Morning News for Wednesday

What happened while you slept?  Quite a bit, actually.

As HMV continues to reorganize, the British arm of the company has a new head of technology.  The plan for the UK stores is to convert up to 25% of store floorspace to technological things over the next few months.

A new Facebook app (created with Ticketmaster/Live Nation) has interactive seat maps for venues.  Now you can see where your Facebook friends got tickets.

Remember that lawsuit filed by Liam Gallagher against brother Noel?  Never mind.

Jay-Z and Kanye may have the #1 album in the land, but trouble looms in the form of an uncleared sample.  Who will blame who?

Beatles fans will love this:  a trailer for Martin Scorese’s George Harrison documentary called Living in the Material World.

Word is that Lorraine Segato will sing “Rise Up” from the Parachute Club at Jack Layton’s funeral.

The latest musician to make a cameo on The Simpsons?  Lady Gaga.  C’mon, you saw that coming, didn’t you?