New Music Business Briefing: EMI and BMG Settle, College Kids Ignore RIAA & More
>>> EMI and Bertlesmann have agreed to settle old Napster lawsuit. >>> UK download site 7Digital has been named to magazine Red Herrings’s Top 100 emerging EU companies. >>> Singer. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing – SnoCap + PumpAudo, RIAA Targets Children, MusicWorld 3D & More
>>> SnoCap has cut a deal with PumpAudio to make indie music liscening for films amd commercials almost seemless. >>> One of the latest targets of RIAA litigation is a. Continue reading
UPDATED: New Music Business Week In Review
>>> EU regulators have stopped the clock on their probe of the 2005 merger of Sony with BMG and demanded more information and documents. >>> COMMENTARY – In the long. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing – Elton John Goes Digital, Starbucks Signs McCartney, Sales Continue Fall & More
>>> Elton John finally puts his entire 400 track catalog online. iTunes gets it first. >>> Paul McCartney officially signs with Starbucks new Hear Music label. (press release) >>> US. Continue reading
Is eMusic For Sale Just As Some Labels Grow Restless?
This morning asked why are Vice Recordings (Bloc Party, The Stills, The Streets) tracks no longer on eMusic? Are other labels here and in Europe unhappy with recent eMusic payouts?. Continue reading
THE RIAA FOLLIES: Lawsuits “Educate”. University Of WI Won’t Cooperate.
The University Of Wisconsin has reminded its students of copyright use laws, but refused to forward RIAA settlement letters without specific subpoenas. (Interesting coverage from the campus newspaper here.) Maenwhile,. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing – Vice Missing On eMusic, MySpace Bans Apps & More
>>> Why are Vice Recordings’ tracks (Bloc Party, The Stills, The Streets) no longer on eMusic? Are other labels here and in Europe unhappy with recent eMusic payouts? >>> MySpace. Continue reading
SxSW Wrap Up
>>> Glenn @ Cooofer has a right on opinion piece, "The Band Glut And Diminishing Returns" "…It’s difficult to be remembered given the quantity of bands, the social aspect of. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Slacker Snag, Gigtrack Launches, Indiestore Expands
>>> Could Slacker’s personalized portable radio hit a snag with licensing deals still pending with a few publishers and major labels? >>> Some of the best performances from last week’s. Continue reading
Hip Hop Business News From ProHipHop
From ProHipHop Vanilla Ice hosts TurboTax’s Tax Rap contest. Promotional activities continues for this week’s release of El-P’s new album I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead with a video for the. Continue reading
New Business Briefing: Major China Music Portal, David Byrne At SXSW, Indies Join MyStore & More
>>> Portal Sina.com joins with SonyBMG, Universal, EMI, WMG and Rock Records to build a major Chinese digital music platform offering both net download and cell content. >>> David Byrne. Continue reading