Madison, Wisc. - Musicnotes, a publisher of digital sheet music, announced that it has signed licensing agreements with several thousand music publishers, who have agreed to distribute guitar and drum tablature for their song catalogs on the company's MXTabs.net. Wisconsin-based Musicnotes said it reached deals with administrators including BMG Music Publishing, peermusic, Famous Music and Bug Music. The company added that it has partnered with Rebel Digital to manage ad sales on MXTabs.net.

Brussels - The European Commission has approved the $2.19 billion acquisition of BMG Music Publishing by Vivendi's Universal Music Group, Reuters reported.