Napster faces challenges within and without (Reuters)

Reuters - When Napster reported its fiscal first-quarter results in August, it tried to paint a positive picture to investors who were growing increasingly nervous about the company's future.

iPhone Gets EA's Spore Origins, More Mobile Titles (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - If you can't manage to occupy yourself Web surfing, e-mailing or listening to tunes on your iPhone, EA Mobile has just announced a raft of games for the iPod touch and the iPhone. Phone games have become a real phenomenon as more and more mobile devices have enough screen real estate and processing power to become a viable game platform. The EA announcement Friday focused on the release of Spore Origins for the Apple mobile market, but the company also released details of nine other upcoming mobile game titles.

Apple unlikely to unveil iTunes subscription service Tuesday (CNET)

CNET - Music industry insiders are buzzing about the press gathering Apple is hosting on Tuesday. The invitation shows a dancing man wearing an iPod and the slogan shouts, "Let's Rock."

New music site gives fans a cut of tune sales (AP)

AP - Being a trendsetter can be pricey. As any fashionista or gadget hound knows, the latest frocks and tech toys don't pay for themselves. But a new Web site is trying to make it profitable for music lovers to stay ahead of the curve — by paying them when other people purchase MP3s they've bought.

Judge enters $700,000 judgment for Ne-Yo (AP)

AP - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered a concert promoter to pay R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo $700,000 stemming from A lawsuit filed earlier this year.

Nokia launches music/phone bundle in U.K. (CNET)

CNET - Nokia launched a new music service Tuesday in the U.K. that bundles free access to music with the purchase of a phone.

Apple's "Rock" event expected to unveil new iPods (Reuters)

Reuters - Apple Inc is expected to unveil new iPod music players -- and possibly price cuts -- at a media event next Tuesday but may not launch a long-awaited update to its MacBook laptop computers until a later date.

Nokia Offers Unlimited Music Service with New Device (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - It "comes with music." That will be the basic selling proposition from Nokia for a new, unlimited music service that will accompany some mobile devices.

Nokia to start music service with UK launch (Reuters)

Reuters - Mobile phone maker Nokia said on Tuesday it would launch its "Comes with Music" package with an offering in Britain, signing a deal with Carphone Warehouse to sell the first model.

MySpace to launch "High School Musical" contest (Reuters)

Reuters - MySpace plans to launch a contest on Tuesday to market the latest in Walt Disney Co's blockbuster franchise "High School Musical 3" in what the News Corp Internet social network called its biggest film campaign to date.