IB tease

LEARNING TO CRAWL: Note the crawl (in red) at the bottom of the TV screen immediately below. We lack the technology to do that on this sorry site, but we’re not letting that stop us from faking it. Here’s the premiere of the Rumor Mill crawl:

BREAKING NEWS// Jennifer Lopez has moved to RedOne’s imprint at Steve Barnett’s Capitol Music Group. There’s an early buzz surrounding the RedOne-produced first single, “Live It Up.”… RUMOR DU JOUR// What embattled label head is said to be on the ropes? Could he be facing an early exit from his long-term deal if he’s unable to make it rain soon?... POLL QUESTION// Now that L.A. Reid and Avril Lavigne have reunited at Epic, will they be able to summon up the magic they created together at Arista a decade ago?… RUMOR MILL// Stay tuned for further updates…

Actually, all this stuff is cribbed from the latest column by HITS industry insider I.B. Bad, which will magically appear tomorrow morning. So, like we said, stay tuned. (4/25a)