Independence pays off for salsa singer Manuelle
(Reuters)
 Reuters - On February 19, salsa star Victor Manuelle co-hosted Univision's Premios lo Nuestro Awards, looking dapper before a live audience of millions. The figure he struck had little in common with the painfully shy singer with braces who first gained national attention in the '90s as a new face of tropical music.
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Lady Gaga fires back in NY court at music producer
(AP)
 AP - Lady Gaga is firing back at a music producer who claims he launched her career and is suing her for $30.5 million.
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Music biz insiders say Sony-Jackson deal makes sense
(Reuters)
Reuters - The magnitude of Sony Music Entertainment's landmark recording contract with the estate of Michael Jackson raises an inevitable question: Is it a smart deal for the label?
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Bands explore promo potential of Chatroulette
(Reuters)
Reuters - In the promotional run-up to the April 13 release of its new album, Ohio experimental rock group Foxy Shazam tapped a curious outlet to promote the release: Chatroulette.
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Universal betting on lower prices to boost CD sales
(Reuters)
Reuters - Universal Music Group (UMG) is embarking on one of the most ambitious efforts yet to boost U.S. CD sales, with the test of a new pricing structure designed to sell most new releases by current artists at $10 or less at retail.
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Do famous and tweet-happy care about following?
(AP)
 AP - Twitter is so many things to so many people: infomercial, backyard fence, brain dump. The funny, famous, famous for the wrong reasons or simply very useful have thousands of followers, but who do THEY follow?
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Demi Moore's Twitter account part of suicide help
(AP)
 AP - Actresses Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos were linked to an online chain of Twitter posts that ultimately led to Florida authorities intervening Friday when an 18-year-old man threatened to commit suicide.
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Final book in 'Fablehaven' series due out Tuesday
(AP)
 AP - As he toiled away in the basement of his home, Brandon Mull quickly ditched the mundane for a world teeming with zombies, trolls, imps and centaurs.
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