UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Pursuant to~~Date ~~Section 13~~of orReport 15(d) Date of ~~the~~earliest ~~Securities~~event ~~Exchange~~reported): August 5, ~~Act of 1934~~2009

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2009

ARTISTdirect, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-30063	95-4760230
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification Number)
1601 Cloverfield Boulevard, Suite 400 South		~~90404-4082~~
Santa Monica, California		~~(Zip Code)~~90404-4082
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(310) 956-3300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

~~On April~~ARTISTdirect, 20Inc. (OTCBB: ARTD), a digital ~~2009~~Internet media company, today announced that it has filed a Form 15 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to suspend the Company’s ~~issued~~SEC areporting ~~press~~obligations. Upon ~~release~~the ~~with~~filing ~~respect~~of the Form 15, the Company’s obligation to file periodic and current reports with the SEC, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, will be immediately suspended. The Company expects the registration of its ~~financial~~common ~~results~~stock will be terminated 90 days after such filing. Upon termination of the registration of the Company’s common stock, the Company’s securities will not be eligible for trading on any national exchange or the ~~2008~~OTC ~~fiscal~~Bulletin ~~year~~Board; however, the Company’s securities may be eligible for quotation on the Pink Sheets by broker dealers.

InThe ~~accordance~~Company’s ~~with General~~Board ~~Instruction B.2~~ of ~~Form 8-K,~~Directors approved the ~~information in this Current~~filing ~~Report~~of onthe Form ~~8-K,~~15 ~~including~~after ~~Exhibit 99.1,~~careful ~~shall~~consideration ~~not~~of bethe ~~deemed~~advantages ~~to be~~and ~~“filed”~~disadvantages ~~for purposes~~ of ~~Section 18~~continuing of the ~~Securities~~Company’s ~~Exchange~~SEC ~~Act~~reporting ~~of 1934,~~obligations. asSuspending ~~amended,~~the SEC orreporting ~~otherwise~~obligations ~~subject~~will toallow the ~~liabilities~~Company ~~of that section, and shall~~to ~~not~~eliminate bethe ~~deemed~~substantial toexpenses beassociated ~~incorporated~~with bySEC ~~reference~~reporting ~~into~~and ~~any of the Company’s filings~~compliance ~~under~~and ~~the~~reallocate those ~~Securities~~resources ~~Act~~to support ofbusiness ~~1933~~operations, aswhile also ~~amended,~~enabling ormanagement ~~the~~to ~~Securities~~focus ~~Exchange~~more ~~Act~~ of ~~1934,~~ asits ~~amended,~~time ~~whether~~and ~~made~~efforts ~~before~~on ormanaging ~~after the date hereof~~ and ~~regardless~~ ofdeveloping ~~any general incorporation language in such filings, except to~~ the ~~extent expressly~~business ~~set~~and ~~forth~~enhancing byshareholder ~~specific reference in such a filing~~value.

A copy of our press release dated August 5, 2009, regarding the termination of registration is included as an exhibit to this report.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(b) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release ~~relating~~date toAugust 5, ~~the Company’s~~2009, ~~financial~~issued ~~results~~by ~~for the 2008 fiscal year~~ARTISTdirect, Inc.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	~~ARTISTdirect, Inc.~~	ARTISTdirect, Inc.
Date: April 20, 2009	By:	/s/DIMITRI VILLARD
Date:	August 5, 2009	By:	/s/DIMITRI VILLARD
	~~Name:~~	~~Dimitri Villard~~Name:	Dimitri Villard
	~~Title:~~	~~Chief Executive Officer~~Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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