All About Music

PAN-EUROPEAN DEAL FOR WARNER, 7DIGITAL
Warner Music has extended its existing partnership with U.K.-based music store 7digital to sell Warner's Music's catalog across Europe.

LOTUS ASKS FANS TO NAME PRICE FOR SELECT CONCERTS
Rock band Lotus will allow fans to decide the ticket prices for select dates on its U.S. club tour this fall. The pay-what-you-want option will be available for eight West Coast shows, beginning Oct. 6 at the Roxy in Los Angeles.

MARIAH CAREY CD TO HAVE ADS
As music sales continue to drop like they’re not so hot throughout the industry, Island Def Jam Music Group is jamming on a new business model: integrating brands into artists’ CD booklets.

BEYONCE, BLACK EYED PEAS FOR F1 ROCKS SINGAPORE
Beyonce and Black Eyed Peas are among the headline acts for the inaugural F1 Rocks concerts in Singapore.

NEW TOURING ALERT IPHONE APP FROM ILIKE
U.S. social music discovery service iLike has introduced a new iPhone app designed to alert users when artists they like will be playing in their area.

BRIEFS: SPOTIFY, ENTERCOM, IMEEM, YOUTUBE
Three new investors have backed Spotify at a valuation of $250 million; Q2 2009 revenues for radio company Entercom Communications were down 18% versus the prior year and more.

MICHAEL JACKSON IS KING AGAIN IN EUROPE
Michael Jackson replaces himself at the top of Billboard's European Top 100 Albums chart, as "The Collection" moves 2-1 to swap places with another Epic/Sony Music Entertainment compilation, "King of Pop."

T.I., JAY SEAN POST BIG NUMBERS ON BILLBOARD HOT 100
T.I. and U.K. singer Jay Sean tear up the Billboard Hot 100 this week, as T.I. scores the week's highest debut and Jay Sean earns his first top 10 on the chart.

HACKERS ATTACK TWITTER, FACEBOOK ALSO SLOWS DOWN
A hacker attack Thursday shut down the fast-growing messaging service Twitter, and Facebook also said it was looking into possible site problems.