Bob Lefsetz On Linkin Park Vs. WMG
Music industry columnist Bob Lefsetz on the Linkin Park vs. WMG fight (see more below): "Was Linkin Park altruistically sticking up for all the fucked over musicians tied to Warner. Continue reading
Pearl Jam Supports Indy Record Stores With In-Store Concert
PePearl Jam played a surprise show Friday at Easy Street Records in West Seattle on Friday night, in support of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) and in celebration. Continue reading
Linkin Park Demands Release From WMG
(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) Linkin Park is not happy with the proposed Warner Music Group IPO, which they feel will not benefit the band. They have asked to be immediately released from. Continue reading
Canada’s Indie Pool And Sounscan Unite To Help Indy Acts
Canada’s Indie Pool and SoundScan have agreed to expand their relationship in order to more accurately track and report Canadian independent music sales. SoundScan understands that most unsigned music sales. Continue reading
CD Sales Weak. Can Springsteen And The DualDisc Save It?
From Digital Music News: "Soundscan figures for the most recent week showed a slight improvement, inching up 4% over previous week numbers…with weekly units approaching 10 million without a major. Continue reading
Universal Sued By Two Indy Radio Promoters
According to Reuters news service two old school Indy music promoters have sued Universal Music Group for $100 million, claiming the company forced them to submit false invoices so the. Continue reading
The Gap and Josh Stone Join Forces
Digital Media News reports on some smart cross-marketing: "The Gap is well-known for using big artists…like Macy Gray, Missy Elliott, India Arie and Madonna … Now, EMI artist Joss Stone. Continue reading
Aspiring Rappers Battle Online
The LA Times reported Thursday on "Net-cees" or rappers who engage in the "MC battles" made famous in the movie "8 Mile" over the Internet rather than in front of. Continue reading
RealNetworks Exceeds 1 Million Subscribers
(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — RealNetworks, Inc. now has more than 1 million subscribers to its premium subscription music services, including its Rhapsody service and commercial-free Internet radio services. "We’ve now crossed. Continue reading
KCRW Presents New Weekly Music Industry Commentary
LA’s KCRW-FM presents a weekly commentary about the music industry every Wednesday with commentary and analysis by Celia Hirschman, President of Downtown Marketing, a music consulting firm in New York. Continue reading
