Rock Super-Group Chickenfoot and Pre-Eminent Hip Hop Artist Mos Def Score the #(4) and #(9) Albums in Country, Respectively LOS ANGELES, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Fontana, the independent distribution arm of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, has topped the national albums chart this week with two albums in the Top 10: the self-titled debut of Chickenfoot (#4)(Red Line) and Mos Def's Ecstatic (#9) (Downtown), according to Nielsen Soundscan. "Everyone at Fontana is delighted that so many people have discovered what we have already known--the unique talent and true artistry of our bands and partner labels," stated Ron Spaulding, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Fontana.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- RoyaltyShare, Inc., a premier provider of digital royalty and content delivery solutions to the entertainment industry, today announced that it will be a primary sponsor of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) pavilion at MIDEM 2009.

Data issued on Wednesday shows that US album sales slid for a seventh time in eight years in 2008 as growth in the digital arena slowed.

MusicSkins, LLC Inks Exclusive Licensing Deal with Billboard to Offer Music Fans Innovative Vinyl Skins for MP3 Players, Cell Phones, Laptop, and Gaming Devices NEW YORK, Dec.

Musinaut, a Paris-based company, today unveiled MXP4, a revolutionary new digital audio format that transforms an artist's recorded music into an interactive, multi-sensory experience that can be creatively varied and individually adapted for greater personal listener enjoyment.