Music Industry News: AOL Nabs Yahoo Music Chief, More Music For Windows 7, EMI Loses Queen & More
- Yahoo Music chief Jeff Bronikowski is leaving to head AOL Music. In recent months Yahoo Music has become less of a creator and more of a curator; so AOL should prove a better stage for Bronikowski to show off his considerable talents.
- Music services Slacker and Rdio have both launched new apps for Windows 7 phones.
- Joel Tenenbaum: a year on from being sued for $4.5m. (Guardian)
- EMI is losing the Queen catalog to Universal Music Group. (ThirdAge)
More Music Industry News & Commentary:
- Another major label artist joins indie ranks: Marilyn Manson, who has sold 50 million records via a major now turns to UK based independent Cooking Vinyl. (Music Void)
- Michael Jackson's newest record said to be fake. (CityPages)
- Getting Paid For Internet Airplay – An Overview Of Sound Exchange. (IndieConnect)
- MobileRoadie's Michael Schneider on "Why you should pay more attention to mobile than to your website". (MidemNet)
- The Doctor’s 'Top Ten Tips For Breaking Into The Music Industry'. (FasterLouder)
- L.A. Phil to transmit performances to HD-equipped movie theaters. (LATimes)
- Are they selling their kudos for a song? (Indie)
- How Christmas Saved the Music Industry. (Newsweek)
- Michael Jackson's newest record said to be fake. (CityPages)
- U.S. Women Dominate at MTV Europe Music Awards. (Time)
- Fox Lands 1980s Music Industry Drama From Bruckheimer Television (Deadline)