EMI.com Relaunches As Music Discovery Lab
A CRITICAL FIRST LOOK (UPDATED) After several months of open rumors, EMI has relaunched its flagship web site as a music discovery destination. While direct purchase will be enabled soon,. Continue reading
EMI And WMG Expand Distribution Partnership
Will Partnership Extend To U.S.? Under an expanded agreement, EMI will add digital distribution to physical sales of Warner Music Group repertoire in India and the Middle East, a role. Continue reading
Can Tom Jones Save EMI As Loan Default Looms?
EMI is praying that Santa is generous this season as it stares down a major post-Christmas payment due on £2.7 billion in loans from Citigroup. UK analysts are warning that. Continue reading
WMG Distances Itself From University ISP Effort
Last week I wrote about Warner Music Group’s efforts to convince colleges to license music for their students at the ISP level. There’s even a copy of a slide show. Continue reading
Meebo And Universal Partner For Videos, Chat
Universal Music Group and Meebo.com are partnering to add ad-supported videos to the site. The partnership launches with Kanye West, Ludacris and The Killers. UMG also will embed Meebo Rooms. Continue reading
Inside The Major Label Negotiations With iTunes
Two years after Steve Jobs declared that DRM was dead and a year after Amazon launched its DRM-free download store with all four major labels, the vast majority of tracks. Continue reading
Top Terra Firma EMI Executives Exit
A group of Terra Firma executives on loan to EMI have left the private equity group after the music group’s new CEO brought in his own management team. More from. Continue reading
WMG Reports Higher Profits On Lower Sales
Despite declining CD sales and an increasingly dismal economy, WMG managed to meet analysts’ expectations and hold its own. 2008 fiscal year revenue grew 3% to $3,491M, and declined 2%. Continue reading
Pete Ganbarg Joins Atlantic As EVP A&R
Early A&R Successes Included Vanilla Ice And Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pete Ganbarg has joined Atlantic Records as Executive Vice President of A&R, based in New York. Ganbarg, has previously. Continue reading
Sid McCain Named VP Label Services EMI NA
EMI’s new team continues to take shape with Sid McCain VP of Label Services, North America for EMI Music. She will work with all Carolines labels within Caroline, as well. Continue reading