Boulder: 10 Days To Vote
The FMQB Triple A Conference is coming up August 7-10 at the St. Julien Hotel & Spa in Boulder, CO and you only have 10 days for vote for the awards that will be handed out at the Triple A Awards Brunch that wraps up the event on Saturday, August 10. If you haven’t already voted, you can do that by going to http://www.fmqbproductions.com/ballots/ballots.html before June 15, but please only vote once.
Later this week you can expect to find out who the last few artists are that will join a lineup already boasting Andrew Ripp, Aoife O’Donovan,  Arthur Lee Land, Blake Morgan, Bobby Long, Brett Dennen, City And Colour, Delta Rae, Diego Garcia, Dominque Pruitt, Frank Turner, Gooding, HAERTS, Houndmouth, Jamie N Commons, John Butler, Kopecky Family Band, Little Green Cars, Lucy Schwartz, Marie Miller, Neko Case, Over The Rhine, Ozomatli, Phoenix, Saints Of Valory, Satellite, The Airborne Toxic Event, The Head And The Heart, The Lone Bellow, The Secret Sisters, The Wheeler Brothers, The Wild Feathers, Tom Odell, Tora, and Valerie June. Panels will be announced later in June.
Registration is still only $349 through June 15 and you can register at fmqb.com. Also, there are still a few rooms available at the St. Julien at the FMQB rate of only $215/night, but they are almost sold out, so call the hotel at (877) 303-0900 to reserve yours now.

New Reporters
FMQB is proud to welcome WCLZ/Portland, ME and WOXL/Asheville, NC to the Triple A panel, beginning this week. Ethan Minton remains your contact at ‘CLZ and Ken Carson is the man in charge in Asheville.

Triple A News Bites
KBCO/Boulder-Denver has released the KBCO Spring New Music Sampler. The CD features new music from Matt Nathanson, Patty Griffin featuring Robert Plant, Barenaked Ladies, Boy, Steve Earle and others... Media Mechanics – a company founded by Mike Henry, Ben Manilla and Paul Marszalek – and The Library Of Congress have been awarded a 2012 Peabody Award for the public radio series Inside The National Recording Registry… WTMD/Towson begins moving to its new facility at the Towson City Center on Monday, June 3. The move begins with the station broadcasting from a temporary studio at the new location. WTMD is also building a new tower and antenna to extend their coverage area... WDST/Woodstock is running a contest for listeners to win a pair of 3-Day passes with camping, to see Willie Nelson & Family at the Taste of Country Music Festival, June 13-15 at Hunter Mountain... WNRN/Charlottesville will receive a portion of ticket sales donated to the station by the Interlocken Music Festival, to be held Thursday, September 5-8 at the Oak Ridge Farm in Arlington, VA... KPRI/San Diego welcomes Phillip Phillips as Guest DJ on My Turn June 2, at 6p.m... WCBE/Columbus held its WCBE Yard Sale on Saturday, June 1 at 8 a.m., in front of their studios at the Fort Hayes Campus. All proceeds benefit WCBE... Mott The Hoople guitarist Steve Hyams has died at age 62 following a long battle with heart problems on Monday, June 3. Hyams began his career working with bands including Doll House and the Samuel Prody Band, before launching his solo career… Lou Reed is recovering from a liver transplant that he underwent several weeks ago in Cleveland. The veteran rocker reported on his website that he is feeling great and well on his way to recovery. "I am a triumph of modern medicine, physics and chemistry. I am bigger and stronger than ever," Reed wrote in an update to fans. "My Chen Taiji [tai chi] and health regimen has served me well all of these years. I look forward to being on stage performing, and writing more songs to connect with your hearts and spirits and the universe well into the future."... All four original members of R.E.M. narrowly avoided a reunion show on Saturday night when they all performed live at Peter Buck's wedding – although not at the same time. As the R.E.M. Timeline reports on its Facebook page, Buck's Portland wedding hosted all four former bandmates, and they performed in various combinations, but never all at once. Other performers at the reception included Joseph Arthur and The Decemberists... Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings are postponing the release of their new album and tour after the frontwoman was diagnosed with bile duct cancer. Jones and her band planned to release Give the People What They Want on August 6, but the singer has scrapped that schedule in order to undergo surgery. "Over the last few weeks I haven’t felt good and I didn’t know what was going on," Jones wrote on Twitter. "We sadly had to cancel shows while I went through a series of tests and short hospital stays. We just found out that I have a stage-one tumor on my bile duct. Luckily we caught it really early and fast and the doctors say it’s operable and curable! I will be having surgery very soon and will have to rest and recover. I'll be staying in touch and keeping my fans and friends updated on my progress. I'm looking forward to getting back on the road to give the people what they want!"... Cold War Kids have announced a fall tour of North America, in support of their latest release, Dear Miss Lonelyhearts. The new dates begin in Los Angeles on September 19 and run up to November 1 in Louisville.

Guy Hands Gets New Trial Over EMI Deal
The legal battle between EMI and former buyer Guy Hands rages on, as a Manhattan appeals court has overturned a 3-year-old jury verdict in the case. At the time, Hands had claimed that Citigroup banker David Wormsley duped him into overbidding for the ailing music company in 2007, and he sued for $8 billion in damages. However, Citigroup was cleared of any wrongdoing in the sale of EMI to Hands and his private equity firm, Terra Firma Capital Partners. Both parties had also agreed that U.K. law would govern the case, even though it was heard in U.S. court. Now, an appellate court has ruled that Judge Jed Rakoff erred when he told jurors that Hands had to show he relied on misrepresentations by Wormsley and that they were factors in his decision to bid for EMI. The appellate court said the bad instructions shifted the burden of proof to Terra Firma from Citi, which is counter to British law.
"Because the district court's jury instructions were based on an inaccurate understanding of English law, the case must be vacated and remanded for a new trial," the appellate judges wrote in their decision, according to a report from the New York Post. A date for a new trial has not been set.
"We continue to believe that we have a strong claim, and with the jury instructions now resolved in our favor, we expect to prevail in any subsequent trial," a spokesman for Hands told the Post.
Citi countered with their own statement, saying: "We are confident we will again prevail at trial as Citi's conduct in the EMI transaction was entirely proper. The original verdict made clear that Terra Firma's baseless accusations of fraud were simply an attempt to gain leverage in debt restructuring negotiations."

