As part of the settlement, Sony BMG acknowledged "that various employees pursued some radio promotion practices on behalf of the company that were wrong and improper." The company apologized for the conduct.
The state investigation found that Sony BMG, which releases music by Jennifer Lopez, Good Charlotte and Beyoncé Knowles, among others, had provided stations with entertainers for station-affiliated concerts or paid for station equipment or other bills in exchange for having its songs played. It also provided vacations and electronic goods for on-air giveaways in a direct trade for airplay. And it hired independent promoters to funnel money to stations.
Anyway, that's enough Rih dragging for the day.
I just want ya'll to think about why her single is 2 months out and there's not even a name for the album.
Massive write downs. Failed sales. Deep staffing cuts.
It's a trifecta of troubles that has left DreamWorks Animation struggling to find its footing and move forward after the worst year and a half in its often rocky history.
The company's suffering won't be alleviated when "Home," its upcoming alien invasion film, lands on Friday. The picture is on track to open to between $30 million and $35 million, a respectable result but for the fact that it also carries a $130 million price tag.
"Home" opened to strong numbers overseas last week, leading some analysts to predict that the film should end up with more than $100 million domestically and roughly $380 million globally.
Don't you think she would've done the same for XO? 
