31.   Federal authorities and Independence police are investigating the music equipment resale company owned by Mike Burnos.

32.   For in reality, few music companies are pictures of stability these days.

33.   He haunted music companies in New York trying to get auditions.

34.   Her story is a look at management machinations at a music company.

35.   If Goldberg can revive Mercury, it will help Polygram consolidate its position as the second-largest music company, after Time Warner.

36.   In Austin, high-tech giants such as Austin Ventures and IBM have aligned themselves with various online music companies.

37.   In battles with online music companies, the industry association has presented itself as an advocate for musicians.

38.   In the end, music companies will adapt to these new services.

39.   Indeed, the deal caps a flurry of activity in recent months among Internet music companies.

40.   Indeed, the Bertelsmann Music Group has a pending deal to create such a subscription service with Napster and has invited the other big music companies to take part.