BMG Publishing For Sale To Keep Bertelsmann Private
Bertelsmann, the parent company of the BMG half of Sony BMG, will take out a $5.74 billion bridge load to pay off a key investor rather than take the company. Continue reading
A Rare Job Posting At A Major Label
Reply to: job-164315261@craigslist.orgDate: 2006-05-24, 2:15PM PDTManager of Web Services and Development @ Warner Bros. RecordsBefore submitting anything to us, keep this in mind: – This is a management level position. Continue reading
Ditty Bops Bike Across America In Support Of New CD “Moon Over The Freeway”
Talk about suffering for your art…The Ditty Bops are embarking on a bicycle tour of America in support of cycling, clean air, and their new WB album "Moon Over the. Continue reading
Major Label CEO’s & Wall Street Offer Varied Views Of Industry’s Future
"In the long term, this is going to be a very strong industry. The short term will have mixed results, and there have been some tough years, but as long. Continue reading
Pearl Jam Goes Viral Offering Video Free Via Creative Commons License
The new music video for Pearl Jam’s "Life Wasted" has just been released under the Creative Commons license which allows fans to legally copy, distribute, and share the clip. This. Continue reading
OLD SCHOOL NEWS: BMG Explores Sale To Sony But Prospect Dim
This is the week that Bertelsmann, the privately held parent corp of the BMG half of Sony BMG must decide to take a loan for $5 billion to pay off. Continue reading
Is Business Really This Bad? Epic Records Sells $75 T-Shirts
Has the CD business really gotten so bad that Epic needs to sell its logo t-shirts for $75? Don’t believe us? Click here. Some of us are old enough to. Continue reading
Warner’s Bronfman Sits Down With BusinessWeek
Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman, Jr. sat down for an interview with BusinessWeek. The highlights: On a proposed EMI takeover – Consolidation for [its own] sake does not make. Continue reading
Fan Photos Enhance 30 Seconds To Mars iTunes Bundle
Click on the image to enlarge. Virgin act 30 Seconds To Mars asked fans to submit photos to be included in digital liner notes for it’s new single and turned. Continue reading
87 Pages Of Damaging Emails From NY’s UMG Payola Probe
Earlier today we reported on Universal Music’s $12 million settlement of the NY state payola probe. Now we’ve got our hands on 87 pages of emails and letters from the. Continue reading