Report: Apple Inks iRadio Deal With Warner Music
According to multiple reports, Apple and Warner Bros. have come to a licensing agreement for the impending "iRadio" service, leaving Sony Music as the only major label left without a deal. CNet reports that both Warner Music Group and the Warner Chappell publishing unit reached a deal with Apple on Sunday (6/2). WMG is also reportedly the first major label to reach deals with Apple for both recorded music and publishing at the same time, as Apple's deals with Universal Music Group's divisions were negotiated separately.
Sources told the New York Post that WMG "secured a 10 percent cut of the ad revenue from the upcoming streaming radio service."
With two of the three largest labels in place, CNet suggests that Apple could launch the streaming music service as part of its Worldwide Developers Conference (aka WWDC), which kicks off next Monday, June 10.
Last month, it was reported that Sony and BMG Rights Management were contributing to the delay for Apple's iRadio launch, holding out for better terms of their royalty deals.

CCM+E Inks Revenue Sharing Deal With Fearless Records
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment has announced its latest revenue sharing deal with Rock label Fearless Records. The agreement will allow Fearless Records’ artists to receive revenue from play on Clear Channel’s digital and broadcast radio stations.
Fearless Records, founded in 1994, first gained recognition for helping to launch the careers of popular rock bands such as Plain White T’s, At The Drive-In and The Aquabats!, and has since represented a diverse array of rock groups including Breathe Carolina, Mayday Parade, Eve 6, Piece The Veil, and The Summer Set. The label, based in Huntington Beach, CA, is also known for its annual series of compilation albums titled Punk Goes…, which feature bands such as The All-American Rejects, Rise Against, and Yellowcard playing covers of songs outside their usual genres of music.
"Fearless has helped numerous musicians build their careers, helping them become prominent names in rock music. But without radio play, none of it would have been possible," said Fearless Records President Bob Becker. "Radio is where we introduced these successful artists to their fans and where fans go to discover new music from the bands they love, and we look forward to breaking more rock artists with the help of Clear Channel, on both broadcast radio and digitally, in the future."
"These market-based partnerships with record labels are part of Clear Channel’s efforts to help build a sustainable business model for Internet radio," said Bob Pittman, CEO of Clear Channel. "We want to make sure that our fans can listen to the music they want whenever and wherever they want it. Fearless has helped launch the careers of a number of successful artists and we are excited to partner with them to continue to help listeners discover new music through the power of radio, whether on-air or online."
Clear Channel’s agreement with Fearless follows several recent similar agreements, including Big Machine Label Group, Glassnote Entertainment Group, DashGo, rpm Entertainment, Robbins Entertainment, Naxos and Wind-up Records.

Sara Connally Named VP, Film & Television At IDJ & Republic
Universal Music Group's Island Def Jam & Republic Records Label Group has announced the appointment of Sara Connally to the role of VP, Film & Television. Connally will work across the entire East Coast Labels Group to serve recording artists by strategically developing new opportunities in film and television. Her primary focus will be working directly with Ad Agencies and Trailer houses to procure music placements for the label group's artists. Based in Los Angeles, Connally will report to Cynthia Sexton, EVP of Brand Partnerships & Licensing Group. Connally has worked in the film and TV world for over seven years on both the label and publishing side. Prior to her newly appointed position, she worked at EMI Music Group, Universal Music Enterprises, Bug Music and BMG/Chrysalis.
"Sara possesses a talent for identifying the right music for the right situation as well as the tenacity to take it across the finish line to get it placed," commented Sexton. "With her broad experience, our operations will be streamlined and well connected, enabling us to generate even more significant opportunities for our artists."
"I'm excited to be working with such a talented group of artists and with such a wide variety of music," said Connally. "Identifying clients synch needs and the collaborative effort with artist and label executives to get just the right fit is an energizing and rewarding process. I'm thrilled to be working with someone of Cynthia's caliber in growing the department."

Townsquare Media Acquires Three Ex-AOL Music Sites
Following AOL's shut down of its music sites, along with some other entertainment sites, earlier this spring, Townsquare Media Group has acquired a few of the closed web properties. Townsquare Media announced today it is acquiring three of AOL Music's assets, along with the popular comic book industry site ComicsAlliance. The three former AOL Music properties are Country music site The Boot (www.theboot.com), Hip-Hop site The BoomBox (www.theboombox.com) and Metal site NoiseCreep (www.noisecreep.com).
"The acquisition of these assets from AOL represents the continued rapid growth of Townsquare Media’s portfolio of owned and operated music and entertainment websites," commented Townsquare Media Group Chairman/CEO Steven Price. "Adding these premium brands to Townsquare Media’s comprehensive offering propels our scale beyond today’s 52 million US monthly unique visitors, allowing advertisers and agencies even greater access to this highly engaged and demographically desirable audience."
As part of the transaction, members of the AOL Music and ComicsAlliance teams will be working with Townsquare Media’s team going forward. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.