The A&R Merry-Go-Round Spins Faster
According to The A&R Registry, the recent reorganization at Sony has resulted in two of their divisions closing (Sony Urban and Sony Classical) and over eleven A&R staffers in Los. Continue reading
Sony BMG Refile For EU Merger OK
Sony and Bertelsmann have refiled for EU regulators to approve a 2004 deal the combined the music companies, the European Commission said Thursday. Regulators are re-examining the deal they cleared. Continue reading
Overheard At Music 2.0
"There is a lot of concern about CD sales dropping off a cliff at some point, and digital potentially not being able to grow fast enough to offset that…We’re going. Continue reading
Universal Reports Music Revenue
Full Year 2006: Universal Music Group’s revenues of €4,955 million were 1.3% above last year (1.5% on a constant currency basis) driven by strong digital sales growth, higher license income. Continue reading
Flom Names Trink And Kempler To New Capital Executive Team
In an effort to consolidate his new team, Jason Flom, the head of the new Capitol Music Group has appointed Lee Trink as President and Jeff Kempler as COO. The. Continue reading
Teen Sues Major Labels For Collusion
16-year-old Robert Santangelo has filed a counter-suit against five record labels and the RIAA for conspiring to defraud the courts and making extortionate threats. Santangelo, who was 11 when the. Continue reading
Slater Out As Flom Heads Combined Capital & Virgin U.S. Layoffs Loom.
EMI Group today announced the company is merger of its Capitol and Virgin labels to form The Capitol Music Group, a front line pop, rock and urban label group. Jason. Continue reading
Indie Retail’s VanCleave Sounds Off About The “Keystone Cops” At EMI
FROM MIDEM – "Today I was in the lobby of the Carlton hotel right there on the ole Rivera…and noticed Eric Nicoli across the room…" "He of course runs the. Continue reading
Google Partners With Sony BMG and WMG
Google is placing ads alongside videos from Sony BMG Music Entertainment and the Warner Music Group via its AdSense online ad system to a test group of independent web publishers.. Continue reading
EMI Says Mix Your Own Moby, McCartney and Pet Shop Boys
EMI UK has struck a content deal with U-MYX for usage across the and Continental Europe. U-MYX technology gives music fans the opportunity to r emix songs by without having. Continue reading
