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The article offers global music news briefs. Great Britain-based independent records Beggars Group has agreed to release albums physically in China through local labels. The operators of the Sydney Entertainment Centre aim to change the venue as a top concert destination. Japanese rights holders and Japan's Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry will design a system to prevent mobile phone users from illegally downloading music.

The article discusses the first Independents Day marketing campaign, which will be held on July 4, 2008 to promote independent musicians. The event has been organized by the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) and will appear in several countries worldwide, including the United States, Great Britain, and Japan. Retailers eMusic, Amazon, and Play, as well as broadcasters MTV, Xfm, and Great Britain television network Channel 4 are promoting the event.

The article discusses the music retailer HMV Group and its decision to exit Japan, selling its properties there to the DSM Investments Catorce company. HMV is to expand its business in Great Britain, buying the defunct Fopp brand and its leases from the brand's administrators, Ernst & Young. HMV's chief executive officer Simon Fox is quoted discussing the deals.

The article reports on developments in the music industry. HMV Asia Pacific president Paul Dezelsky is saying that parent company HMV Group may sell its stores in Japan. The Copyright Board of Canada has set private copying tariffs on blank media for 2005-2007. BBC Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas will now be controller of BBC popular music.

The article presents a survey of top record executives from around the world offering their opinions on the most significant event for the music business in 2006, their favorite album release of 2006, and their hopes for the music business in 2007. Executives from England, France, Australia, Germany, Japan and Brazil are polled. INSET: OUR EXPERTS ON THE YEAR THAT WAS....

The article presents updates in the international music industry. The Spanish government has approved Universal Music Spain's purchase of the independent label Vale Music. Kazu Koike has been named president/COO of Universal Music Japan, effective January 1, 2007. Australian rock band Wolfmother has won in three categories at the annual Australian Recording Industry Association Awards on October 29, 2006.

The article presents news briefs concerning the sound recording industry as of March 2006. According to Recording Industry Association of Japan, music downloads in Japan doubled in the fourth quarter of 2005. Rubber Records has signed a new distribution deal with EMI Music Australia. My Chemical Romance and James Blunt are among the multiple nominees for the fifth annual MTV Asia Awards to be held May 6 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The article presents worldwide news briefs on the music industry as of December 2005. Authors and publishers in Great Britain are requesting record companies to release revenue data for music downloads. The proposed iPod tax in Japan has been rejected by the Cultural Affairs Agency's subcommittee on legal systems for copyrights. The contract between Syco and Sony BMG U.K. has been extended. The music release "Dragonista Din Tei," by O-Zone was chosen as record of the year at the annual Japan Radio Popular Discs Awards held in Tokyo, Japan.

The article presents news briefs concerning the music industry as of November 26, 2005. A Cultural Affairs Agency has recommended that a decision on a proposed tax on portable digital music players in Japan. Chrysalis Group reported a decline in its annual pretax profit. British collecting group Video Performance Ltd. posted a 9.5% gain in full-year license fee income collections. Spanish labels body Promusicae reduced the number of shipments required for gold and platinum award certification. Odile Quintin has been selected as the top civil servant in charge of music issues within the European Commission.

Presents news on the music industry as of September 4, 2004. Rise in value posted by the British recorded-music market for the second quarter of 2004; Raids conducted by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission on several record companies' offices suspected of violating antitrust laws; Appointment of Del R. Bryant as president and CEO of BMI; Opposition of the Consumer Electronics Association and other groups to the pending Induce Act proposed by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Presents news briefs on the music industry as of December 20, 2003. Decision of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry to recommend giving individual European Union governments the option of reducing value-added tax on a range of services and goods, including music; Acquisition of London club the Borderline by Mean Fiddler Music Group; Establishment of a division of Tokyo-based Universal Music K.K in Japan.

Presents news briefs related to the international sound recording industry as of March 1, 2003. Support of Japanese musicians for an anti-piracy campaign in Japan; Acquisition of Vivendi Universal by Universal Music International; Negotiations for the sale of Sonopress by Bertelsmann AG; Others.

Presents international news related to the music recording industry. Pretax profit of 2.3 billion yen reported by Japanese label Avex; Remarks from Czech singer Karel Gott that he would consider running for president of the Czech Republic; Announcement that a consortium led by three business developers in Israel has signed an agreement to buy the Ma'ariv Holdings Co.s' 87.6% stake in the Hed Arzi Music Group; Development by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli of his own record label, Clacksong; Other news.

Presents news briefs related to the international sound recording industry as of June 8, 2002. Awards won by composers Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis at the 2002 Ivor Novello Awards for their song 'Can't Get You out of My Head,' which was recorded by Kylie Minogue; Continued anti-piracy operations in Spain, in which CD-Rs and other equipment were confiscated by police; Award won by Japanese band Mr. Children at the 2002 MTV Video Awards Japan; Others.