Warner Music Group Corp.'s shares dropped on Monday after an analyst said an industry decline in music sales seems to have accelerated in the first half of 2008.

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NEW YORK (Billboard) - It wasn't as steep as last year's drop, but U.S. album sales posted another double-digit decline at midyear.

Nokia Corp. said Tuesday that Warner Music Group Corp. has joined the mobile phone maker's music service, enabling customers to download and listen to tracks on Nokia handsets.

The world's top cellphone maker Nokia signed a deal with Warner Music Group to make Warner titles available through its "Comes With Music" service and Nokia music store, Nokia said on Tuesday.

The world's top cellphone maker Nokia <NOK1V.HE> signed a deal with Warner Music Group <WMG.N> to make Warner titles available through its "Comes With Music" service and Nokia music store, Nokia said on Tuesday.

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Amazon.com reported a profit that matched forecasts and gave sales guidance that topped expectations, but concerns about the company's margins sent shares falling in after-hours trading.

Napster Inc. said Sunday it will begin selling music downloads as unprotected MP3 files in the spring, joining other online retailers.

Online retailer Amazon.com has signed on Warner Music Group to its music download service, which aims to compete with Apple's industry-dominating iTunes online store.