Music Business News: North America
News Exec becomes Executive Vice President of Content Strategy and Operations News Former UMG exec advised TPG, which just invested in Spotify News Album surges on torrent sites, as Jay Z's app overtakes Spotify on daily US chart News Cracker frontman responds to CD Baby blog on streaming lawsuits News Elton John, Paul McCartney, Russell Simmons, Madonna and many more pay tribute News Shock as publicist confirms pop-funk legend's death Analysis If YouTube is the 'devil', who's going to stand up to it? News Tony Kiewel welcomes former BMG and Big Deal exec to US indie