Shakira swept the Latin Grammy awards in New York City November 2nd, locking in album of the year and female pop vocal album of the year honors for Fijación Oral Vol. 1 and song and record of the year wins for "La Tortura," her breakup duet with Alejandro Sanz.

Elton John fired f- bombs at his label, Universal, during his introduction to his new song "Postcards From Richard Nixon" at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., November 2nd.

The final concert of the Asian leg on Mariah Carey's "Adventures of Mimi" tour in Hong Kong, scheduled for October 28th, was abruptly canceled a few days before the show.

Pollstar continues its series of real life lessons in the concert biz.

A recent op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal written by an economics professor blasted Ticketmaster for an aggressive, nationwide lobbying campaign to kill off secondary ticketing – a charge TM has called inaccurate.

While the closing of CBGB is a loss to New York City night life, there are plenty of other existing or new clubs ready to fill any perceived gap in the live music scene.

Two keynote speeches from top recording execs painted a very grim picture of the CD's future, with EMI chairman and CEO Alain Levy going as far as to pronounce it dead.

For the third time in six years, a company using Wolfgang Klinger as a consultant has filed bankruptcy. But the latest failure may well cause a bigger ripple than the other two, as some of his key business partners are among those owed money.

Readers of the glossy monthly Q magazine have voted U2 the best act ever, while Oasis is the choice for current best.