Live Nation Names Ticketing Head
Live Nation has promoted Nathan Hubbard to CEO of the company’s ticketing unit. In this expanded role, Hubbard will lead Live Nation’s exit from Ticketmaster and the creation of their. Continue reading
EMI To Distribute Welk’s Vanguard And Sugar Hill
Welk Music Group, which includes labels Vanguard, Sugar Hill and Ranwood, has entered into an agreement for EMI to provide digital and physical sales and distribution services on a worldwide. Continue reading
Rhapsody Gives Away 100K Albums
The first 100,000 people to sign up for an account on Rhapsody‘s new mp3 store will receive a free digital album of their choice. Grab your free album here Press. Continue reading
Where Have All The Good Managers Gone?
Acerbic music commentator Bob Lefsetz recently wrote a column Saving The Music Business: "Want to save the music business? Manage a band. Nurture talent. Do everything in your power to. Continue reading
Rhapsody Makes $50M MP3 Bet + Analysis
PARTNERS INCLUDE YAHOO, MTV, iLIKE. VERIZON ADDS MOBILE MP3’S. Rhapsody America opens an all mp3 store today backed by a $50 million marketing campaign aimed straight at iTunes. Rhapsody’s reach. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Briefing: Baidu, Nashville, Shockhound & More
HYEPBOT FEATURES: Rhapsody Bets $50M On An All MP3 Store & Analysis Where Have All The Good Managers Gone? EMI Claims It’s Profitable After Cuts U2 Defends Radiohead In A. Continue reading
U2 Defends Radiohead In Letter To NME
"I wanted to set the record straight on behalf of the members of U2 on comments made to the BBC by our much-loved and valued manager, Paul McGuinness, regarding Radiohead’s. Continue reading
EMI Records Profitable After Cuts
Terra Firma’s Guy Hands has told a group of key investors that EMI’s recorded music division returned to profitability two months into its fiscal year. The numbers include Radiohead’s "Best. Continue reading
Music 2.0 Week In Review: EMI, eMusic, Starbucks & More
> UK may have legal P2P by end of ’08 > EMI NEWS – A former Proctor & Gamble exec may be EMI’s new CEO The promised massive layoffs have. Continue reading
Hypebot Updates & A Request
As you may have noticed, I continue to tweak Hypebots’ design and format. I’m now just using only Hypebot.com for all url’s instead of some from my provider Typepad. This. Continue reading
