Will The FCC Payola Settlement Matter?
COMMENTARY: The recent FCC payola probe and $12.5 million settlement with Clear Channel (1100 radio stations), CBS Radio (180 stations), Entercom (103 stations) and Citadel Broadcasting (213 stations) represented according. Continue reading
A2IM Announces Radio Rules Of Engagement
Indie label trade group A2IM has unveiled the new Radio Rules Of Engagement that it has negotiated with four major radio owner groups as an unofficial part of the pending. Continue reading
Caroline Grabs Rough Trade For US
Indie distributor Caroline has grabbed UK-based label Rough Trade Records’ roster of artists in the US. Caroline will handle both physical and digital distribution through an agreement with World’s Fair. Continue reading
Caroline Joins Simply Red’s “Virtual Label”
Indie distributor Caroline has snagged Simply Red’s next album “Stay” in the US in both physical and digital formats. The album is slated for release on April 24th. In an. Continue reading
IMPALA Rejects Member Requests For Details Of WMG Deal
In a rather cryptic press release indie label trade group IMPALA announced that it won’t announce any more details of its controversial deal to support a possible purchase or merger. Continue reading
KOCH To Get New Owners
The same public market investments that many believe robbed the major labels of their entrepreneurial spirit, creativity and stomach for artist development, is now finding its way into the independent. Continue reading
Europe’s Largest Indie Protests WMG EMI Bid
Ministry of Sound, Europe’s largest indie label best known for it’s dance hits and compilations, has left the UK’s Association of Independent Music over the trade group’s European umbrella organization. Continue reading
The Indie Vs. Major Debate Circa 2007
The Sunday Times online took a fairly balance look at the major vs. indie debate form the artist perspective. Do you need a major to have mega-success? Is being owned. Continue reading
Mecora & PopMatters Partner To Promote Indie Play
UPDATED: PopMatters, a web based cultural criticism magazine and social radio network Mercora have launched of Listen Up! to offer labels increased promotion and publicity for their artists on both. Continue reading
The Re-Centralization Of Indie Music
Indie labels are increasingly banding together in organizations like Merlin and A2IM to counter-act the clout that major labels have when cutting deals for their massive catalogs with the likes. Continue reading
