-star memorial to the late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun will be held tonight at Lincoln Center. Hosted by Bette Midler, a number of artists will perform at the private event, including Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Stevie Nicks, CSN Y and Kid Rock. Mick Jagger will speak at the memorial, according to Reuters, with the surviving members of Led Zeppelin also in attendance.
A new study from Interep shows the largest percentage of radio ad dollars are still spent aiming for 25-54 year-olds. However, the piece of the pie has shrunk from 55.5 percent in 1995 to 42.
8 percent in 2006. The next largest percentage was 18-49 year-olds with 25.3 percent.
eMusic announces that it has broken 300,000 subscribers, while its global catalog of tracks surpasses 2.5 million songs.
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