Former Universal Motown president Sylvia Rhone is headed to Sony to restart the Portrait label under L.A. Reid at Epic. But, "She doesn't get along with L.A. at all," a source told the NY Post. "[He's] taking her reluctantly."

• A battle is brewing over secondary ticketing with Live Nation and Stub Hub each controlling competing pr and lobbying efforts. (NY Times) The fans may be the losers.

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• Universal Music Group has partnered with social crowdsourcing platform Talenthouse to create  campaigns.
• The 7digital MP3 app is the official music app on the new HP TouchPad.