Russia's Vkontakte Takes Steps Toward Copyright Respect, Conan O'Brien Films in Cuba, and More in This Week's Global Digest

TOP STORIES     Russia's Vkontakte Takes Baby Steps Toward Copyright Respect  The Russian social network VKontakte, a local Facebook equivalent that has an outsized and international reputation for piracy, has begun taking steps toward legitimate operation and as the Russian streaming market is in its formative stages and has room for bigger players.   Sam Smith's 'In The Lonely Hour' Returns to No. 1 in U.K.  The British soul singer's debut has returned to the summit following his dominant display at the Grammys.   U.K. Fest Bestival Coming to Canada  Organizers will stage a two-day fest this June at Hanlan's Point Beach in Toronto, Canada for what will be the event’s first expansion outside the U.K.   Swedish Songwriters Push for Fair Share of Streaming Music Revenues in Open Letter  Swedish songwriters have a bone to pick with digital music streaming services, which they say are not allocating a fair percentage of their revenue to the people who actually write the songs.   Conan O'Brien Films in Cuba, Marking Late-Night First  The talk show host spent the weekend in Havana to film an upcoming segment for his TBS series. He was there for several days, taking in the sights and experiencing daily life.   Zane Lowe Talks Decision to Leave BBC for Apple  BBC Radio 1 host Zane Lowe is still in shock about his just-announced decision to leave the venerable broadcaster -- and London -- to work for Apple's new radio service in Los Angeles.   Watch U2 Revisit Its Irish Punk Past in 'Every Breaking Wave' Short Film  U2 teamed with Irish director Aoife McArdle and the Creators Project to bring two "Songs of Innocence" tracks to life via a 14-minute longform music video. The 13-minute piece is set amongst the conflict and violence of 1980s Northern Ireland.   Vina del Mar Lineup: Romeo Santos, Alejandro Fernandez, Ricardo Arjona, Yandel & More  Luis Fonsi, Ricardo Arjona, Alejandro Fernandez, Vicentico, Emmanuel, Romeo Santos, Yandel and Yusuf Cat Stevens are performing at the International Viña del Mar Song Festival (Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar) Feb. 22-27. Latin America's longest-running music fest turns 55.