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• Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic is running for clerk of Wahkiakum County in Washington to protest candidates’ ability to list any kind of party affiliations when they run for office there (he listed himself with the “Grange,” which isn’t a party but a non-partisan organization), the Daily World reports.

• Universal Music and YouTube’s new all-music-video site Vevo (due to launch later this year) has lured another label group into the fold, reports CNET: Sony. Talks with Warner Music and EMI are ongoing.
• Nas Tweeted a photo of himself and Maxwell surrounded by ladies on the latter’s Twitter, and now Nas’ soon-to-be ex-wife has responded on her account in a series of messages about cheating (referring to “all the scum bag coward husbands”), MTV News reports.
• Santigold’s label, Downtown Records, is trying to block DJ Terry Urban’s new mixtape Southerngold, which features Santi’s music blended with artists like Andre 3000, Idolator reports.