Unviversal’s Morris Hypes The Markets: ’07 Will Be “Best Year Ever”
Despite a general malaise hovering of the record industry powerful label veteran Doug Morris predicts that his Universal Music Group will have a banner year in 2007. "I think that. Continue reading
Musical Chairs Continues At Major Labels
Just in case you were sitting there wishing you had a job at a major label, here’s part of an email announcing a new edition of the A&R Registry: "Twenty-nine. Continue reading
Is EMI Experimenting With MP3’s?
I was poking around the net last night when I noticed that EMI was offering the pre-sale of an unrestricted mp3 by Lily Allen. The pre-order also smartly includes: immediate. Continue reading
Who Is Trying To Buy EMI?
I got this short and somewhat cryptic press release from EMI this morning: EMI Group plc (‘EMI’ or the ‘Company’) has noted the recent movement in its share price. . Continue reading
Hilburn Interviews Universal’s Iovine
Universal Music head Jimmy Iovine sat down recently with former LA Times music critic Robert Hilburn for an extensive interview. Iovine is portrayed as a frenetic executive who puts music. Continue reading
Chinese Court Deals Blow To Major Labels
A Beijing court has ruled that China’s leading Internet search engine Baidu.com was not guilty of property rights infringement when they posted links to sites offering illegal music downloads. The. Continue reading
Universal Sues MySpace – A Commentary
After talks broke down on Thursday Universal filed suit against MySpace claiming copyright infringement on a grand scale: "It claims thousands of links to music from Universal’s biggest artists, including. Continue reading
Interview With J Records’ Terk Al Hamdouini On Digital Marketing
Last week Tarek Al-Hamdouni of J Records graciously agreed to answer a few questions and give us a rare look inside a major label’s digital marketing efforts. In case you. Continue reading
Angelica Cob-Baehler Named Head Of Virgin Publicity
Former Columbia Publicity VP Angelica Cob-Baehler has been appointed Sr. Vice President, Publicity for Virgin Records America. Based primarily in Los Angeles, Cob-Baehler will head the department, directing Virgin Records’. Continue reading
EMI Reports $57.9 Million Loss But Promises Christmas Surprise.
It appears that P2P and other pressures are continuing to plague the major labels as EMI this morning reported that its revenue fell 6.1% for a net loss of $57.9. Continue reading
