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billboard.biz - 3/3/2009
MTV Games, Warner: No 'Rock Band' Boycott Of WMG Artists
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March 02, 2009 - Digital and Mobile By Antony Bruno, Denver MTV Games is not boycotting Warner Music Group artists from the Rock Band franchise, despite what an article in the current Wired magazine claims, according to sources from both camps. Rather, the impasse is best described as a ...
hollywoodreporter.com - 3/3/2009
'Rock Band' WMG artists not boycotted
— hollywoodreporter.com — DENVER -- MTV Games is not boycotting Warner Music Group artists from the "Rock Band" franchise, despite... what an article in the current Wired magazine claims, according to sources from both camps. Rather, the impasse is best described as a stalemate. ... (more) 'Rock Band' WMG artists not boycotted

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pwnordie.com - 3/10/2009
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— pwnordie.com — After getting word that the long rumored The Beatles: Rock Band game would be officially coming later... this year we turned our attention to the existing Rock Band music. There have been two versions of the game released in Rock Band and Rock Band 2 as ... (more) Pwn or Die Blog: Everything to Know About t...

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weblogs.variety.com - 3/3/2009
Warner Music out of Rock Band?
— weblogs.variety.com — Tough negotiations between the music biz and MTV could leave "Rock Band" without new downloadable tracks from... one of the big four labels. Billboard is reporting that MTV and Warner Music have been unable to reach agreement on a single deal since WMG ... (more) Warner Music out of Rock Band?

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Kotaku:  Now Rock Band Is Going Toe-To-Toe With A Record Label [Mtv]

Opposable Thumbs:  Report: Warner holding music hostage, Rock Band left in cold

The Escapist : Latest News:  Warner, MTV Games In Music Licensing Stalemate

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Now Rock Band Is Going Toe-To-Toe With A Record Label [Mtv]
Kotaku — ... music if a deal isn't reached soon. At the moment, it looks like neither side will be caving in anytime soon. Billboard reminds us that Warner have thrown similar, recent tantrums over payments from services like YouTube, while on MTV's side, they can still do brisk business by using cover versions of Warner's songs (Sabbath's Paranoid, for example, is in the top ten sellers for the Rock Band Store, despite being a cover). Not very rock n' roll, is it? MTV Games, Warner: No 'Rock Band' Boycott Of WMG Artists [Billboard] ...

Report: Warner holding music hostage, Rock Band left in cold
Opposable Thumbs — ... The rhythm game market can't exist without the cooperation of the music labels; these games need great songs to get the interest of gamers. According to new reports, Warner Music Group is playing hardball, and won't be giving up any of its songs or artists until MTV Games pays more money for the licenses. This could spell bad news for both Rock Band and Guitar Hero. ...

Warner, MTV Games In Music Licensing Stalemate
The Escapist : Latest News — ... updates. Billboard.biz says a "stalemate" currently exists between the two companies over Warner's demands for more money from the Rock Band licensing agreement. Back in August 2008, Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman said the amount of money being paid to the music industry in these licensing deals was " ...

MTV Games Not (Technically) Boycotting Warner Music
GayGamer.net — ... Jane's Addiction, Pretenders, or Grateful Dead fix? Delays, delays, delays - without a new deal, Rock Band will see its new WMG content dry up by early summer, and even after a new deal is agreed upon it may take as long as five months for Rock Band's WMG works to start flowing smoothly again. WMG has been pulling this shtick left and right: it withdrew content from YouTube due to a similar spat, and pulled similar stunts on Last.fm and Nokia's mobile music store. MTV Games, Warner: No 'Rock Band' Boycott Of WMG Artists [Billboard via VE3D]

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