Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Shares Details Of EMI Split Plus Live Video.
From Radiohead.com F Y I_____ if you carefor your information>>> we did not ask for a load of cash from our old record label EMI to re- sign.that is a. Continue reading
Bad Days Ahead At EMI
New owners Terra Firma are enforcing tight restrictions on new artist signings and promotion budgets at EMI and major job cuts will follow according to the Financial Times and other. Continue reading
What WMG MP3’s On Amazon Really Means
COMMENTARY: With the addition of Warner Music Group product to its 2.9 million track DRM free mp3 catalog, Amazon is poised to to take on the mighty iTunes. The final. Continue reading
Amazon Adds MP3’s From Warner Music Group
UPDATED: WMG has joined EMI and Universal in making its downloads available as DRM free mp3’s, and at least for now Amazon has the exclusive. Noticeably no plans to sell. Continue reading
Jay-Z Exits Def Jam
Shawn Jay-Z Carter will step down as president of Universal’s Def Jam. The rapper, who was named Def Jam president in 2005, said in a statement that it is "time. Continue reading
WMG Settles With XM Over Inno
XM Satellite Radio and Warner Music Group today announced that they have resolved the lawsuit brought by WMG over XM’s Pioneer Inno, a portable satellite radio with recording features. The. Continue reading
Doug’s Universal Toll Booth Collects From XM
Universal Music Group has settled a lawsuit against XM over a player that records XM programming by extracting a per unit fee from the satellite radio service similar to the. Continue reading
EU Could Still Split Sony BMG
An adviser to the EU’s highest court – who in the past has held great influence – has validated an early court decision to deny the Sony BMG merger. This. Continue reading
EMI Pacts With Christian Indie Vertical Shift
EMI CMG Distribution and new indie Vertical Shift have signed a worldwide distribution agreement for Christian, general market and digital and mobile outlets. The new partnership launches with new releases. Continue reading
Nokia’s “Comes With Music” Includes Universal But Offers Less Than “Total Music”
Yesterday’s announcement that Nokia would offer unlimited Universal downloads to cell buyers for 12 months caused rapturous applause from some analysts and music fans. But as the old adage says,. Continue reading
