Reuters News Service is running an interview with EMI Chairman Eric Nicoli that focuses heavily on digital music.  Nothing earth shattering here at all, but it’s always interesting to hear. Continue reading

(Excerpted From CelebrityAccess MediaWire) – The Sony BMG Strategic Marketing Group (SMG) is launching a new record label, Burgundy Records with signings of Chaka Khan and Aaron Neville. The label,. Continue reading

In a year when music sales fell 7% or more, who is is on top of the rapidly decomposing major label heap? Universal grabbed a dominant market share in 2005. Continue reading

According to published reports Sony BMG is close to settling one of the consumer class action lawsuits stemming from it’s recent digital rights management/rookit debacle. The New York Times writes. Continue reading

As the year comes to a close, news reports confirm that NY Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer has subpoenaed the big four record conglomerates in a new probe. Continue reading

WEA today announced a strategic reorganization intended to better position the music giant in a rapidly evolving physical and digital retail environment. Over the past several years, WEA Corp.’s role. Continue reading

Sony BMG already reeling from the so called rookit copy protected CD nightmare has a new mess on their hands according to the non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation. "Certain audio compact. Continue reading

Anyone who has been in the music business for more than 15 minutes is familiar with the realities and rampant nature of (until very recently) payola, pay for play, "promotional. Continue reading

In a shareholder report that showed losses at the Warner Music Group narrowing, digital downloads now make up 6% of sales even CD sales declined by 6.3%.  Sell less and. Continue reading