Is EMI’s Fate In The Hands Of Troubled Citibank?
Terra Firma Prepares Another $486M Injection, If… (UPDATED) Publicly EMI is touting its success with Lily Allen, Coldplay and Akon They are also reportedly sitting on a treasure trove of. Continue reading
Perez Hilton Prances Into Warners As Predicted
What has been common gossip column gossip knowledge for months has come true. Hollywood gossip whore Perez Hilton has been given his own record label by Warner Music. Showing his. Continue reading
TuneCore’s Jeff Price Clarifies Universal Deal
From an email to Tunecore users sent late yesterday about the announcement of a new alliance with Universal: Today, TuneCore announced a new partnership with Universal distribution and its record. Continue reading
TuneCore Partners With Universal Music
(UPDATED) An upstart digital distributor that made a name for itself by criticizing the major labels has now joined hands with one. TuneCore has entered into a strategic alliance. Continue reading
It’s Official: Sony Invests In IODA
This time the rumor mill proved correct. Sony Music Entertainment has entered into a global partnership with IODA which includes an investment in the digital distributor. IODA will now provide. Continue reading
How The Record Industry Committed Suicide
"The mass-marketing practices that the Record Industry adopted and mastered in correlation with file-sharing’s rise into predominance may have, in turn, created the ultimate paradox. Wherein the more the major. Continue reading
Four Major Label VP’s On The State Of The Industry
Jon Healey of the LA Times moderates “The Majors: Strategic Imperatives” panel at NARM 2009. Panelists include Mike Jbara of WEA, Amanda Marks from Universal Music Group, Jennifer Schaidler of. Continue reading
WMG’s Edgar Bronfman Jr. On “Risk Capital” And Artist Exploitation
"Fundamentally, we are the risk capital. We're prepared to take the capital risk on a new artist and we're building a company so that we can exploit on behalf of. Continue reading