[Dailychord] 25Oct06: Ads test payola settlements

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    Ads test payola settlements
Story from NY Times via IHT.

    Jermaine Dupri exits Virgin
Story from AP via CNN.

    Russian reluctance to police music site is a global trade issue
Story from LA Times. (site reg req'd)

    Kurt tops Elvis as top dead earner
Story from Times Online.

    Diddy sells 170k to mark first #1 album in nine years
Chart watch from Billboard.

    Predicting hits
Essay by Malcolm Gladwell from New Yorker.

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