CHANGES @ Triple Tigers • Virgin Records • Atlantic Records

Triple Tigers Records has added former Warner Nashville exec Kevin Herring as Senior Vice President for National Promotion on Jan. 23. His resume also includes a 13-year stint at Disney’s. Continue reading

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UPDATE: BMG Acquires Jason Aldean’s Broken Bow Records For A Reported $100 Million Plus

[UPDATE] BMG has acquired Nashville's Broken Bow and associated labels.The deal was for  $100 million plus, according to multiple sources, and could signal a round of big acquisitions as streaming. Continue reading

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Day The Music Died In Canada: HMV Bankrupt, Closing All 102 Stores

January 27th is being called "the day the music died" by many Canadians. That's the day that an Ontario judge approved bankruptcy for Canada's largest music retailer HMV.

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MON. BRIEF: BMG Buys Broken Bow • WMG’s Blavatnik Eyes Film • Music Tech Forecast • More

Monday 1.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Warner Music Group paired again with a film studio could give it some distinct competitive advantages. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Music Industry Has Upper Hand As Spotify Faces Soaring Interest Rates, Stock Discounts

Last year when Spotify took on $1 billion in debt, we reported that it did so under terms that forced rate increases if it failed to IPO.  Now, those terms. Continue reading

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Matador Records Founder Chis Lombardi In Founding An Indie Label, ‘Signing Music You Love’

In this piece Kenny Gates of [PIAS] speaks with Matador Records founder Chris Lombardi, who originally began the label as a hobby, about the label's origins, and where he things the. Continue reading

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Sony To Re-Launch Monument Records with Jason Owen, Shane McAnally At Helm

Sony Music announced plans to re-launch their venerable label Monument Records, with veteran label execs Jason Owen and Shane McAnally serving as co-presidents.

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Billboard Finally Adds Streaming To All Genre Charts

In an overdue move, Billboard is finally using consumption methodology – sales + streams – to compute its many genre charts. The trade's iconic Top 200 has used the combined. Continue reading

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It’s A Streaming World With Vinyl Only Living In, But It’s Living Much Better These Days [Glenn Peoples]

[UPDATED] Streaming and vinyl are two growth areas helping to return the music industry to profitability.  But getting your vinyl pressed hasn't been easy. “You used to not have to. Continue reading

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MusicFirst Coalition Pens Open Letter to Congress

Music industry advocacy group MusicFirst has sent an open letter to Congress setting out their legislative priorities.  Members of the coalition include the Recording Academy, the RIAA and the American. Continue reading

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