Today, Our Thoughts And Prayers Are With The Victims Of September 11, 2001 And Their Families.

Today, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of September 11, 2001 and their families.

Shares of Pandora Media Inc. P -16.71% tumbled Friday, following news that Apple Inc.AAPL +0.62% is in discussions to introduce a competing Internet-radio service.

"The 800-pound gorilla is pounding his chest, and people are starting to get nervous," said Richard Tullo, an analyst with Albert Fried & Co. "Apple has big competitive advantages. It already has a big reputation in the music industry."

Pandora's shares fell to as low as $9.95 before recovering slightly to finish the session at $10.47, off nearly 17%. Apple shares, meanwhile, rose 0.6% at $688.44.

Pandora, which went public last summer, has become a market leader in advertising-supported Internet radio. The company offers a widely used service whereby users can build "stations" that stream various songs based on selected artists.

However, the Oakland, Calif., company has struggled to become profitable as each additional user of its service tacks on more royalty fees paid every time it streams a song. In addition, Pandora has found it difficult to pull in advertising revenue at a rate commensurate with rapidly expanding use of its service on mobile devices.

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                          Chris Lighty, the savvy entrepreneur who founded Violator Management and one of the key executives in hip-hop history, has died. The news was confirmed to Billboard today by a source at Primary Violator Management. He was 44.  A spokeman for the New York Police Department told the Associated Press that Lighty was found at his apartment in the Bronx with a gunshot wound to the head, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said the shooting appeared to be self-inflicted.     Violator was a pioneering management/marketing/record label/multi-media entertainment conglomerate. The powerhouse merger between that company and Larry Mestel's Primary Wave Talent Managament firm took place last September; at the time of his death, Lighty was chief operating officer of Primary Violator.

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